Climate Change-Related Heat Waves Are A Major Threat To Public Health

Julio 28, 2021
Heat waves are to blame for more deaths in the U.S. than any other type of severe weather, and they're becoming more frequent and unpredictable due to humans-driven climate alterations. Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Dev Niyogi interviews with Texas Public Radio about this topic.

Beyond the Weather Report

Julio 9, 2021
Planet Texas 2050 is teaming up with the Drag Audio on a new environmental podcast that explores topics related to climate change, including everything from flooding to renewable energy. The podcast will feature expertise and interviews with Planet Texas 2050 researchers.
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Public Health Nurses Once Again Asking, “What Are They Thinking?”

Julio 8, 2021
Nursing associate professor Karen Johnson and assistant professor Whitney Thurman explain why they think the CDC was too quick to lift masking requirements post-vaccine.
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UT and City of Austin Collaborate to Build ‘Smart Mobility Hub’ in North Austin

Julio 6, 2021
UT researchers are working with the City of Austin to build a smart mobility hub in the Georgian Acres neighborhood in Northeast Austin, a transit desert.

City of Austin, UT Announce Project to Combat Extreme Heat in Urban Environments

Julio 5, 2021
The University of Texas at Austin is teaming up with the City of Austin to create heat maps for the entire city, working to identify places most at risk and then come up with cooling solutions.
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What Makes an Excellent Professor?

Julio 5, 2021
Classics Professor and Planet Texas 2050 organizing committee member Adam Rabinowitz is among several University of Texas at Austin professors granted the 2020-2021 President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award. Hear from him and others what makes a great teacher.

AI Ethics: Listening to Stakeholders

Julio 5, 2021
Given the life-and-death stakes of AI innovation, it is critical for designers to reflect and to seek input from experts in other domains, such as the legal and policy domains. Hear more from Good Systems experts in this guest blog for Cisco Tech Blog.
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UT Austin Teams up with the City and Community to Fight Extreme Heat in Austin

Julio 5, 2021
The University of Texas at Austin, the city of Austin and the neighborhood group Go Austin/Vamos Austin are working to create heat maps for the entire city with the goal of coming up with cooling solutions for the places that suffer the most.
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Highlights: Our Week with the World Economic Forum

Julio 5, 2021
Check out the top five things you missed in our Week with the World Economic Forum, when industry and academia came together to discuss how governments buy AI technologies.
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Businesses Reopening Post-Pandemic Need to Flush Their Pipes to Remove Nasty Bacteria

Julio 5, 2021
For those reopening their businesses after the pandemic, water system officials say you should flush your pipes. Cockrell School of Engineering Professor and Planet Texas 2050 researcher Mary Jo Kirisits explains why.