*👏NEW PAPER👏* Our research suggests that #urban #Policy that supports #community cohesion and #social #trust will have #environmental benefits. w/ @rpbixler Samer Atshan RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service The LBJ School Free pdf download: authors.elsevier.com/a/1bOnU5Ce0rZk…

So many of the misleading narratives about the #TexasBlackout are missing a fundamental understanding of our electric power supply, and its mutual vulnerabilities with our gas systems. We're facing an _energy systems_ crisis, not just an electricity crisis.

And written in pretty accessible language

Just a quick note about getting water from our brewery. Lots of people have been apologetic about needing to pick up free drinking water. We just want y'all to know that literally nothing makes us happier than to be able to help out anyone who needs it right now. (1/3)

Was honored to testify this morning b4 the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology along with Jesse D. Jenkins, Sue Tierney, Beth Garza R Street Institute, & Juan Torres NREL. All written testimonies are now available @HouseScience. #TexasBlackouts #txenergy science.house.gov/hearings/lesso…

👏FREE registration for UT Energy Week 2021 (Apr 13-14) now open👏 Register to reserve a spot! Join global energy leaders for a holistic, honest & constructive discussion on "ENERGY TRANSITION: AGENTS OF CHANGE, CHANGING AGENTS" #UTEW21 #energytransition cvent.utexas.edu/event/f7c6a9db…

I'm gonna be on TPR's The Source with Varun Rai today at noon to talk about the Texas power grid and what's happened since the blackout to try and fix it. tpr.org/podcast/the-so…

Is TX electricity system ready for the coming winter? What progress has happened since the Feb’21 #txblackouts? I joined Mose Buchele yesterday on TPR: The Source to discuss these and other issues. Take a listen 👂: bit.ly/3C9nWYc

Looking forward to this really important discussion. Thanks TAMU EnergyInstitute for the invite. Abstract and sign up info: myemail.constantcontact.com/Dr--Varun-Rai-…

#ICYMI, Today we formally launched the campaign! 🥳 There's strength in numbers and we can't do this without the community. Can we count on you to chip in $25 for this people powered race? 💪#WithWorthington #txlege secure.actblue.com/donate/mattfor…

👋 [NEW PAPER: COVID-19 Policy and Behavioral Response, w/ Open-source Code & Data] First of two key papers from my group on modeling the social-spread of COVID-19 has just been published: #modeling #COVID #behavior #policy journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

ICYMI 🚨 Our new paper in PLOS One 🚨 We present an empirically grounded modeling framework that helps decision makers anticipate how effective and equitable policy outcomes are, depending on how policies are designed and how people respond to them. 👉 journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

With Varun Rai and Nick Willems from The LBJ School and UT Mech Engineering, and @DCaleReeves1 from Georgia Tech School of Public Policy. The key messages from this paper were summarized in The LBJ School #COVID19 policy toolkit: x.com/TheLBJSchool/s…

Thanks, UT Austin for covering our latest research: Essential Workers Faced Higher Risk of Infection and Hospitalization During Pandemic Lockdown news.utexas.edu/2022/03/15/ess… Varun Rai @DCaleReeves1 Nick Willems

📢Spoke recently with Angela Kocherga from KUT Austin for Texas Standard (@texasstandard.bsky.social) about our research on how citizens' behavior & compliance with policies affect spread of #COVID19: Listen in👉texasstandard.org/stories/essent… Varun Rai @DCaleReeves1 Nick Willems JR DeShazo The LBJ School Jill Ament

It's official! The UT Mech Engineering graduate program ranks No. 10 in the nation this year according to U.S. News & World Report 2023 graduate program rankings! Texas Engineering also rose to the No. 6 best engineering graduate program in the nation! 🤘🤘 bit.ly/36ZmBsR

Fantastic reporting by The Daily Texan on our recent study, highlighting the need to continuously identify communities at risk and provide targeted support ahead of anticipated spikes in infections. Varun Rai @DCaleReeves1 The LBJ School @UTPandemics Texas Health Institute Jose Luis Herrera D.

Incorporating empirical population heterogeneity in #COVID19 study can substantially improve our understanding of social responses to #contagion #disease - suggests a new article by @DCaleReeves1 Varun Rai from UT Austin jasss.org/25/3/3.html