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 TIPI Staff | Sep 17, 2021
Apply online: https://bit.ly/2Z0PeSd Apply by Sept. 29, 2021 for earliest consideration. Position starts in October, 2021. Job Posting Title Research Scientist, Technology & Information Policy Institute Job Description Research Scientist will support the...
by TIPI Staff | May 26, 2021
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster that most librarians and people around the world felt unprepared for, librarians that reported strong ties with local city and county level government and fellow libraries felt more capable of handling the disaster...
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...
