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A wide shot of the main room of the Visual Arts Center from opening night of the "How to Grow the Cowpea" exhibition. September 4, 2026; UT Austin campus
Septiembre 17, 2026

Common Ground

A New Exhibition at UT's Visual Arts Center Pairs Artists with Planet Texas 2050 Researchers to Ask How We Might Adapt to a Changing World

Professor Katie Dawson, director of Drama for Schools, leads students in a data analysis exercise at Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin. Photo by Jessica Alexander.
Septiembre 28, 2026
Planet Texas 2050
The Next Act in Learning
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Kate Freer (left) leads a discussion with some of the filmmakers and collaborators. With Freer, from left to right: Hannah Spector (“Sunset”), Maria Fernandez Pello (“Dust Doesn’t Think of Us”), Pavithra Vasudevan (“Remembering Kearneytown”), Rachel Farrington (“La Luna”) and Katie Dawson (“ARISE: Pharr”).
Julio 14, 2026
Planet Texas 2050
Sowing Seeds of Change

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Mark Menjívar’s installation from “How to Grow the Cowpea: Survival Strategies from the U.S. South” exhibition at the Visual Arts Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Photo credit: Sandy Carson.
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Septiembre 3, 2026
Planet Texas 2050
UT professors receive Fulbright Scholar Award
Screen grab of KVUE's (ABC) Daniel Perreault reporting on this story. He stands next to a map that shows the current risk of death to Austin's elderly population if they were to stay inside their home during a heatwave and coincidental power outage. The median heat risk for each neighborhood is displayed as the value.