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2020 IC² Student Challenge

The first annual Student Challenge winning teams are announced!
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George Kozmetsky Memorial Prize

The George Kozmetsky Memorial Student Challenge Prize will be awarded to 3 student teams.
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What is the IC² Institute?

We challenged one of our great student workers to give a view of the institute and this video captures his assessment.
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NW Arkansas regional roadmap published!

Understanding the region's opportunities and developing targeted interventions to create a nationally distinctive strategy.
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Q&A with Executive Director, Art Markman

"This was an opportunity for IC² to return to its roots and begin to think about hard problems in economic development broadly."
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Home to Texas

The new Home to Texas program will provide undergraduates with paid internships at companies in rural and remote regions.
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IC² is breaking new ground in understanding the challenges of rural and remote communities.

The Home to Texas program provides undergraduates with paid internships in Texas communities outside of our urban corridors.

IC² is supporting research by UT Austin faculty on innovation in rural and small city environments.

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The IC² Institute researches sustainable development outside of urban corridors and develops evidence-based programs to help communities thrive.

What stories can music tell us about life in rural areas? This blog post looks at Fred Eaglesmith's songs.

A video about the IC² Institute through the eyes of one of our great student workers.

Access to better information could help farmers make better agricultural decisions.

Ten student teams competed using Zoom to present their community recommendations to a panel of judges. Four teams won cash awards. Read More

The prize will be awarded to three student teams. Read More

The goal is for communities to increase their economic, environmental and social resilience based on their unique identity and goals. Read More

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