by TIPI Staff | Jul 18, 2022
By Keri Stephens, Class of 2005 & Professor The Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) has a rich history, and flooding is a part of that history. Our team came to LRGV for a Community Learning Exchange event hosted by Francisco Guajardo, the CEO of the Museum of South...
by TIPI Staff | Jul 15, 2022
By Daniel Guerra, Class of 2027 The first two weeks of my research process were riddled with questions, confusion, and rejection. But one striking, constant feeling was my motivation. Before attending the wonderful tour at the Museum of South Texas History, I...
by Richelle Crotty | Apr 18, 2022
When you do not know where to go or who to turn to, and especially when you do not have the devices or connectivity to get online, you go to the library. The library is a uniquely trusted institution, a community anchor, that not only provides educational and...
by Keri Stephens | Jan 18, 2022
Flooding is a constant reality for people living in Texas. In an effort to better communicate flood risk to Texans, TIPI’s Keri Stephens, Matt McGlone, and Tara Tasuji are working with the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) to evaluate different maps...
by Keri Stephens | Oct 5, 2021
Have you heard that loud sound on your mobile phone that sounds a bit like an alarm? That is likely a wireless emergency alert, or a WEA, and they often go off during a disaster or emergency. A team of UTexas Moody Technology & Information Policy Institute (TIPI)...
by W. Roth Smith, PhD | Feb 28, 2021
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest article “A different type of disaster response volunteer: Looking behind the scenes to reveal coordinating actions of disaster knowledge workers” in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. The term...
by TIPI Staff | Jan 26, 2021
2021-02-01 to 2021-02-03 Next week’s “Disaster PRIMR 2021 conference” will bring together members of academic institutions, practitioners in the field, and organizations from communities directly affected by disasters to build and share expertise on...
by Richelle Crotty | Oct 1, 2020
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission, with Texas Legal Service Center, Texas Law Help, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, recently released a map to help Texans find public, outdoor, drive-up Wi-Fi hotspot locations at libraries throughout Texas. The Texas Free...
by Nancy Carlson | Sep 20, 2020
A groups of TIPI researchers at UT Austin are working on several projects related to communicating flood risk to Texans. It is important for us to raise awareness of the importance of getting prepared. If there is anything that the year 2020 has reminded us of as we...
by TIPI Staff | Jan 16, 2020
Dr. Sharon Strover (UT Austin, TIPI) presented on her IMLS Libraries and Disasters research alongside her colleagues Dr. Marcia Mardis (FSU) and Dr. Faye Jones (FSU) on January 26th at 9AM as the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Co-Constructing Disaster...
