University of Texas at Austin
What to Know:
- The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a new School of Computing at the University of Texas at Austin that is slated to open in fall 2026.
- The school will sit in the College of Natural Sciences and will unite programs spanning computer science, information, and statistics and data sciences under a single structure.
- UT Austin said it plans to hire 50 faculty members as part of the launch, aiming to expand teaching capacity and support interdisciplinary research tied to computing and artificial intelligence.
What to Know:
- The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a strategic advisory partner to guide the integration of automation and robotics in its new academic medical center.
- The RFQ focuses on early-stage planning and design readiness with a near-term need to define workflows for robotic material transport.
- The selected firm will help develop an automation road map, functional requirements and procurement-ready documentation to support future design and vendor selection.
What to Know:
- UT Austin’s Texas Quantum Institute received $4.8 million from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund to establish QLab, a quantum-enhanced semiconductor metrology facility.
- QLab will support semiconductor and quantum industries by advancing measurement tools critical to chip manufacturing at the atomic scale.
- The grant is part of Texas’ broader strategy under the Texas CHIPS Act to strengthen research, manufacturing and workforce development in the semiconductor sector.
What to Know:
- The summit marked the first under the direction of new Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute director Steve Putna and the first summit for Texas A&M Chancellor Glenn Hegar.
- The first day consensus was that Texas is in a strong position to be a leader in semiconductors and chip technology.
- Panelists pointed to the Legislature’s support for energy, noting that the state has given $10 billion for the Texas Energy Fund.
What to Know:
- The Waco City Council adopted two resolutions earlier this month for contracts that will take next steps in mobility planning for the city, suburbs and eventually all of McLennan County.
- A contract with the Center for Transportation Research is funded by $3.5 million from a Federal Highway Administration grant, with a local in-kind match of $150,000.
- The contract with TNL USA will implement a $1.4 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant the city won in December.
Her appointment marks a return to UT Austin, where she previously worked as a lead business analyst in the university’s IT division.
The lab’s current relevant hardware has not been updated since its implementation in the late 1980s.
The University of Texas RGV is opening the third state regional operational security center, and four more are on the horizon, per DIR’s legislative appropriations request.
