“Empower Your Pitch was a fantastic opportunity to not only clarify my own ideas to myself, but also effectively communicate my work to a broader audience,” said Ellen Sirower, winner of the Outstanding Creativity Award at the 2025 Empower Your Pitch.

You might have seen Yanbing Zhou before...at the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies. Prior to pursuing a Ph.D. in exercise physiology with @utexascoe, Zhou was a professional DanceSport athlete for 20 years.

Emma Palmer, who is in the last year of her Ph.D. in environmental and water resources engineering from @cockrellschool, is passionate about understanding fundamental environmental interactions and the impacts on sustainability and human health.

Congratulations to our doctoral students on this incredible milestone — earning your Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. Your hard work has paid off 🤘 We can’t wait to see all of the amazing things you will do! #UTGrad25

“I wanted to understand the physical underpinnings of diseases, especially neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s or ALS,” said Keegan Lorenz-Ochoa, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in physical chemistry @texasscience.

You’ve seen him at games, pep rallies and all across campus bringing the Texas Fight spirit wherever he goes. Hook ‘Em is graduating! Known off the field as Austin Uresti, he’s been the heart and horns of our University pride.

Congratulations to our master’s students on graduating from The University of Texas at Austin! 🎓🧡🤘 We are so proud of you! We will do it all again on Saturday to celebrate doctoral students.

Khashayar Moshksayan’s research can range in size from less than the width of a hair to five millimeters in diameter, but the impact is immeasurable! Moshksayan, who graduates this semester with a Ph.D.

The Graduate School has announced the 2025 winners of its professional and student awards. The awards recognize excellence in graduate academics, teaching and professional services.