Celebrate the launch of The Drag’s new podcast, “Planet Texas”

Given the recent proliferation of disinformation online, there has been growing research interest in automatically debunking rumors, false claims, and "fake news." A number of fact-checking initiatives have been launched so far, both manual and automatic, but the whole enterprise remains in a state of crisis: by the time a claim is finally fact-checked, it could have reached millions of users, and the harm caused could hardly be undone.

Please join us for the kick-off event of Planet Texas 2050's Fall 2022 Resilience Roundtable Series!

We hope you will join us throughout the spring semester for this lightning talk series where you will have the opportunity to meet our new faculty and learn about their exciting research endeavors.

Data and information technology have transformed our daily lives and have reshaped the ways in which cities and transportation systems are governed and operated. But too often, urban and mobility analytics is couched narrowly in terms of resource optimization and management on the one hand, and privacy and surveillance on the other.

Part of the Good Systems Speaker Series. Nike has a long history of disability inclusion including supporting disabled athletes, hiring people with disabilities, and inventing cutting-edge adaptive clothing.

Presentations from faculty in the Maya Archaeology, Environment, and Religion & Planet Texas 2050: Bridging the Gaps in Resilience Research clusters.

New digital technologies in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Mixed Reality (MR) are opening new opportunities for people with disabilities.

Quantitative social media research has traditionally been conducted from what might be called a platform-centric view, wherein researchers sample, collect, and analyzed data based on one or more topic- or user-specific keywords.

This three-day virtual workshop will bring together scholars and stakeholders for the purpose of building a community of practice focused on moving climate resilience research to action in the Gulf Region.