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Resources for Graduate Students - March 2026

March 25, 2026
The Graduate School and its campus partners provide the resources below to help graduate students navigate their degrees, career development and physical and emotional well-being.
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week | April 6-10, 2026

March 17, 2026
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 6.
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Resources for Graduate Students - February 2026

Feb. 19, 2026
The Graduate School and its campus partners provide the resources below to help graduate students navigate their degrees, career development and physical and emotional well-being.
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Student-led opera production "Downwind" tells the story of nuclear testing survivors

Feb. 18, 2026
When Michael Smith and Demian Chavez Galvan traveled to White Sands, New Mexico to conduct research for an opera about the survivors of the 1945 Trinity nuclear testing, they didn’t know how far the ever-present wind would push their story.
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Carrying Forward Barbara Jordan’s Legacy: Meet BJNF Co-Chair Tristan Stitt

Feb. 18, 2026
Chosen for this leadership role by his peers at the LBJ School, Stitt’s journey to the position reflects his lifelong commitment to understanding structural challenges and advocating for meaningful solutions.
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Psychology Lab Earns Multiple Honors at International Women’s Sexual Health Conference

Feb. 17, 2026
The annual ISSWSH meeting is the largest international conference dedicated exclusively to women’s sexual health, bringing together hundreds of clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals from around the world.
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Doctoral Student Xiaoyi Zeng receives Graduate School Office of Career and Life Design’s 2026 Reimagining Professional Development Award

Feb. 13, 2026
Before beginning her Ph.D. at UT Social Work, Zeng coordinated dementia evaluations and clinical interviews at Mount Sinai’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, developed culturally responsive tools for bilingual teams, and led community education efforts to raise awareness about brain health and mental health.
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Department of Psychology Honors Outstanding Teaching Assistants

Feb. 12, 2026
Sydney Okland has been awarded the Department of Psychology Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, which includes a $500 cash prize.
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Butler School of Music Alumna Indigo Fischer Named Vice President of Artistic Planning at Music Academy of the West

Feb. 11, 2026
A lifelong musician, Fischer’s path to arts leadership was anything but conventional.
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Events for Graduate Students

CONNECT Community Organization Project Submissions Open

Event Status
Scheduled
Monday March 9, 2026, 9:00 am - Wednesday April 15, 2026, 5:00 pm
Virtual
Do you have a data or research project you need help with? UT CONNECT brings together Masters, PhD's, and Postdocs with Community Organizations to assist in data, research, and evaluation projects.
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26Sp TPS: (Asynchronous) Workshop your teaching statement: What is working? What can I improve?

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Scheduled
Monday March 30, 2026 - Friday April 10, 2026, All day
Asynchronous workshop
CTL staff will facilitate an asynchronous peer workshop in which participants will receive feedback on their teaching statement drafts and share suggestions to strengthen others' statements with vivid examples of teaching strategies and learner-centered goals.

CONNECT Networking Happy Hour

Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 1, 2026, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Off-Campus
Join us for a networking happy hour for Master's and PhD students and Postdoctoral scholars and Community Organizations. Learn about the CONNECT program and build your network for the future.
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Public Star Party with UT Astronomy

Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 1, 2026, 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Recurs: Weekly on Wednesday, 8:30 - 10:30pm until Wed, Apr 29 2026
Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA)
Every Wednesday night while UT is in session, the astronomy department sponsors free public star parties on the top roof of Physics, Math and Astronomy Building.

Edge AI Hackathon: From Idea to Prototype

Event Status
Scheduled
Friday April 3, 2026, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Off-Campus
Co-hosted by Arduino, DigiKey and Texas Inventionworks, this hands-on Edge AI Hackathon is open to students from all disciplines and backgrounds—whether you’ve never touched hardware before or you’re ready to push your technical skills further.

Career Compass Workshop

Event Status
Scheduled
Friday April 3, 2026, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.134 Conference Room
This interactive workshop helps graduate students and postdocs identify the skills, interests, and values that drive their job search—and reflect on the bigger mission behind their work.

