Kendall Meachum

5 days ago | thedailytexan.com | Kendall Meachum

The School of Social Work collaborated with the Texas School for the Deaf to create an American Sign Language version of a workplace engagement survey, according to a June 12 news release. The survey included 78% of the workforce within the Texas School for the Deaf who communicate with ASL.

1 week ago | thedailytexan.com | Kendall Meachum

A UT researcher disproved Charles Darwin’s Paradox, or the notion that coral reef ecosystems thrive in ocean waters that are poor in nutrients, according to a study published June 5 in Current Biology. The study, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, found that while coral reefs are very productive ecosystems, they do not exclusively exist in nutrient-deprived oceans.

2 months ago | thedailytexan.com | Kendall Meachum

Capital Metro approved fare changes to its all-electric Bikeshare system that will allow bikers to rent CapMetro-operated electric bikes, at its April 21 board meeting. Changes include increasing the student annual rate from $12 to $75 dollars a year and adjusting CapMetro Bikeshare’s rates of the pay-as-you-ride, 1-day pass, 31-day pass, annual pass and student discount options. They will go into effect on Aug. 1. “CapMetro currently offers some of the lowest bikeshare fares in the country.

2 months ago | thedailytexan.com | Kendall Meachum

A new gaming institute has been added to the Moody College of Communication to help prepare students for careers in the video game industry, according to an April 10 news release. Matt Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive, funded Moody’s new Karch Gaming Institute with a $5 million gift to help prepare students for the growing video game industry, according to the news release.

2 months ago | thedailytexan.com | Kendall Meachum

The School of Social Work established the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies to explore and research how social work intersects with emerging technologies, according to an April 4 news release. The group — made up of social work faculty and staff — was established to encourage conversations about the role of artificial intelligence in teaching, while also focusing on the ethics of AI.