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Navigating Your Degree
The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is here to help you attain your educational and career goals.
The Office of Career & Life Design
The Office of Career & Life Design aims to empower all graduate students and postdocs to design their own paths. They act as a central hub for resources, services and support so that all grad students and postdocs can excel in their work, build essential skills, maintain personal well-being and prepare for their future careers.
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Postdoctoral Studies
Postdoctoral scholars at the University can access a site dedicated entirely for them. Meet the team, learn more about onboarding and benefits, get access to resources and more!
Events for Graduate Students
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@utaustingradschoolMeet Ahmed Z. Sihorwala, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
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@utaustingradschoolCongratulations to the 2026 Cohort of Early Career Postdoctoral Scholars!
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@utaustingradschoolCongratulations 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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@utaustingradschoolDuring 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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@utaustingradschoolBefore 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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@utaustingradschoolAs an inaugural Texas Quantum Institute postdoctoral fellow @ut_physics, Frank Gao recently co-authored a groundbreaking paper on ultrafast magnetism with Assistant Professor Edoardo Baldini, which was awarded the 2026 Research Paper Excellence Award.
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@utaustingradschoolA recent Ph.D. graduate in the @texasischool, Angie Zhang is committed to ensuring the technologies shaping our world are designed with people at the center.
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@utaustingradschoolCongratulations to all of our graduating master’s and doctoral students, including Apryl Salomaa, a Master of Science in Social Work graduate from @utaustinsocialwork.
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@utaustingradschoolExperience a day in the life with UT Austin graduate student Alexandra Dorantes. Earning her master's degree in vocal pedagogy and vocal literature all while being a recording artist, Latin Grammy voting member and vocal teacher.