Associate Professor Alex Karner contributed to a National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report that reviewed how the U.S. Department of Transportation could emphasize and promote equity within the competitive grants process.
The Austin Chronicle speaks with twelve mobility experts about possibilities for Austin's transportation future, including Associate Professor Alex Karner.
Planet Texas 2050 highlights Assistant Professor Miriam Solis' work to shed light on environmental challenges and injustices faced by communities in the Rio Grande Valley, as seen through the lens of local high school students.
A proposal by Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao and Professor Ming Zhang to study smart cities in Japan was selected for a President's Award for Global Learning.
Professor Ming Zhang spoke with My San Antonio about his research on mega-regions, and how the Austin-San Antonio mega-metro fits into the greater Texas Triangle.
Professor Elizabeth Mueller is part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers from across campus, including Dell Medical School and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, studying how and why local environments influence health, specifically disparities in asthma rates.
Associate Professor Jake Wegmann penned an op-ed in the Austin Chronicle about cities' potential move to lower the minimum lot size and what this means for housing affordability.
The Austin Monitor highlights a new federally-funded project led by several UT Austin researchers intended to gather community-scale data on extreme weather and climate change.
Planet Texas 2050 highlights ways they've been able to collaborate with the City of Austin on important climate resilience work, including Assistant Professor Katherine Lieberknecht's efforts in support of the Resilience Hub Networks.
Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao is part of a federally funded research project with the City of Austin to better understand the impact of extreme climate shifts on Texas communities and their infrastructure
Assistant Professor Juliana Felkner was cited as a sustainability expert in a Bloomberg Tech article about the implications of futuristic planned communities,
Planetizen cites research by Associate Professor Jake Wegmann and Ph.D. candidates Aabiya Noman Baqai and Josh Conrad about zoning reform as a tool to combat housing affordability.
Associate Professor Jake Wegmann spoke with Bloomberg City Lab about the power of medium-density housing to fulfill much of the American aspiration of owning an affordable single-family home.
The Austin American-Statesman spoke with Associate Professor Alex Karner about CapMetro's Public Safety Program, citing recommendations put forth by students in his Spring 2023 planning course about transit in Austin
Associate Professor Gian-Claudia Sciara was interviewed for KUT Austin's new podcast "Growth Machine" about the implications of I-35 on Austin's growth and development.
In an open letter, Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao calls for universities to play a bigger role in AI research and development efforts moving forward.
Partners from the University of Pennsylvania, Texas Southern, Louisiana State University, and others joined us for two days of research presentations, program updates, and discussions about the future of the Tier 1 University Transportation Center.
In an article for The Nation, Associate Professor Alex Karner argues that public transit needs to be more attractive in order to reduce our nation's car dependence.
Associate Professor and Project Connect Community Advisory Committee Member Alex Karner speaks with KUT Austin about the future of Austin's transit expansion.
As more Texans struggle to find affordable housing, Associate Professor Jake Wegmann sat down with Spectrum News' In Focus to explain how researchers are analyzing our state's housing needs.
Associate Professor Jake Wegmann speaks with Smart Cities Dive about a pilot program that will hire community members to work closely with vulnerable renters and homeowners in Austin to help them access housing resources.
The Austin Monitor reports on the success of Austin's Civilian Conservation Corps, citing a report developed by Assistant Professor Miriam Solis and students that is motivating a five-year road map for the program.
The University of Houston highlights a new multidisciplinary project that will use artificial intelligence to support the food charity ecosystem and food-insecure Texans. Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao is a part of the research team.
The University's Division for Diversity and Community Engagement profiles several McNair Scholars including Community and Regional Planning graduate student Estrella Sainburg.
The Austin Chronicle covers several of Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao's collaborative projects with the City of Austin to incorporate artificial intelligence and smart city technologies into city operations.
For the Texas Standards' special report, "Pumped: Food, Fuel and the Future of Texas," Associate Professor Alex Karner weighs in on why and how Texas came to be such a car-driven place.
Professor Liz Mueller and Associate Professor Jake Wegmann are among a group of UT Austin faculty who have identified five ways to address Texas’s housing affordability crisis, via the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Dell Medical School profiles the work of Community and Regional Planning Assistant Professor Miriam Solis and Dell Med's Carmen Valdez as they work to promote climate justice in the Rio Grande Valley.
The Washington Post interviews Professor Ming Zhang about a recent study that found Millenials drive less than members of Generation X and baby boomers.
Via the Texas Standard: As Texas passes the 30 million population mark, Associate Professor Jake Wegmann lends insight into what this means for the state's infrastructure and rising housing costs.
A new mobility hub in the Georgian Acres neighborhood is providing much-needed transportation services to a community living in a ‘transit desert’ and may serve as a useful blueprint for urban areas in need of similar essential services.
Community Impact Newspaper looks at Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao's new project with the City of Austin's Transporation Department and the nonprofit Jail to Jobs.
KXAN spoke with Community and Regional Planning alumni Max Bernhardt and Ph.D. candidate Awais Azhar about Project Connect and the City of Austin's transit plans.
Freakonomics radio program features Lyft, a car-share company valued at $1 billion and inspired by UTSOA professor Dr. Robert Young's Green Cities class.
