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COMMUNITIES IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

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The Austin Institute fosters high-quality social science researchers, research and policy affecting family and culture, and intellectual community with UT Austin faculty and students.

NEW RELEASES

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IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH

DR. REGNERUS'S NEWEST BOOK

Marriage has come a long way since biblical times. So why are Christian congregations doing more burying than marrying today?

IN THE PUBIC SQUARE

"NO EXITY STRATEGY IN WAR WITH COVID-19" BY DR. KOONS

We can never be "safe" from deadly viruses any more than we can be "safe" from terrorism. A war without an exit strategy is a recipe for disaster. Click to read more.

IN MEDIA

DR. ERIC VAN HOLM'S ON THE FUTURE OF GENTRIFICATION

As a new class of residents have entered underdeveloped neighborhoods, rents and housing values have increased, feeding fears of displacement and creating a growing dilemma for policy makers and the public.

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