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Welcome to Research Development: Bridging Barriers

Our Grand Challenges are Moonshots

Bridging Barriers is a Research Development Initiative that serves as an incubator for high-impact interdisciplinary projects at The University of Texas at Austin. We achieve this by supporting researchers from across the Forty Acres as they form broad teams tasked with identifying urgent issues — and figuring out the best way to solve them in less than a decade. UT researchers are partnering with communities, nonprofits, local government agencies, and industry leaders to design solutions that have real-world impact.

 

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Good Systems

Seeks to build AI systems that will link city datasets to improve the design, development, and management of smart cities, using the City of Austin as a model.

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mailbridgingbarriers@austin.utexas.edu

phone512-471-2877

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Bio-acoustic monitoring is just one of many tools RISE researchers are using.
December 19, 2024
Planet Texas 2050
RISE and Shine
Research Study Coordinator Sarah Smith, at last year’s Del Valle Day; June 2024. Credit: Johnny Holden
March 18, 2025
Whole Communities–Whole Health
Trust or Bust
"Behind the Lens"
December 12, 2024
Good Systems
Behind the Lens

Bridging Barriers Support Team