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.

Among the principles for ethical and responsible AI none is more prominent than the “fairness and non-discrimination” principle, that is, the idea that data-based systems like AI/ML should avoid unjust impacts on people, especially those from historically marginalized populations.

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.

Outgoing Good Systems Chair Junfeng Jiao recounts the successes of the past year and passes the torch to English Associate Professor Sam Baker.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.”

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.