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First Annual Symposium of Good Systems—A UT Grand Challenge
2020-10-19, 2:00p - 4:00p From Good Systems: Join us as we examine how our grand challenge work to date has brought us closer to our mission of designing ethical AI...
The Texas Free WiFi Map
This map is intended to help ameliorate digital divide concerns in Texas, particularly those exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Preparedness Month: Preparing for disasters in Texas
If there is anything that the year 2020 has reminded us of as we continue to respond to the challenges brought by Covid-19, it is the importance of being prepared for a disaster…
Virtual School is in Session: It is time to open the networks in Austin, and that means unlocking school playgrounds in East Austin neighborhoods
Austin Independent School District was slated to begin instruction on August 18th, 2020. In July, when COVID-19 rates were spiking in Austin and across the state, the...
Responding to New Layers of Disasters
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...
COVID-19 and Virtual School: The coming criminalization of lacking broadband in the United States
Positioned between major pressure points of the increasing infection rate in the majority of the US and the memory of virtual school they experienced in the spring,...
Redundancy is the Key to Stability – The Bling Box Boutique in Cameron, TX
The Bling Box Boutique began as an experiment by Jeremy and Courtney Renaud eleven years ago. In a recent interview with the TIPI research team, Jeremy explained that...
Digital Inequalities and Homework Gap in Austin, Texas
As schools rely more and more on digital tools for teaching and learning, concerns over universal access to broadband Internet and computers start to emerge. The...
Antiracist Tech Club (ART Club) seeks new futures for our engagement with technology
If you're interested in data sovereignty, algorithmic justice, and creating new futures for our engagement with technology, you're in the right place. We're an...
Meme Hacking: Unearthing Russian Misinformation Efforts
Weaponizing the spread of memetic content became a priority of Russian disinformation efforts during the 2016 US Presidential election. Using reverse image search...