@TexasSteveHicks: Ideas, findings, people

Google Fiber has been working with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) to bring free internet connection and digital literacy skills to Austin’s public housing residents. Social work juniors Reginald Smith and Addis Gezaghn joined the program as Google Community Leaders during this past academic year. They… read more 

Master’s student Emily Hammer loves advocacy and social media. She put the two together during her internship at Akins High School, where she worked on a mental health anti-stigma campaign with students. The campaign culminated with a student-produced video about youth and mental health, and a Twitter storm directed at… read more 

Ellen Line, a master’s student specializing in gerontology, started an oral history project this past spring at her internship with Shalom Austin-Jewish Family Service. She has interviewed older adult clients such as Miriam Simmons, who worked as a journalist during the 1920s, had a job at the Works Progress Administration… read more