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Jiabao Li, Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, joins CoinDesk's special program "Hi, AI" to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in the world of art and the ethical questions around authorship and creativity.

The electronic pop musician Grimes, who has lived in Austin since 2021, was initially booked to speak at UT Austin on April 5. She rescheduled due to illness for April 24. Lucky for the returning crowd, the intervening weeks allowed for percolation of a music industry kerfuffle of particular interest to the speaker.

Screaming, the kind that makes you sit up in your chair, and thunderous clapping greeted electronic pop artist Grimes as she arrived for the UT Austin Buckman Speaker Series. The series is part of the still-to-be-opened Buckman Center at the University's School of Design and Creative Technologies.

Dr. Cheryl D. Miller’s honorary degree will be conferred in recognition of her tremendous influence within the design profession, her commitment to end the marginalization of BIPOC designers, and her work as a theologian and revisionist historian.

In the College of Fine Arts at UT Austin, the School of Design and Creative Technologies (SDCT) sponsored Lauren Lee McCarthy, one of several artists in the Creatives on Campus series. McCarthy performed solo, her thought-provoking show Surrogate as part of Fusebox, an international alternative performing arts festival.

Animation Career Review has recognized The University of Texas at Austin graphic design education as one of the best in the nation: Top 50 Nationally among Public Schools and Colleges (#1); Top 50 Nationally (#11, top 2%); Top 25 in the Southwest (#1); and Top 10 in Texas (#1). 

Assistant Professor of Design Jiabao Li had a busy South by Southwest this year. Throughout the conference, Li showcased her XR experience Once a Glacier and participated in two official panels.

As artificial intelligence becomes more and more prevalent, Arts and Entertainment Technologies lecturer Tyler Coleman is preparing his fine arts students for a changing art industry after graduation.

Throughout history, peace usually follows the end of war and conflict. But for Design professor Gray Garmon, Director of the Center for Integrated Design, the concept of peace could encompass a much larger scope.

Dr. Art Markman from UT Austin’s Extended Campus visits We Are Austin to discuss UT Austin's M.A. in Design focused on Health, a first-of-its-kind master’s degree program teaching students how to use human-centered design to produce innovative solutions to immediate challenges facing healthcare.