Research Impact Partners

This searchable database provides a list of organizations that support research impact work and includes potential partners for your broadening participation, evaluation, and outreach efforts. Use the drop-down menus at the left to filter the list of organizations by audience, services, types, or umbrella organization. 

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MD Anderson Cancer Center-UT Austin Strategic Collaboration

MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Austin have launched a strategic collaboration aimed at promoting research collaborations between the two institutions. Investigators and leadership have worked together to identify research themes of mutual interest.

City of Austin-UT Research Collaborations

The UT-City of Austin Master Interlocal Agreement (ILA) facilitates research opportunities for City departments to collaborate more easily with university researchers.

Data Management and Collections (DMC)

DMC group works to meet the needs of faculty and researchers for data collection services, and to contribute to the potential of data-driven research to make discoveries. The group builds and maintains large data-management and storage resources and consults with collections' creators in all aspects of the data lifecycle, from creation to long-term preservation and access. The DMC group actively seeks out research and grant proposal collaborations with researchers and institutions with collections of interest.

DesignSafe - Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI)

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, NHERI, is a nation-wide, shared-use network of facilities tailored for the natural hazards engineering research community. Investigators employ these sites to test innovative ideas for mitigating damage from earthquakes, windstorms, tsunamis and related water hazards.

Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC)

EPIC's mission is to broaden participation in K20 computing pathways through research, outreach, professional development, and policy advocacy. (PK-12 students and teachers)

Oden Institute Partnerships and Collaborations

The Oden Institute mission is to provide the inclusive interdisciplinary environment that enables outstanding research, fosters high-impact collaborations, and advances graduate education in the field of computational science and engineering. The institute provides opportunities to engage in research partnerships with all sectors of society — industry, academia, military and government.

Research Impact 1:1 Consultations

Consultations include a 30-minute long appointment and provide an opportunity to talk with an OVPR Research Development team member about your Broader Impacts plans to receive quick feedback and suggestions for campus resources that could support your plans.

Sandia-UT Austin Collaboration

Sandia National Laboratories is a world-class research & development community that delivers on national security missions while advancing the frontiers of science and engineering. The University of Texas at Austin works with Sandia to solve big problems, sustain and engage human capital, and accelerate adoption of new technology. The research partnership allows UT faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and students the opportunity to collaborate with Sandia researchers and leverage Sandia capabilities.

STEM Evaluation Services

Provides rigorous, high-quality research and evaluation services that are customized to best serve each project's unique needs. TACC collaborates with school administrators, project managers, staff, and key stakeholders to help shape the evaluation, inform data collection methods, and effectively use findings for program improvement and provides rigorous, high-quality research and evaluation services that are customized to best serve each project's unique needs. (PK-12 Leaders)

WeTeach_CS

Educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 CS teachers, administrators, professional development providers, and university instructors to realize the vision of computer science for all. (PK-12 students and teachers)