Past Events

Upcoming Events  


Good Systems Panel - Responsible AI Innovation: How AI Technologies Can Support Society's Greatest Needs

Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Leaders and key partners of UT Austin’s Good Systems, an interdisciplinary research grand challenge focused on ethical and responsible AI, explore what it means to build beneficial human-AI partnerships and how values-driven innovation can advance equity, sustainability, and improve quality of life for all. They will delve into the potential benefits and risks of new AI applications, the ethical questions that are keeping them up, exciting new technological developments, and their hopes for the future.

Event tags: Good Systems

Planet Texas 2050 Resilience Roundtable - Collaborative Communities for Energy Justice

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.

This talk surveys ten collaborative communities from around the globe that form the Intersecting Energy Cultures (IEC) Working Group, convened by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities founding director, Dr. Bethany Wiggin, and Dr. Rebecca Macklin at the University of Aberdeen.

Event tags: Planet Texas 2050, Resilience Roundtable Series

Mitchell Sustainability Symposium

Oct. 23, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This year's Mitchell Sustainability Symposium will continue its focus on the intersection of sustainability and student education on UT Austin’s campus and beyond. We’ll look into the state of sustainability at UT Austin through a series of panel discussions, lectures, and student presentations. Dr. Shalanda Baker, Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action at the University of Michigan, will provide the lunchtime keynote address.

Event tags: Planet Texas 2050

Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb

Oct. 2, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.

Since 2014, Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University (TAMU) has worked alongside the Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, a non-profit in Houston, to jointly investigate and document persistent vulnerabilities stemming from chronic pollution, natural hazards, as well as chemical and non-chemical stressors.

Event tags: Planet Texas 2050, Resilience Roundtable Series

2nd Annual Smart Cities and AI Innovations Symposium

May 2, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This robust program will feature presenters from multiple universities across Texas and beyond, as well as smart mobility professionals working in our cities. Students from the Urban Information Lab at UT Austin will also present their research in this area, further generating discussion on this timely topic.

Event tags: Good Systems