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Huijeong Yeon’s Fulbright Journey at UT Austin
In an era where technology and policy are increasingly intertwined, Huijeong Yeon—a distinguished Fulbright scholar with eight years of experience in the South Korean...
Empowering Cities: Dr. Sharon Strover’s Roadmap for Ethical AI Governance
Empowering Cities: Dr. Sharon Strover’s Roadmap for Ethical AI GovernanceDr. Sharon Strover, TIPI Co-Director, has received an IBM grant to publish a report in their...
Flood Warning Signs/Risky Driving Article Messaging
Flood warning signs work—but not how you'd expect. In our new study of over 1,000 Texas drivers, we found that simply having seen a "Turn Around Don't Drown" road sign...
Moody, School of Information Students Present Their Research at 53rd TPRC Conference
Shown in photo (left to right): Tina Lassiter, Sharon Strover, Jessica Needle, Sheila B. Lalwani, Silvia Dal BenWashington, D.C., -- The University of Texas was well...
Ethics Before Efficiency: Austin’s Model for Responsible Government AI
“What happens when a city asks ‘Should we’ before ‘Can we?’ with AI?” In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) can bring unprecedented efficiency to cities, the...
Ethical AI for the City of Austin Overview
The City of Austin, like municipalities across the globe, is embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance public services. Tools like Microsoft's Copilot are being...
Faculty and Students from the Department of Communication Secure Prestigious Grants
Craig Scott (PI), Keri Stephens (Co-PI) and Mir Rabby (Co-PI, and TIPI graduate research assistant) received a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from the...
Disaster Communication Information
Read more about TIPI's co-director, Dr. Keri Stephens, and her expertise on disaster communication regarding the recent Texas floods. Stephens explains both the...
TIPI Announces Spring 2025 Graduate Student Research Fellows
The Technology and Information Policy Institute (TIPI) is thrilled to announce the recipients of our Graduate Student Research Fellowships for Spring 2025. We have...
75th Annual ICA Conference
A TIPI-affiliated team of researchers has received a Top Paper Award from the Environmental Communication Division of ICA for their paper, Water Conservation and...