Research Priorities
Our current research focuses on a few core areas, all related to advancing the well-being economy.
HEALTH
EQUITY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
Current Initiatives
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Tackling Pandemics: Afro-Brazilian Entrepreneurs and COVID-19
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Co-working Spaces and Innovative Enterprises in Rural and Urban Centers
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Broadband Access and Entrepreneurial Outcomes in Rural Regions
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Economic Booms, Entrepreneurial Activity, and Economic Resilience of Rural Texas
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Digital Literacy
Texas Public Libraries: Serving Communities to Enhance Digital Literacy
Bureau of Business Research
Environmental Equity
Addressing Structural Inequalities in Disaster-Induced Power Grid Outages
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Building Rural Journalism: Leadership & Training
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Health Equity
Understanding and Identifying Structural Barriers to Kidney Transplantation in Central Texas
IC²- funded Faculty Research
Technology & Society
Dell Medical School Impact on Innovation: Biomedical and Life Sciences
Bureau of Business Research
Collaborate With Us
The IC² Institute is always seeking research collaborators from within, and outside of, UT Austin to advance our mission. IC² routinely issues a campus-wide call for proposals for cross-disciplinary research from UT Austin faculty. If you believe your interests match our research priorities, please reach out to us.