As part of the Institute for Historical Studies' Climate in Context events, Planet Texas 2050 has collaborated with digital magazine "Not Even Past" on a series of posts and articles highlighting how history and archaeology are key to our work. This article introduces our grand challenge.
Experts say planning for the next weather event should involve looking back and looking ahead. Professor Dev Niyogi with the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences and Cockrell School of Engineering explains.
Through all eras of human history, communities have confronted stresses related to climate change that have affected how and where they live. Studying past societies helps us recognize the long-term effects of these stresses, which can be hard to see in the moment. Explore how Planet Texas 2050 researchers are using the knowledge of the past to help prepare for the future.
More than 100 researchers, over two dozen disciplines, Planet Texas 2050 generates new research, educational programs, community partnerships and tools to tackle some of the state's most pressing challenges.
Last year, Maria De-Arteaga joined the McCombs School of Business faculty as an assistant professor in the Information, Risk and Operations Management Department. During her Ph.D., she became increasingly concerned about the risk of overburdening or underserving historically marginalized populations through the application of machine learning. She's now devoted her career to understanding the risks and opportunities of using ML to support decision-making in high-stakes settings.
Through all eras of human history, communities have confronted stresses related to climate change that have affected how and where they live. Studying past societies helps us recognize the long-term effects of these stresses and understand how humans will continue to respond to them in the present and near future.
Robots are roaming the UT campus this week delivering free lemonade. It's part of a Good Systems project to create ethical artificial intelligence that successfully integrates with humans in real world settings.
This week, at the UT campus, two robots will roam the 40 Acres delivering free lemonade to those with a university email who order via the “Texas Botler” app. It’s part of the university’s New Autonomous Delivery System or SMADS project through Good Systems.