Rachel Mosley

One Nation Under Stress: How Social Connection Can Heal Us

Dr. Vivek H. Murthy is the Surgeon General of the United States. His primary responsibility is to inform the public of scientific information on critical issues and he also communicates with the public directly. It was never Murthy’s aspiration to become the Surgeon General, but it was a role he always admired. He took the position […]

Office Politics: Dealing with Conflict at Work

Amy Gallo is an author, speaker, and editor at Harvard Business Review. She mainly focuses on how you can build your career, how to communicate ideas effectively, how to influence and lead others, and how to manage conflict. She is the author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict and spoke about the premise […]

Social Sensory Architecture

Sean Ahlquist is the Assistant Professor of Architecture at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He was not in a panel at SXSW, like many professionals we have interviewed, but instead brought a piece of his work, that is also the winner of SXSW Eco’s 2016 Place by Design Competition, to show off and […]

Preview: Disasters in Diversity: Disability in Media

    Day Al-Mohamed is a Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Department of Labor and focuses on Disability Employment. She also works with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is the Founding Director of the Lead On Network, is a writer of fiction and fantasy novels, and in the past few years has […]

Preview: Content Is Still King: A New Narrative Calls

With so many different platforms to apply and write content, how do brands distribute all their content and advertisement and where do they put it? Kinvara Balfour will be part of the SXSW panel Content Is Still King: A New Narrative Calls to talk about the future of content distribution for brands and individuals. What should […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 27 - March 3

  Snapchat has a market capitalization of $33 billion and is creating a drone Snapchat started with an IPO of $24 billion on its first day at the New York Stock Exchange and closed up 44% creating a market capitalization of $33 billion. Meanwhile, the company is building their own drone. Snapchat set for $24 […]

TBT: Dee Kapila

Throwback Thursday – To commemorate the 10th year of SXTXState, each Thursday we’ll be featuring past participants in the project. Check back each Thursday until SXSW to find out what SXTXState alumni remember from their time with the project and what they are up to now. In 2008, Dee Kapila graduated from Texas State University […]