UT Energy Week Case Competition

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Scheduled
Monday April 6, 2026, 8:00 am - Thursday April 9, 2026, 4:00 pm
The UT Energy Week Interdisciplinary Energy Case Competition brings participants together to collaborate, innovate and develop real-world solutions to pressing challenges in the energy sector. 
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    The Office of Career and Life Design recently traveled to New York for the 2026 IPF Purpose and Flourishing Annual Convening at NYU Stern. While in the city, they also connected with alumni and others to explore career paths and experiences for graduate students in NYC.<br>
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    The Office of Career and Life Design recently traveled to New York for the 2026 IPF Purpose and Flourishing Annual Convening at NYU Stern. While in the city, they also connected with alumni and others to explore career paths and experiences for graduate students in NYC.

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    Meet CONNECT fellow Heila Shahidi, a first-year master’s student in software engineering. She is working with Strength Through Strides, an advocacy and resource initiative by the Summer Willis Foundation, to create a resource map for survivors of sexual assault. <br>
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    Meet CONNECT fellow Heila Shahidi, a first-year master’s student in software engineering. She is working with Strength Through Strides, an advocacy and resource initiative by the Summer Willis Foundation, to create a resource map for survivors of sexual assault.

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    “To me, this is sort of extraordinary” - Dr. Bob Sanborn, CEO of Children at Risk, on the impact of UT CONNECT.<br>
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    “To me, this is sort of extraordinary” - Dr. Bob Sanborn, CEO of Children at Risk, on the impact of UT CONNECT.

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    All graduate students were sent a reminder to apply to graduate by April 10 if you plan to graduate in Spring 2026. April 10 is also the last day to register to participate in convocation!
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    All graduate students were sent a reminder to apply to graduate by April 10 if you plan to graduate in Spring 2026. April 10 is also the last day to register to participate in convocation!

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    Ph.D. Career Pathways fellow, Vuong Hoang, is working with I’m From Driftwood, a local nonprofit that focuses on community storytelling and archiving.<br>
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    Ph.D. Career Pathways fellow, Vuong Hoang, is working with I’m From Driftwood, a local nonprofit that focuses on community storytelling and archiving.

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    Meet Graduate Archer Fellow, Connor Behrmann, a doctoral candidate in the Butler School of Music. During his fellowship experience in Washington, D.C., he worked as the Production Intern for the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s 38th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards.<br>
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    Meet Graduate Archer Fellow, Connor Behrmann, a doctoral candidate in the Butler School of Music. During his fellowship experience in Washington, D.C., he worked as the Production Intern for the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s 38th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards.

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    Fourth-year Ph.D. students Emily Hardeman and Michele Lynn Roseman are guiding graduate students to UT resources with the help of the Office of Career and Life Design’s Reimagining Professional Development Award.<br>
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    Fourth-year Ph.D. students Emily Hardeman and Michele Lynn Roseman are guiding graduate students to UT resources with the help of the Office of Career and Life Design’s Reimagining Professional Development Award.

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    Thank you to everyone who came out for the Office of Career and Life Design's Qualitative Research Night this past Tuesday. Graduate students made meaningful connections with advanced degree alumni and recruiters across several different industries.<br>
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    Thank you to everyone who came out for the Office of Career and Life Design's Qualitative Research Night this past Tuesday. Graduate students made meaningful connections with advanced degree alumni and recruiters across several different industries.

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    Join us for Qualitative Research Night for Master’s, Ph.D. students and Postdocs<br>🗓 Tuesday, February 24, 2026<br>⏰ 5–7 p.m.<br>📍 Glickman Conference Center<br>
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    Join us for Qualitative Research Night for Master’s, Ph.D. students and Postdocs
    🗓 Tuesday, February 24, 2026
    ⏰ 5–7 p.m.
    📍 Glickman Conference Center