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 Alexis Schrubbe | Aug 26, 2020
Hurricane Laura and the challenges of remote learning Hurricane Laura was initially predicted to avoid the majority of Texas and impact Louisiana, but by early Tuesday morning, August 25, 2020, predictions shifted the path Westward toward Texas’ highly populated...
by TIPI Staff | Jul 30, 2019
The IMLS Libraries and Disasters project, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and in partnership with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and Florida State University, is tasked with finding out how small and rural libraries contribute...
