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National Science Foundation Announces 2024 Graduate Fellowship Awardees

April 18, 2024
The National Science Foundation recently announced the 2024 award winners for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and includes 31 current UT graduate students.
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Four Graduate Students Win at 2024 Empower Your Pitch Competition

April 16, 2024
On April 11, 2024, four graduate students took home awards at The University of Texas at Austin's inaugural Empower Your Pitch competition. The top three award winners will receive a funded trip to Washington, D.C. to celebrate and perform, and compete with winners from Johns Hopkins University.
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UT’s Excellence and Impact On Display in Latest Graduate School Rankings

April 9, 2024
The University of Texas at Austin continues to be one of the premier schools for graduate studies, according to U.S. News & World Report’s partial release of its most recent “Best Graduate Schools.” UT made gains in several disciplines, including the College of Education’s jump into the top 10.
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Celebrate Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week | Message from Dean Ades

April 1, 2024
Today marks the start of National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, a celebration honoring the impact and value of graduate and professional students on college campuses and beyond. In honor of the occasion, I wanted to take a moment to recognize your outstanding contributions as graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Announcing Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week | April 1-5, 2024

March 22, 2024
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week recognizes the contributions, impact and value of our graduate and professional students. The Graduate School has partnered with the Graduate Student Assembly to host a week's worth of events celebrating graduate students the week of April 1.
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New Semiconductor Master’s Program Will Offer Hands-on Experience in Rapidly Growing Industry

March 20, 2024
A new master’s degree program at The University of Texas at Austin will help fill the demand for semiconductor scientists and engineers and give students a chance to lead the next wave of innovation in the booming semiconductor industry.
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New Ph.D. led research: Why the Powerhouses of Cells Evolve Differently in Plants

March 1, 2024
Evolution is a slow process occurring over many generations, but it can happen more quickly in some cases than others. A team of scientists, led by Ph.D. student Kendra Zwonitzer, has found out why mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, may be evolving rapidly in some plants.
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'Dreams come true': How a UT team created guidance for first US moon landing in 50 years

Feb. 26, 2024
Odysseus, a lunar lander by Intuitive Machines, touched down on the south pole of the moon Thursday night, marking the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. A University of Texas professor and his students helped make it happen.
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Little Groundwater Recharge in Ancient Mars Aquifer, Graduate Student Discovery

Feb. 21, 2024
A discovery by Jackson School of Geosciences doctoral student Eric Hiatt shows that no matter how much rainfall fell on the surface of ancient Mars, very little of it seeped into an aquifer in the planet’s southern highlands.
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Events for Graduate Students

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Wednesday April 24, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
FAC 2.142 Classrooms ABC
Are you starting a new position this summer? This workshop will provide advice on how to best transition into a new job--whether it be an internship, part-time, or full-time.
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Thursday May 2, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
FAC 2.142 Classrooms ABC
Come celebrate the accomplishments of the graduate students and postdocs who participated in the following advanced degree internships and experiences: PhD Career Pathways, CONNECT, Reimagining Professional Development, STEM Discovery to Impact and Graduate Archer Fellowship Program.
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Saturday May 11, 2024, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
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The Graduate School will hold Convocation on May 11, 2024, to celebrate master’s and doctoral candidates graduating in the Summer 2023, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 terms.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Saturday May 11, 2024, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Bass Concert Hall
The Graduate School will hold Convocation on May 11, 2024, to celebrate master’s and doctoral candidates graduating in the Summer 2023, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 terms.
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    Darya Pollock, an international student from the UK, didn’t come to Texas just to conquer the two-stepping world; she was drawn by her desire to solve complex problems by identifying creative solutions.

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    Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week begins today & is celebrated all week long! This week celebrates and honors the impact and value of graduate and professional students on college campuses and beyond.
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    Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week begins today & is celebrated all week long! This week celebrates and honors the impact and value of graduate and professional students on college campuses and beyond.

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    Inspired by his work at a forensic finance consulting firm before grad school, Prateek Mahajan now studies finance as a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the McCombs School of Business.
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    Inspired by his work at a forensic finance consulting firm before grad school, Prateek Mahajan now studies finance as a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the McCombs School of Business.

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    Using a sociological lens, Faith Deckard’s work focuses on better understanding how people and their families navigate the criminal legal system and its aftermath. A sixth-year Ph.D.
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    Using a sociological lens, Faith Deckard’s work focuses on better understanding how people and their families navigate the criminal legal system and its aftermath. A sixth-year Ph.D.

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    Combining his interests in education and the psychology of learning, Ph.D. student Ryan A. Mata focuses on how facets of identity and culture play a role in educational trajectories and outcomes for adolescents and undergraduates. Ryan is a 2nd year Ph.D.
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    Combining his interests in education and the psychology of learning, Ph.D. student Ryan A. Mata focuses on how facets of identity and culture play a role in educational trajectories and outcomes for adolescents and undergraduates. Ryan is a 2nd year Ph.D.

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    Nirmalay Barua, today's #UTGradStudentProfile, is a 3rd year Ph.D. student from Bangladesh studying gas sensing devices in the Materials Science and Engineering program at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
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    Nirmalay Barua, today's #UTGradStudentProfile, is a 3rd year Ph.D. student from Bangladesh studying gas sensing devices in the Materials Science and Engineering program at the Cockrell School of Engineering.

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    Today's #UTGradStudentProfile, Greg Holste, has always been drawn to data analysis. Now a third-year Ph.D. student in the Cockrell School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, he is leveraging that skill to advance his research on medical artificial intelligence (AI).
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    Today's #UTGradStudentProfile, Greg Holste, has always been drawn to data analysis. Now a third-year Ph.D. student in the Cockrell School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, he is leveraging that skill to advance his research on medical artificial intelligence (AI).