@Planet_TX

Researchers across @UTAustin. Making Texas resilient in the face of rapid population growth and climate change is our grand challenge. Born at 411.03 PPM CO2.

 Austin, TX
planettexas2050.utexas.edu/
Joined January 2018
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Find us on these other platforms as well: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/planet… YouTube: youtube.com/@UTexasResearch
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Planet Texas 2050 is now on Bluesky! 🌟 Follow us at pt2050.bsky.social to stay informed on our research and efforts toward a sustainable, resilient future for Texas. Join us in leading innovation and discovery. #TEXASResearch #WhatStartsHere #UTAustin
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Our Annual Symposium kicks off Monday! Join us for insightful discussions, innovative research and cross-sector collaboration aimed at building a more sustainable future for Texas. ✨The event is free and open to all. 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gmpgTpiS
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Planet Texas 2050 retweeted
UT Social Work@UT_SocialWork10 Dec 2024
Funding of up to $50,000 is available for researchers at @UTAustin! The Moritz Center for Societal Impact (MCSI), a scholarly center within the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Projects for Societal Impact (PSI).
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Join us this Wed. for Resilience Roundtable with @bwiggerson  (@PPEHLab). She’ll discuss the Intersecting Energy Cultures Working Group & their experiences in fostering research partnerships beyond universities. RSVP: bit.ly/3BAGMg5.
Promotional graphic for Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilient Communities for Collaborative Justice' featuring a smiling individual with short hair, Bethany Wiggin, founding director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. Event details include the date Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 12 to 1 p.m. CT, hosted on Zoom. University of Pennsylvania.

ALT Promotional graphic for Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilient Communities for Collaborative Justice' featuring a smiling individual with short hair, Bethany Wiggin, founding director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. Event details include the date Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 12 to 1 p.m. CT, hosted on Zoom. University of Pennsylvania.

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From strategic research partnerships to university-wide grand challenges, we offer targeted and intensive opportunities to engage with fellow researchers, with the goal of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration by matching research interests, showcasing expertise and building relationships on campus and beyond the Forty Acres. Learn more: bit.ly/4bsCMuw
Group of nine individuals, some UT Austin researchers and some City of Austin leadership, posing in front of a UT Austin building, under the sign with university logo and slogan "It Starts With... Connection." #WhatStartsHere is visible at the bottom.

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In the #YearofAI, what's next for health? Supported by some of the world's most advanced computing resources @utaustin, #DellMed clinicians and researchers are on the leading edge of AI-enabled surgery, EMS response, diagnostics, rehab technology & more.

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Join us Nov. 13 for Resilience Roundtable with @bwiggerson  (@PPEHLab). She’ll discuss the Intersecting Energy Cultures Working Group & their experiences in fostering research partnerships beyond universities. RSVP: bit.ly/3BAGMg5.
Promotional graphic for Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilient Communities for Collaborative Justice' featuring a smiling individual with short hair, Bethany Wiggin, founding director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. Event details include the date Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 12 to 1 p.m. CT, hosted on Zoom. University of Pennsylvania.

ALT Promotional graphic for Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilient Communities for Collaborative Justice' featuring a smiling individual with short hair, Bethany Wiggin, founding director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. Event details include the date Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 12 to 1 p.m. CT, hosted on Zoom. University of Pennsylvania.

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On Oct. 23, join us along with @KeepTexasGreen and @EnergyUT for the @MitchFound Sustainability Symposium! Shalanda Baker (@UMich) will share insights on her inaugural work as the vice provost for sustainability and climate action. RSVP: bit.ly/3TJ4CMN
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On Oct. 23, join us along with @KeepTexasGreen and @EnergyUT for the @MitchFound Sustainability Symposium! Shalanda Baker (@UMich) will share insights on her inaugural work as the vice provost for sustainability and climate action
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Join us Wednesday for Jamie Hicks Masterson and @johntcooperjr of Texas Target Communities. They’ll discuss their work with @TAMUArchCollege and @tejasbarrios on building trust, and rules of thumb to authentically engage communities. RSVP: bit.ly/3TP0taf
Jill Johnstone King · 13 days ago Alt Text on Headshots: Advertisement for a Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilience Roundtable – Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb' scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CST on Zoom. Features images of Jamie Hicks Masterson, Director, Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University, and Professor John Cooper, Jr., of Practice at Texas A&M University. The layout includes a logo for Planet Texas 2050 that includes the Texas map outline and event details in elegant, professional fonts.

