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Op-Ed: Social Media Platforms’ Struggles with Misinformation and Racism: Challenges and Paths Forward

Nov. 11, 2022
From “fake news” screenshots to conspiratorial claims, the lead up to the 2022 Midterm elections has shown that misinformation remains a problem in public discourse. This is especially harmful for minority groups and underrepresented populations, as they tend to be the target of misinformation-motivated vitriol.
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Disinformation Day 2022 Considers Pressing Need for Cross-sector Collaboration and New Tools for Fact Checkers

Nov. 9, 2022
Good Systems Researchers and Partners Explore Issues of Bias, Fairness, and Justice and Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Fact Checkers at the Inaugural Disinformation Day Conference.
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UT researchers are working with City staff and community groups to build an Austin-wide climate atlas

Nov. 2, 2022
Providing solutions for Austin communities that might be at the highest risk for climate-related hazards will be the focus of a new NASA-funded study at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Research Initiative Planet Texas 2050 Uses Art to Tell Story of Climate Change

Nov. 1, 2022
Since its launch, Planet Texas has been working with artists and creatives who have taken the experiences of climate change and turned them into digital artwork, photographs, dance performances, and more.
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New dog-like delivery robots coming to University of Texas campus

Oct. 27, 2022
As part of a five-year study, UT researchers will have the robots delivering sanitizing wipes and hand sanitizer on campus to observe human-robot interactions.
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It’s Okay to Fear the Robot Dogs Coming to UT

Oct. 27, 2022
Scientists are unleashing the computerized canines on the Austin campus to study how humans interact with them.
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Robot Dogs to Roam Campus as part of a UT Research Project

Oct. 27, 2022
While some students have seen the albino squirrels around campus, all students will have the opportunity to see robot dogs on the Forty Acres in the upcoming years.
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UT researcher talks about the future of robot and human interactions

Oct. 20, 2022
Researchers from the University of Texas recently received grant funding to set up a delivery robotic network on campus– the robots will start being deployed around UT campus in early 2023. They don’t stop there.
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Robots will soon be among students at the University of Texas

Oct. 18, 2022
These autonomous robots will rove the buildings and streets of UT next fall. The purpose of them is to help researchers understand and improve the experience of pedestrians when they encounter them.
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Can Robots and Humans Co-exist in Public? UT Campus Study Will Offer Answers

Oct. 17, 2022
A new grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at UT Austin will support the creation of a robot delivery network on campus, with the first deployments scheduled for early 2023.