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Living the Longhorn Life
Life as a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin means receiving a world class education in top-ranked programs, having access to premium health and wellness resources, the opportunity to join 1,000+ student organizations and more- all while living in Austin, Texas.
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Access career and professional development resources, such as workshops, training, recruitment fairs and more.
Campus Life
Campus life at UT Austin is just as dynamic as the people who live, work and learn here.
Housing & Transportation
Graduate students have several options for where they live, along with multiple ways to get around campus and the city.
Health & Wellness
UT Austin offers many resources to keep students at their peak mentally and physically.
Families & Childcare
There are a number of resources, policies and staff at UT Austin to assist graduate student parents.
Student Organizations
Learn how you can get involved with student organizations on campus, such as the Graduate Student Assembly.
Meet our Graduate School Community
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at The University of Texas at Austin are changing the world. They're transforming health care through research and technology, working to find energy solutions and helping to deepen our sense of history and culture. What will you do at UT Austin?
Get Involved as a Grad Student
The Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) at UT Austin serves as the voice of graduate students to UT administrators, staff and faculty, as well as to the Texas Legislature. The GSA provides a plethora of opportunities to enrich the graduate student experience at UT.
You can get involved by attending GSA meetings every other week during the fall and spring in the Legislative Assembly Room in WCP 2.302 or via Zoom. Visit the GSA website to learn more.
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@utgradstudentsJoin 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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@utgradstudentsMicrosoft 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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@utgradstudents“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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@utgradstudentsWelcome 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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@utgradstudentsMeet Ahmed Z. Sihorwala, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
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@utgradstudentsCongratulations to the 2026 Cohort of Early Career Postdoctoral Scholars!
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@utgradstudentsCongratulations 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.
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@utgradstudentsDuring his postdoctoral fellowship @odeninstitute Center for Computational Oncology, Guillermo Lorenzo contributed to research that was awarded a 2026 President’s Research Impact Award. Lorenzo is now a Ramon y Cajal fellow at the University of A Coruña in Spain.
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@utgradstudentsBefore Chengyue Wu became a tenure-tracked Assistant Professor in the Department of Imaging Physics at MD Anderson Cancer Center, she was a postdoctoral fellow @odeninstitute.
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Life in Austin
Life in Austin is like no other. Experience live music, film and art, take a dip in the spring-fed waters of Barton Springs Pool or a hike along the Greenbelt, enjoy year-round sunshine and sample some of the best food in Texas.Graduate Student Events
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Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Monday September 28, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmLocation:Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classrooms ABCEveryone says failure is part of doing good research, yet in the moment it rarely feels that way. Failure can feel personal, catastrophic and isolating, and it often makes us want to hide. In this interactive workshop, we will examine the reality of failure in research, discuss different kinds of failure, and consider how setbacks can become useful information for the future.
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Tuesday September 29, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pmLocation:VirtualJoin us for a virtual gathering of students, faculty, and staff that share an interest in discussing research data strageties, workflows, and challenges. This meeting will provide a chance for us to discuss things that we can do to build an active community on campus for fostering discussion of research data topics. All are welcome to attend and be a part of the discussion.
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Tuesday September 29, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pmLocation:Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classrooms ABCInterviews can be nerve-wracking, but they're a skill you can prepare for. This workshop focuses on behavioral interview questions, the "tell me about a time when..."
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Tuesday September 29, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmIn this interactive workshop, you'll experience P&Gs approach to innovation by defining a consumer problem, evaluating key assumptions, and designing an experiment to test a potential solution.
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Wednesday September 30, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmThis hands-on workshop helps you develop strategies for making your feedback specific, actionable and constructive without being exhausting to deliver.
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Wednesday September 30, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmLocation:VirtualJaclyn Le, UT Austin Alumnus and Co-Founder of Kaleidoscope LLC, will present on effective communication, relationship management, and practical tips for an introductory course on a career in consulting for social impact organizations.
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Friday October 2, 2026, 10:00 am - 1:00 pmLocation:Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classrooms ABCSocial Science at Work is a half-day symposium designed to equip graduate students with practical tools, entrepreneurial perspectives and real-world connections that bridge academic training and professional impact.
Event StatusScheduledDate and time: Tuesday October 6, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmThis hands-on workshop helps you develop strategies for making your feedback specific, actionable and constructive without being exhausting to deliver.
