Transforming the Pitch Competition – Students Solving Community Challenges
Traditional “Pitch” Competitions – the Company as the Unit of Innovation: Since the inception of the “pitch” competition, starting in 1984 as the Moot Corp competition (hosted by the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin), students have been encouraged... Read More
Leaders at Home and Beyond
As we complete our first year working with the Home to Texas (H2TX) program, we find ourselves reflecting on what leadership looks like. We chatted with several program alumni at a recent H2TX reunion, and it’s clear that leadership has manifested itself in various... Read More
Amarillo, Texas: Small Town with a Large Population
Benjamin Stormer, Mechanical Engineering at Cockrell School of EngineeringAmarillo, America’s Small Business Development Center at West Texas A&M University Home to Texas Program 2021 – Student Blog Hi! My name is Ben Stormer. I’m a first-year Mechanical... Read More
Remembering Pike Powers
Austin woke up in November 2021 fundamentally different than it was but a month before. Yet, the economy had not fundamentally changed; people continued to relocate to Austin in droves; its leadership as a technology city remained intact, and even Lester Holt kept up... Read More
Hometown Community in a New Light: An Intern’s Summer Well Spent
Stephanie Inclan, Mathematics Major at College of Natural SciencesEagle Pass, MicroStar Logistics Home to Texas Program 2021 – Student Blog My name is Stephanie Inclán and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin currently majoring in... Read More
Home to Texas Internship Leads to an Eye-Opening Juneteenth Experience
Leonardo Dominguez, Civil Engineering Major at Cockrell School of EngineeringCity of Smithville, Smithville Public Library I was asked by Judy Bergeron, the Smithville Library director, if I would be willing to record some interviews for the Smithville Juneteenth... Read More
Internship Renews Commitment to Hometown of Tyler, Texas
Lanecia Ford-Hicks, Biology MajorTyler, Texas, Azalea Orthopedics Home to Texas Program 2021 – Student Blog Live reporting from the Rose City itself is Lanecia Ford-Hicks, a Sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Biology and aspiring to... Read More
Eye-Opening, Confidence Building: Working with Port Arthur, Beaumont Area Leadership
Alondra Madsen, Mechanical Engineering Major at Cockrell School of Engineering Beaumont Area, Port of Port Arthur Internship Home to Texas Program 2021 – Student Blog This summer I had the privilege of interning at the Port of Port Arthur with a program called... Read More
Herd Immunity Starts at Borders: Brownsville’s Maquiladora COVID-19 Vaccine Effort
Meron Teferi, Public Health Major at College of Natural SciencesBrownsville Community,City of Brownsville Public Health Department and Community and Government Affairs Home to Texas Program 2021 – Student Blog Pictured: City of... Read More
Rural entrepreneurs are media omnivores advertising both digitally and locally, but often for two distinct purposes, according to new research from @wenhongchen and @JosephStraubha2 of IC2's Faculty Research Program. https://ic2.utexas.edu/zumba-facebook-and-tiktok-creative-ways-rural-texas-entrepreneurs-make-up-for-lack-of-local-media/ @UTexasMoody
IC2 is funding research with @ErhanKutanoglu and @JohnHasenbein to build decision support models and strategies that will help address how severe weather disproportionately affect marginalized populations.
https://ic2.utexas.edu/news/ic2-institute-launches-new-research-initiative-to-advance-the-well-being-economy/
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