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Opinion: City is missing a big opportunity to provide low-cost housing

Nov. 7, 2021
The situation is dire for potential homeowners in Austin making less than the $80,000 annual median household income. Rapid population growth coupled with massive migration into the city have caused the demand for homes to soar — and along with it, prices.
Whole Communities–Whole Health research study coordinator Sarah Smith hands a sample collection kit to one of the study participants to provide cheek swabs and dust samples from the home

We Talk a lot About Cohort Studies, but What Are They?

Nov. 1, 2021
Whole Communities–Whole Health is a 5-year cohort study that looks at the different variables that affect childhood health. But what is a cohort study exactly? Psychology Professor David Schnyer explains.
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Passing The Torch; Good Systems Rolls Out Core Research Projects

Oct. 28, 2021
Outgoing Good Systems Chair Junfeng Jiao recounts the successes of the past year and passes the torch to English Associate Professor Sam Baker.
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An Algorithm for EMS Response

Oct. 28, 2021
Good Systems researchers from the Department of Mathematics and the Cockrell School of Engineering have developed an algorithm that will improve Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance response by 88 seconds.

New App in Works to Help Emergency Crews Examine Floods in Texas

Oct. 11, 2021
When emergency crews are responding to floods, seconds matter. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin is developing an app that helps first responders assess the severity of floods instantly from their smartphones.
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Building Equity in AI: Insights from The University of Texas and Microsoft

Sept. 28, 2021
S. Craig Watkins, professor in the Moody College of Communications, shares guiding strategies and principles for approaching AI and its role in society, specifically on how to use AI technology to solve health, humanitarian, and accessibility issues while keeping transparency, equity, and ethics at the forefront.
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Degrees of Injustice: The Social Inequity of Urban Heat Islands

Sept. 23, 2021
Urban heat islands — whereby cities experience much warmer temperatures than the suburbs — tend to reveal social inequities. Marginalized communities feel the brunt of the heat.

Solar-powered ‘Mobility Hub’ to Address Public Transit Inequities in North Austin

Sept. 22, 2021
UT Austin researchers are designing a new "mobility hub" for the Georgian Acres neighborhood, near Interstate 35 and East Rundberg Lane. The project, a collaboration with the Austin Transportation Department and nonprofit Jail to Jobs, received a $1 million grant to help its efforts.

Mobility Hub Brings New Options to Northeast Austin ‘Transit Desert’

Sept. 22, 2021
University of Texas at Austin researchers are partnering with the City of Austin to bring more transportation options to Georgian Acres, a neighborhood in Northeast Austin considered a “transit desert.”

New UT Program Puts Focus on Ethical AI, Building Robots To Do ‘Helpful Tasks’

Sept. 22, 2021
A new UT Austin program will offer graduate coursework and professional development in responsible design and implementation of AI technologies.