Home to Texas 2022
In collaboration with the School of Undergraduate Studies and Texas Career Engagement, we are sending our fourth cohort of students back to their home towns to intern, conduct research, and grow in community leadership.
Toward a Well-being Economy: How IC2 is working to advance equity in social, economic & health systems
Leveraging research and creating programs that promote a well-being economy with shared economic prosperity, resiliency, sustainability and a growth model that is equitable from the outset.
Director’s Welcome Statement
Dr. S Craig Watkins is leading the institute into the future by crafting a new strategic direction, one that we call, “Towards a Well-Being Economy.”
Bureau of Business Research
BBR provides communities & policymakers with evidence-based socio-economic research for a stronger and more resilient Texas.
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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...
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...
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...
March Economic Madness Round 1 Winning Teams Announced
On Saturday afternoon, UT Austin kicked off its first-ever interscholastic student team competition focused on issues facing small and remote communities. Dubbed “March Economic Madness,” the competition involves teams of students from both UT Austin and UT Permian...
George Kozmetsky Memorial Student Challenge Winners Announced
The long-awaited finals of the IC² Institute’s annual student challenge were held Saturday afternoon. The top ten student teams delivered live presentations before a panel of three expert judges, and at the end of the day three happy teams walked away with a total of...
BBR Wins NSF Award for Labor Trafficking and Exploitation Study
The Bureau of Business Research (BBR) at the IC² Institute is the lead institution on a newly awarded National Science Foundation collaborative research grant with Georgia State University. The grant funds the study of labor...