Good Systems Speaker Series - Data Feminism
Feb. 7, 2022, 2 to 3 p.m.
Join us for our next event in the Good Systems Speaker Series, where Catherine D'Ignazio (Assistant Professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT) will discuss data feminism, a way of thinking about data science and its communication that is informed by the past several decades of intersectional feminist activism and critical thought.
Postdoc Presentation Series - A Brief Typology of Time: Temporal Structuring and Dissonance in Service Provision for People Experiencing Homelessness
Feb. 3, 2022, noon to 1 p.m.
Stephen Slota will discuss how time and temporality, conceived of as both sociomaterial practice and as a set of rhythms to be resolved for collaborative knowledge work, impacts the delivery and coordination of services for people experiencing homelessness in the City of Austin.
Planet Texas 2050 Resilience Roundtable Series - Linking Equity, Research, and Implementation: Climate Planning in Austin
Jan. 19, 2022, 1 to 2 p.m.
In this first edition of the Plant Texas 2050 Resilience Roundtable series, our panelists will provide the backstory for how Austin’s climate equity plan came together and ways in which researchers and local communities can be involved to help ensure equity throughout the plan’s implementation process.
Postdoc Presentation Series - Vaccine Hesitancy: The COVID-19 Effect
Jan. 19, 2022, noon to 1 p.m.
Postdocs who are working on research projects funded by or related to Good Systems, a UT Grand Challenge, will present their research in this presentation series. On Jan. 19 hear Tara Zimmerman (Information) present on the perception of public distrust, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy pre-and post- COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Ethics in AI Seminar - Developing Spatial Predictive Risk Modeling for Child Maltreatment Early Intervention: Data Bias and Ethical Challenges
Dec. 13, 2021, 2 to 3 p.m.
Hear research scientist Weijia Xu (Texas Advanced Computing Center) present on "Developing spatial predictive risk modeling for child maltreatment early intervention: Data bias and ethical challenges," hosted by the Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning and Good Systems.
Whole Communities–Whole Health Interdisciplinary Seminar Series - E-health and Health Communication: Supporting Personal and Public Health
Dec. 8, 2021, 2 to 3 p.m.
Join us for the next in our Whole Communities–Whole Health Interdisciplinary Seminar Series, where faculty experts will discuss E-health and mobile applications and how they can support our personal and public health.
Good Systems Speaker Series - The New York City AI Strategy
Nov. 29, 2021, 2 to 3 p.m.
Join us for our next event in the Good Systems Speaker Series, where the Director of Artificial Intelligence for New York City will discuss the recently published NYC AI Strategy, a foundational effort to foster a healthy cross-sector AI ecosystem in New York City.
Good Systems Speaker Series - Claim Matching, Tiplines & Collaboration for Effective Misinformation Response
Nov. 19, 2021, 2 to 3 p.m.
Join us for our first event of the Good Systems Speaker Series, which will explore various ways to combat misinformation online, including crowdsourcing misleading content using "tiplines" on messaging platforms like WhatsApp and creating machine learning models to match claims.
Good Systems Speaker Series - Claim Matching, Tiplines & Collaboration for Effective Misinformation Response
Nov. 19, 2021, 2 to 3 p.m.
Join us for our first event of the Good Systems Speaker Series, which will explore various ways to combat misinformation online, including crowdsourcing misleading content using "tiplines" on messaging platforms like WhatsApp and creating machine learning models to match claims.
Texas Exes Lunchtime Lecture - The Planet Texas 2050 Grand Challenge: Building Texas Resilience through Transdisciplinary Research at UT
Nov. 17, 2021, 12:01 to 1:01 p.m.
Hear Planet Texas 2050's chair, Adam Rabinowitz, provide an overview of the development and scope of the Planet Texas 2050 Grand Challenge project, outline the current work of its six flagship projects, and discuss the preliminary results of a few specific research activities and community partnerships.