Ruth: UATX is meeting with The Boring Company on engineering curriculum
Dr. David Ruth · Ep 86: How to Teach STEM for the 21st Century with Dr. David Ruth · Joe Lonsdale · Apr 25, 2024 · at 17:30
Dr. David Ruth, Dean of STEM at the University of Austin (UATX), discusses partnering with local Austin tech companies to shape university coursework.
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“So he and I were corresponding this week, in fact, and his lead talent guy and I are meeting next week at Boring. We're gonna start talking about what this is gonna look like.”
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