ALT Jill Johnstone King · 13 days ago Alt Text on Headshots: Advertisement for a Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilience Roundtable – Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb' scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CST on Zoom. Features images of Jamie Hicks Masterson, Director, Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University, and Professor John Cooper, Jr., of Practice at Texas A&M University. The layout includes a logo for Planet Texas 2050 that includes the Texas map outline and event details in elegant, professional fonts.

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Join @KeepTexasGreen, @EnergyUT, and @Planet_TX on Wed. Oct 23 for the @MitchFound Sustainability Symposium! We'll explore the intersection of sustainability and student education on campus and beyond. RSVP: bit.ly/3TJ4CMN
Promotional graphic for the Mitchell Sustainability Symposium on October 23, 2024, at 8:00 AM, located at the WCP Student Activity Center, Room 2.302. The image features a stylized Earth with diverse people planting trees and engaging in sustainable activities.

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Update to city’s water plan through 2080 nears completion with Austin Water considering incentives for conservation and new supply strategies. austinchronicle.com/news/202…

Update to City’s Water Plan Through 2080 Nears Completion

Austin Water offers incentives for conservation and new supply strategies

austinchronicle.com
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Join us for a new speaker series on academic-community partnerships! Throughout the academic year, we will hear case studies detailing the ways in which academics and community partners build and maintain relationships to provide actionable research on community resiliency.
Promotional image for Planet Texas 2050 event titled Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb, featuring a group of attendees participating in a discussion around tables. The event details are shown above the image: Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 12 to 1 p.m. CT, labeled 'Resilience Roundtables' for Academic-Community Partnerships for Adaptation and Resilience.

ALT Promotional image for Planet Texas 2050 event titled Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb, featuring a group of attendees participating in a discussion around tables. The event details are shown above the image: Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 12 to 1 p.m. CT, labeled 'Resilience Roundtables' for Academic-Community Partnerships for Adaptation and Resilience.

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October 2 kicks off the series with Jamie Hicks Masterson and @johntcooperjr of Texas Target Communities. They’ll discuss their work with @TAMUArchCollege and @tejasbarrios on building trust, and rules of thumb to authentically engage communities. RSVP: bit.ly/3TP0taf
Advertisement for a Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilience Roundtable – Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb' scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CST on Zoom. Features images of Jamie Hicks Masterson, Director, Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University, and Professor John Cooper, Jr., of Practice at Texas A&M University. The layout includes a logo for Planet Texas 2050 that includes the Texas map outline and event details in elegant, professional fonts.

ALT Advertisement for a Planet Texas 2050 event titled 'Resilience Roundtable – Community-Engaged Research Rules of Thumb' scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CST on Zoom. Features images of Jamie Hicks Masterson, Director, Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University, and Professor John Cooper, Jr., of Practice at Texas A&M University. The layout includes a logo for Planet Texas 2050 that includes the Texas map outline and event details in elegant, professional fonts.

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With the start of a new school year upon us, we say goodbye to outgoing chair Paola Passalacqua and welcome incoming co-chairs Katherine Lieberknecht and Patrick Bixler (@rpbixler). Read their letters: bit.ly/3ZeP9Yk

Passing the Torch

Planet Texas 2050 Waves Goodbye to Outgoing Chair Paola Passalacqua and Says Hello to Incoming Co-chairs Katherine Lieberknecht and Patrick Bixler

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Planet Texas 2050 retweeted
Keri K. Stephens@keristephens13 Sep 2024
Excited to be speaking at the @ResilientTX Distinguished Partners Lecture on Sept 19th. @Mostafavi_Ali is also speaking so it should be a fun evening! Come join us! idrt.tamug.edu/distinguished… @TexasTipi @UTexasMoody
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Planet Texas 2050 retweeted
Texas Architecture@UTSOA9 Sep 2024
Next Friday, @jeffgoodell joins our City Forum lecture series for "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet," a lecture exploring topics covered in his @nytimes best-selling book. @Planet_TX soa.utexas.edu/events/city-f…
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From creek exploration to photovoice exhibitions, several innovative PT2050 projects are uniting students, teachers & researchers to address climate justice using arts-integrated, community-based approaches: bit.ly/3Xjz02f #CBPR #TexasResearch
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Planet Texas 2050 retweeted
KUT Austin@KUT8 Aug 2024
UT Austin researchers are helping predict local weather in Paris during the Olympics. l8r.it/doMa

UT Austin researchers help predict local weather during 2024 Paris Olympics

The team is part of an international project using the Games to develop tools for making hyperlocal climate predictions. UT researchers plan to apply what they learn in Austin.

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