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Resources for Graduate Students - September

Sept. 23, 2026
Explore resources and opportunities for graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Austin hosts 2026 UT System Postdoctoral Research Symposium

Sept. 17, 2026
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs hosted more than 100 postdocs at the UT System Postdoctoral Research Symposium on Monday, September 14. The event included several speakers, workshops, an interactive poster session, awards and a reception to conclude the day.
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Finding Her Path in Public Health: UT Austin Graduate Student Bikes 1,700 Miles for a Cause

Aug. 21, 2026
Graduate student Eliana Glenn spent 50 days biking nearly 1,700 miles from Seattle to San Diego with Pedal the Pacific.
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How McCombs Alum Sarah Jones Garibaldi Built Miss Jones Baking Co. Into a Nationwide Business

Aug. 14, 2026
With financial discipline in the recipe, Sarah Jones Garibaldi, BBA ’07, MPA ’08, scaled up her childhood dream.
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McCombs M.S. Programs Get New Names

Aug. 13, 2026
The McCombs School of Business announced today that two of its most technology-focused graduate programs are getting new names that acknowledge the central role of emerging technologies in the curriculum.
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Oden Ph.D. Student Tarini Thiagarajan Finding the Space Between Medicine and Math

Aug. 12, 2026
Tarini Thiagarajan wanted to help people through medicine from a young age. What she didn't know was what that would actually look like.
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Rhetoric Faculty Member and Graduate Student Win Rhetoric Society of America Awards

Aug. 11, 2026
The biennial meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) conference is always a great chance to hear from rhetoric scholars around the world, but this year, two members of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing left the conference with high honors.
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Events for Graduate Students

Expedia Site Visit & Networking

Event Status
Scheduled
Friday October 16, 2026, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Off-Campus
Expedia welcomes UT Austin advanced degree students for an interactive site visit focused on understanding how to translate academic training into industry impact. Participants will gain insights into the day-to-day work of Expedia professionals, learn how to approach interviews, and explore careers in user experience research and related roles. With a significant presence in Austin, Expedia powers more than 200 travel sites across 70 countries and supports millions of trips each year.

Community Organization Information Session

Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday October 20, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual
CONNECT matches UT Masters and PhD students and Postdoctoral scholars with community organizations to complete data, research and program evaluation projects. Join our upcoming virtual information session to learn more about CONNECT, discover how the program can benefit you and get inspired by past projects.

Archer Graduate Fellowship Program Application Drop-Ins

Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday October 21, 2026, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classroom C
Stop by our drop-in hours to receive individualized Graduate Archer Fellowship application support from a career advisor.

Teaching for Impact: Grading with Clarity and Fairness

Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday October 21, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
This workshop covers rubrics for making criteria transparent and evaluations defensible, quick in-the-moment checks for gauging understanding, and strategies for managing evaluative workload without burning out.

Negotiation Workshop for Graduate Students & Postdocs

Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday October 22, 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classrooms ABC
Negotiation gets easier when you know exactly what you want. This workshop starts with getting grounded in your own values and priorities, because that clarity is often what makes it possible to negotiate in the first place.

Bridging the Gap: Professional Development for First-Generation and International Grad Students

Event Status
Scheduled
Friday October 23, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classroom C
Looking for a clear roadmap to access campus resources as you begin your graduate journey at UT Austin? You don’t need to figure it all out on your own! Join us for a practical workshop designed for first-generation and international graduate students in their first or second year who want to better understand and navigate graduate life.

Data & Donuts: Data & the Challenge of Reproducibility

Event Status
Scheduled
Friday October 23, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual
This workshop by the UT Libraries Research Data Services team will provide an introduction to using SQL (Structured Query Language) to store and manage data in open source relational databases like MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.
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    Graduate students recently got an inside look at how PhD scientists and engineers turn ideas into innovation at P&G!

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    Join us at Gone to Grad School: Find Your Herd for an evening of connections, campus resources and fun! The event includes free professional headshots, baby animals from Tiny Tails, life design activities, student orgs and free ice cream. Can’t wait to see you there 🤘<br>
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    Join us at Gone to Grad School: Find Your Herd for an evening of connections, campus resources and fun! The event includes free professional headshots, baby animals from Tiny Tails, life design activities, student orgs and free ice cream. Can’t wait to see you there 🤘

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    Microsoft Week at UT Austin!<br><br>Last week, the Graduate Office of Career &amp; Life Design partnered with Microsoft to create opportunities for graduate students and postdocs to connect with industry professionals, explore career pathways and build their networking skills.<br>
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    Microsoft Week at UT Austin!

    Last week, the Graduate Office of Career & Life Design partnered with Microsoft to create opportunities for graduate students and postdocs to connect with industry professionals, explore career pathways and build their networking skills.

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    “As a proud Longhorn, I am motivated by research that reflects UT’s spirit of service and innovation and that can produce tools useful to communities in Texas and across the United States,” Koutian Wu @ktwu01, a third-year Ph.D. student in Earth and planetary sciences @txgeosciences, said.
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    “As a proud Longhorn, I am motivated by research that reflects UT’s spirit of service and innovation and that can produce tools useful to communities in Texas and across the United States,” Koutian Wu @ktwu01, a third-year Ph.D. student in Earth and planetary sciences @txgeosciences, said.

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    Welcome to the Forty Acres, Longhorns! Whether you’re beginning your graduate journey or returning for another year, we’re excited to have you here. Here’s to a semester of bold ideas, meaningful connections and exciting opportunities. 🤘
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    Welcome to the Forty Acres, Longhorns! Whether you’re beginning your graduate journey or returning for another year, we’re excited to have you here. Here’s to a semester of bold ideas, meaningful connections and exciting opportunities. 🤘

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    Meet Ahmed Z. Sihorwala, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering.<br>
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    Meet Ahmed Z. Sihorwala, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering.

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    Congratulations to the 2026 Cohort of Early Career Postdoctoral Scholars! <br>
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    Congratulations to the 2026 Cohort of Early Career Postdoctoral Scholars!

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    Congratulations to the pilot cohort of 18 postdoctoral scholars who completed the inaugural Postdoctoral Teaching Academy in 2025-2026! Certificates were presented at a lunch on Wednesday, May 14, 2026.<br>
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    Congratulations to the pilot cohort of 18 postdoctoral scholars who completed the inaugural Postdoctoral Teaching Academy in 2025-2026! Certificates were presented at a lunch on Wednesday, May 14, 2026.