Research Impact Partners

The Lab for Immersive Media (LIM) is a high tech interactive and immersive media laboratory that enables novel research and entertainment experiences in virtual and physical space. A key goal of the LIM is to broaden research impact through partnerships, public engagement, and unique collaborations between art and science.

The Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas (LIFT) pairs student consultants with sustainable corporations, social enterprises, and non-profits to solve sustainability and impact-focused problems.

Longhorn TIES (Transition, Illuminate, Empower, Success) Neurodiversity Support within the Office of New Student Services coordinates and facilitates autism and neurodiversity initiatives at UT Austin. Longhorn TIES seeks to enhance the student experience for students who identify as autistic or neurodivergent through advocacy, connections and training throughout their tenure at the university.

The community engagement team in the Undergraduate College stewards sustainable relationships with local, regional, and statewide communities and organizations toward the goal of supporting mutual benefit for communities and the people of The University.

The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dell Medical School supports the people, programs, and opportunities that accelerate the translation of medical innovation to health care at scale. The office develops key programmatic initiatives and innovative entrepreneurial training within Dell Med and collaboratively across the University and Central Texas. The office also serves as an integral part of Health Starts Here, the strategic plan for The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Med. The office empowers opportunities across research, education and clinical care to accelerate transformative innovation and entrepreneuership. Areas of focus include: 1. Catalyzing Health Innovations Through Strategic Programs, 2. Developing Innovative Training Opportunities for Talent Empowerment, 3. the NEXXUS Program, and 4. the Texas Health Catalyst Associate Program.

Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) is a collaboration of universities and colleges committed to developing curricula, research agendas, and experiential learning programs in public interest technology (PIT). PIT-UN helps advance the field of PIT and bring positive impact to communities around the globe by providing programming and funding for members to grow PIT on their campuses and communities.

The UT Libraries Research Data Services team can provide assistance in all phases of the research lifecycle, from the earliest planning stages through to data dissemination and preservation. To help researchers follow data management best practices and comply with data management policies, we offer personalized project consultation meetings, online guides, skill building workshops, and support for resources like the Texas Data Repository and DMPTool.

The mission of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service is to prepare the next generation of nonprofit and philanthropic leaders. Through education and research, the RGK Center builds skills, generates new knowledge and collaborates with nonprofit organizations to inform policymakers and practitioners who have a passion for caring and resilient communities.

The Statistics, Measurement, And Research design Techniques in Educational Research (SMARTER) consulting office provides support for College of Education faculty and graduate students’ research design and quantitative analysis needs. SMARTER can help by discussing any aspect of a quantitative study, from the specific, such as choosing a statistical model to address a research question, interpreting the results of an analysis, conducting a power analysis, or suggesting or critiquing a research design, to the general, such as assisting with formulation of research questions and statistical hypotheses or serving as a sounding board for research ideas.

The Education and Outreach Directorate at the Texas Advanced Computing Center provides K-20 programming to address 21st-century workforce development needs. This includes STEM summer camps for middle school and high school students, research experiences for undergraduate students and educators, fellowships, internships, and public outreach.