Mar 22, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas – Willie Nelson’s lifelong advocacy for rural America has found its home through a new endowment at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. The endowment will fund research and student fellowships focused on sustainable agriculture, eliminating hunger, resilient energy, sustainable water, and natural disaster […]
Jun 17, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — The recent Texas freeze left more than 10 million people without electricity at its peak, some for several days, and economic losses from lost output and damage are estimated to be as high as $130 billion in Texas alone. Now, high summer temperatures and drought-induced water limitations for cooling have forced the […]
Apr 21, 2021
Carolina Mueller — part-time farmer, full-time graduate student at UT’s LBJ School of Public Affairs — believes strong local farms are part of making better food systems
Jan 26, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — A new “engine” that aims to improve health and prosperity for 1 million vulnerable people in Texas and beyond by 2030 has been co-established in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. The Impact Factory, a first-of-its-kind, cross-sector collaboration, will foster civic innovation, […]
Aug 19, 2020
TEXAS — Dallas is successful in some elements of immigrant incorporation, but the city falls short on others, according to new research from the Lyndon B. Johnson School (LBJ) of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. In an assessment of how the city compares with other major U.S. cities on immigrant inclusion, […]
May 28, 2020
A Conversation with William Inboden, Executive Director of UT’s Clements Center for National Security
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 Could Spur Innovations in Economic Development, Health Care, Other Services
Apr 27, 2020
Labor economist Christopher King on unemployment, what our future economy could look like, and the opportunities for reform exposed by COVID-19
Mar 30, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, March 26 — In recent weeks, COVID-19 has reshaped the way Americans live, work, learn and govern. In response, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will convene LBJ In the Arena, an eight-week virtual event series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on our communities, […]
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