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Navigating Your Degree

The Graduate School is here to help you attain your educational and career goals.

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Programs in the Nation's Top 10

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7,500+

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4,500+

Doctoral Students

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#13

For Scientific Research

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#14

Most Innovative School in the U.S.

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Graduate School News

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Think Like a Scholar: Postdoc Bridges Public Health and Data Science to Address Pediatric Asthma

Dec. 16, 2025
A former respiratory therapist, postdoctoral fellow Khamron Micheals employs statistical modeling and artificial intelligence tools to help predict and identify children at higher risk for lung diseases.
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Meet the Knowledge Creators: Ph.D. Researchers in Demand as Businesses Seek Speedy Adaptation to New Technologies

Dec. 15, 2025
After first being thrust into the remote work era, then facing the Great Resignation, and now scrambling to effectively — and ethically — use AI, more businesses are seeking the expertise of professionals with doctoral degrees.
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Graduate Student Research: Cytomegalovirus Breakthrough Could Lead to New Treatments

Dec. 15, 2025
New antibody design blocks cytomegalovirus from hiding from the immune system and could lead to safer, more effective treatments for vulnerable patients.
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Leading with Authenticity

Dec. 15, 2025
BeatBox Beverage founders Justin Fenchel, MBA ’13, and Aimy Steadman, MBA ’13, went from B School to boxed wine stardom, with a focus on developing workers and keeping them.
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Eight student-led projects selected for this year’s Artistic Citizenship Collaborative Creative Project Grants in the College of Fine Arts

Dec. 11, 2025
These grants were created to foster artistic citizenship among Fine Arts students by supporting student-led multidisciplinary creative projects.
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2019 Middle Eastern Studies MA Grad Elected to Harvard Society of Fellows

Dec. 10, 2025
Designed to give promising new scholars the freedom and funding to develop their academic work, the Harvard Society of Fellows admits 12 new members each year.
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Graduate Student Research: AI Tips Off Scientists to New Drug Target to Fight Monkeypox Virus

Dec. 10, 2025
The breakthrough could be used in a new vaccine or antibody therapy to fight mpox, the disease caused by the monkeypox virus.
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Resources for Graduate Students - December 2025

Dec. 8, 2025
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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Education Transformed His Life. Now, He’s Helping Others Access It.

Dec. 2, 2025
When Armando Lizarraga graduated high school, he enrolled in community college at the behest of a friend. But the experience was short lived. Now, the first-generation doctoral candidate who expects to earn his Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Policy next year is set to become the first in his family to complete the highest level of higher education.
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Events for Graduate Students

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Wednesday January 14, 2026 - Friday January 30, 2026, All day
Asynchronous - see description below
Join us for an introductory, asynchronous crash course in the cognitive theories underlying learning and memory. Discover how you can leverage these theories to encourage deep, meaningful, long-lasting learning for your students.
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Wednesday January 14, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
As a graduate student, you assume many roles: teacher, instructor, as well as student. In this workshop, you will learn about and apply theories of self-directed learning to students and one’s own achievement, as well as gain strategies about setting expectations and working effectively with students and faculty.
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Scheduled
Thursday January 22, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
In this hands-on, collaborative workshop, participants will learn about the backwards design theory of lesson planning and will have the opportunity to collaboratively review and discuss a sample STEM or sample Humanities lesson plan to reflect on the features of effective lesson plans. Instructors will practice generating a clear learning outcome, assessment, and class activity based on their current teaching appointment and with their current students in mind. Participants will leave the session with an outline that may serve as the foundation for a lesson plan they will use during the semester.
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Scheduled
Friday January 23, 2026, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classrooms ABC
Jumpstart your job or internship search in this focused session! Learn practical strategies for finding opportunities, networking effectively, and making your application stand out. Leave with tools and confidence to take the next step in your career.
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Scheduled
Monday January 26, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.142 - Classroom C
Join us for a collaborative resume workshop! Exchange feedback with peers and gain multiple perspectives to strengthen your resume. An OCLD staff member will also share best practices and answer questions. Bring your current resume or a draft and leave with actionable insights.
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Scheduled
Tuesday January 27, 2026, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 2.134 Conference Room
Are you an international graduate student or postdoc scholar eager to brew up success in your career journey? Join us for Coffee and Connections Hour, where you can forge connections that transcend borders!
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    Khamron Micheals’s research is heavily informed by his experience at the bedside, working as a respiratory therapist for those with severe pulmonary diseases.
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    Khamron Micheals’s research is heavily informed by his experience at the bedside, working as a respiratory therapist for those with severe pulmonary diseases.

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    What a semester! ✨ The Office of Career and Life Design had the privilege of partnering with so many incredible offices across campus and employers throughout Austin to guide graduate students and postdocs along their career journeys.
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    What a semester! ✨ The Office of Career and Life Design had the privilege of partnering with so many incredible offices across campus and employers throughout Austin to guide graduate students and postdocs along their career journeys.

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    Amidst the opioid overdose crisis, third-year Ph.D. student Jake Samora has been conducting community-engaged research with people who use drugs (PWUD) and providers of substance use disorder services, a challenge further complicated by pandemic-related disruptions.
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    Amidst the opioid overdose crisis, third-year Ph.D. student Jake Samora has been conducting community-engaged research with people who use drugs (PWUD) and providers of substance use disorder services, a challenge further complicated by pandemic-related disruptions.

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    Thank you to Summer Salazar for hosting the Office of Career and Life Design’s Business and Etiquette Dinner at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center earlier this month.
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    Thank you to Summer Salazar for hosting the Office of Career and Life Design’s Business and Etiquette Dinner at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center earlier this month.

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    “I’m interested in how we can design and talk about technology in ways that benefit society while staying practical and effective,” Jeewon (Joanne) Kim, third-year Ph.D. candidate @txadpr @texasmoody, said.
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    “I’m interested in how we can design and talk about technology in ways that benefit society while staying practical and effective,” Jeewon (Joanne) Kim, third-year Ph.D. candidate @txadpr @texasmoody, said.

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    With his screenplay "Polar Night”, screenwriting M.F.A. student Aaron Lopez represents @utexasrtf @texasmoody as one of ten semifinalists in the 2025 Humanitas College Drama Awards.
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    With his screenplay "Polar Night”, screenwriting M.F.A. student Aaron Lopez represents @utexasrtf @texasmoody as one of ten semifinalists in the 2025 Humanitas College Drama Awards.

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    It’s thanks to second-year master's student Yenny Kang that some of your favorite South Korean films have reached US audiences. Before studying @utexasrtf @texasmoody, Kang worked at CJ ENM distributing South Korean films and TV shows to US streaming platforms like Tubi and Amazon. <br>
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    It’s thanks to second-year master's student Yenny Kang that some of your favorite South Korean films have reached US audiences. Before studying @utexasrtf @texasmoody, Kang worked at CJ ENM distributing South Korean films and TV shows to US streaming platforms like Tubi and Amazon.

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    “During the pandemic, I saw firsthand how digital tools could increase access to care and support patients managing chronic conditions,” Namuun Clifford, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate @longhornnursing, said.
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    “During the pandemic, I saw firsthand how digital tools could increase access to care and support patients managing chronic conditions,” Namuun Clifford, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate @longhornnursing, said.

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    Now interning with Chioco Design as part of the Professional Residency Program, third-year Master of Architecture student Emma Martin supplements her graduate studies @utsoa with a small business that allows her to use her background in studio art. <br>
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    Now interning with Chioco Design as part of the Professional Residency Program, third-year Master of Architecture student Emma Martin supplements her graduate studies @utsoa with a small business that allows her to use her background in studio art.