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Welcome to The University of Texas Open Source Program Office (UT-OSPO)

The vision of the UT-OSPO is to engage faculty and students in an open source participation pathway.

The UT-OSPO is generously funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
(Grant number grant number: G-2023-20944)

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Meet Our Team

Experts from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), central IT services, University of Texas Libraries, and the School of Information.

Discover Resources

Learn about the UT-OSPO Participation Pathway and Open Source community websites.

Get Training

Find training opportunities in-person, virtual, or sessions previously recorded.

Review Reports

See what UT-OSPO has been up to since launching in August 2023.

UT-OSPO News

Dr. Claus Wilke Shares His Secrets on Contributing to an Open Source Project

May 15, 2025

Dr. Claus Wilke, computational Biologist with Integrative Biology, shared his experience working with open source software projects.

OSPO Project Highlighted in Presentation at CNI (View Video)

April 8, 2025

Michael Shensky and Bryan Gee presented at the Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2025 Member Meeting on April 8, 2025 in Milwaukee, WI about projects focused on measuring the open sharing of research outputs by UT Austin researchers.

User Group Advises OSPO Team

April 7, 2025

The UT-OSPO User Group met with the OSPO team to discuss needs, wants, and desires for the OSPO in the near future.

UT-OSPO Cohosts first Hackathon with the Jackson School of Geosciences

Oct. 10, 2024

Nearly 30 students, multiple mentors, judges, and emcees launched the first open source Hackathon, sponsored by the Jackson School of Geosciences and the UT-OSPO.

UT-OSPO Founding Member of Open Forum for AI

Aug. 8, 2024

The UT-OSPO joins the Open Forum for AI as a Founding Member.

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UT-OSPO Events

Impact! Hackathon

Event Status

Scheduled

Friday June 27, 2025, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Scholars Lab

More details to come!

Impact! Hackathon

Event Status

Scheduled

Saturday June 28, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Scholars Lab

More details to come!

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