Events Calendar

The 37th Annual Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights

Join us at 12 pm CT on November 3 for a timely discussion with Liz Avore of the Voting Rights Lab. Ms. Avore will discuss her pathway to advocating for better voting laws and highlight current legislative efforts to address voting rights. Mimi Marziani, President of the Texas Civil Rights Project, will moderate this discussion.

On Wednesday, November 16, the Strauss Center is hosting the mini-conference, “Crypto Wars: Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and American National Security” during its inaugural Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Policy Week. This conference features experts on the intersection of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies and national security and law.

Are cryptocurrencies the next frontier in innovation or a threat to national security? How wil

On Thursday, November 17, the Strauss Center is hosting a panel of experts in energy and cryptocurrency as part of its inaugural Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Policy Week. Dr. Carey King, Assistant Director at UT Austin’s Energy Institute joins UT research scientist Dr. Joshua Rhodes and Strauss Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Fellow Sina Kian in discussing energy consumption involved in cryptocurrency mining and the implications of th

Professor Wendy A. Bach of the University of Tennessee College of Law will discuss her new book, Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care, which focuses on Tennessee’s fetal assault law as an example of the criminalization of care in poor communities.