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The Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship & Creative Endeavors helps @UTAustin researchers turn bold ideas into discoveries. #TEXASResearch
Learn how @UTAustin research has shaped the future in just one year. Dive into our dynamic website highlighting a year of progress, breakthroughs and innovation on the Forty Acres: research.utexas.edu/year-of-impact #TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch

🎭 What if learning meant stepping into the lesson? @uttad's Katie Dawson created Drama for Schools to help students explore ideas through storytelling, movement & role play — turning classrooms into creative spaces. A recent Planet Texas 2050 project brought the work to the…



Check out how one of this year’s President’s Award for Global Learning projects took @UTAustin students to Scandinavia to explore urban resilience. 🌱 With @malmouni, they studied how design, policy, and tech are shaping sustainable cities.
The new Extreme Weather Adaptation Lab will develop strategic research partnerships with #DellMed and other @utaustin experts to provide year-round training opportunities and tools to help community leaders adapt to these hazards. x.com/UTexasResearch…
🌪️ Research turns possibility into progress — UT is helping Texans adapt to extreme weather. The new Extreme Weather Adaptation Lab at @TheLBJSchool offers resources for local leaders, from policy tools to resilience training. Built for Texas. Designed to scale. 🔗…
🌪️ Research turns possibility into progress — UT is helping Texans adapt to extreme weather. The new Extreme Weather Adaptation Lab at @TheLBJSchool offers resources for local leaders, from policy tools to resilience training. Built for Texas. Designed to scale. 🔗…

Congrats to the new 2025–26 Research Leaders Academy cohort 🎉 Fifteen fellows from 10 UT Austin colleges and schools will work with the Office of the Vice President for Research to develop large-scale research visions, secure external support and lead interdisciplinary teams.…

Led by @UTGeophysics director Demian Saffer and published in @ScienceMagazine , a new study shows the value of borehole sensors in collecting the miniscule motions of slow slip earthquakes. jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/06/s…
🧊 Research turns possibility into progress — UT researchers are exploring a remote frontier to better predict sea level rise. The expedition, led by @UTGeophysics and glaciologist Ginny Catania, captured never-before-seen data from one of Earth’s most treacherous environments.…


A new IC2 study funded by @Health4Texas sheds light on how doctors, nurses and other practitioners in Texas view AI's potential to improve health care for underserved populations. ic2.utexas.edu/news/new-state…
Congratulations to @CockrellSchool's Dr. Guihua Yu, awarded @SuqiaUAE's @mbrwateraward for his solar-powered water innovations! 🌞💧 🔗 Learn More: utx.global/4l6usFC. @UTexasResearch @UTAustinProvost @utmechengr @UT_YuGroup
Thanks to all who joined us for the 3rd Annual Smart Cities & AI Innovations Symposium at @UTAustin. We explored how LLMs, Digital Twins, GeoAI & more technologies can assist ethical, human-centered innovation in urban life, and how cross-sector collaboration makes it possible.
UT researcher Clint Dawson uses supercomputers to develop storm surge models that help people and emergency managers across the Gulf Coast better prepare for hurricanes. His work influences evacuation plans, resource placement, and public safety — saving lives and property…

Are we sleepwalking into the future of AI? This video from @EthicsUnwrapped, with contributions from Good Systems, introduces technological somnambulism — and why thoughtful tech design matters more than ever. 🎥bit.ly/3GW49TP
New research from LBJ’s @SheenaGreitens explores how rethinking old assumptions can help the U.S. navigate rising global tensions, shifting power, and challenges to higher education—offering a personal take on what smart national security looks like today. tnsr.org/2025/06/when-c…
🧠 Dr. Peter Stone (@TexasScience, @UTCompSci, @texas_robotics) joins leading voices in AI for a panel moderated by @IBM’s Francesca Rossi. A thoughtful look at how hype shapes perception — and what we should really expect from AI.
As a follow up from the 2025 AAAI report on the future of AI research, we are hosting discussions exploring the most controversial topics in AI today. Join us for a FREE webinar on Thursday, June 19, 12pm EST on AI Perception vs. Reality. Details: bit.ly/400E0K9
⏳ Deadline approaching! UT Austin researchers: apply for up to $75K in funding for one-year research projects in defense technologies. Submit your white paper by June 16 to be considered. 🔗 bit.ly/UTCC2025 Eligible areas: ✔️ AI / ML ✔️ Data Analytics / Visualization…

Thanks to everyone who joined @UTAustin & @austintexasgov for Exploring Digital Twins — a collaborative event on using digital twin tech to address public health, climate, housing & more. Appreciate all the presenters & city staff who made it a success! #TexasResearch…



AI-driven disparities aren't just hypothetical — they have real-world impacts. This @EthicsUnwrapped video, with contributions from Good Systems, explains how AI can cause unfairness and what we can do to prevent it. 🎥bit.ly/4mkd55v