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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 Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Legislative Assembly Room in WCP 2.302 or via Zoom. Visit the GSA website to learn more.
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@utaustingradschool“One of my favorite memories came during a doctoral seminar when a professor said, ‘The most important part of this journey isn’t just the research—it’s the people,’” said Aigerim Alpysbekova, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Health Behavior and Health Education in @utexascoe.
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@utaustingradschoolCell and Molecular Biology @texasscience Ph.D. student Kate Windsor strives to grow not only as a scientist, but as a science communicator. They recently presented their neuroscience research to middle school and homeschool centers across Austin, as part of the “Present Your Ph.D.” program.
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@utaustingradschool“Growing up in Argentina, I witnessed firsthand how policy decisions, often made without sufficient evidence, can shape people’s lives,” Antonia Vazquez, 5th-year Ph.D. candidate in public policy at @thelbjschool said.
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@utaustingradschool“My experience as a first-generation immigrant motivates me to serve marginalized communities with social work policy and practice,” Cheng Chow, first-year Ph.D. student in @texasstevehicks said.
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@utaustingradschoolWhen San Diego residents were concerned about sewage-related air contamination from a nearby river, Lea El Khoury, Ph.D. candidate in @texasche, stepped in to investigate. Her data played a role in prompting local authorities to act on improving air conditions in San Diego.
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@utaustingradschoolFor @utexasmccombs MBA student Aldo Galli, it’s all about using the right tools at the right time. In 2023, Galli was selected as one of MIT’s Innovators Under 35 Latin America for his startup, Cocarbon.
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@utaustingradschool@utaustinpsychology Ph.D. candidate Rebecka K. Hahnel-Peeters defends her dissertation this summer, after which she begins an assistant professorship at Indiana State University.
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@utaustingradschoolCongratulations to our four 2025 winners from the Empower Your Pitch competition! From left to right: Cell and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Candidate Lisa Wang won the award for Outstanding Public Engagement, Piano Performance Ph.D.
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@utaustingradschoolOne important problem in physics involves understanding the energy levels of a system of interacting particles. It is incredibly difficult, even for a quantum computer, so Justin Yirka, sixth year Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science @texasscience, studies approximations.
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Event StatusScheduledWednesday April 30, 2025, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pmPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.142 - Classrooms ABCJoin us for the Just In Time Job Search Bootcamp, an intensive workshop designed for graduate students and postdocs gearing up for their summer job search.
Event StatusScheduledThursday May 1, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmTexas Union (UNB), Santa Rita Suite 3.502Join the Office of Career and Life Design to learn from graduate students and postdocs about their impactful experiences in various UT-based experiential learning programs.
Event StatusScheduledWednesday May 7, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pmScholars Lab, Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)This in-person Systematic Review & Evidence Synthesis Boot Camp takes place over three half-day sessions. Begin with your own research question and leave with a well-developed search strategy with the next steps for progressing in your evidence synthesis project.
Event StatusScheduledThursday May 8, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pmScholars Lab, Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)This in-person Systematic Review & Evidence Synthesis Boot Camp takes place over three half-day sessions. Begin with your own research question and leave with a well-developed search strategy with the next steps for progressing in your evidence synthesis project.
Event StatusScheduledThursday May 8, 2025, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmThe Moody CenterThe Graduate School will hold the Master's Convocation Ceremony on May 8, 2025 at the Moody Center, to celebrate master’s candidates graduating in the Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms.
Event StatusScheduledFriday May 9, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pmScholars Lab, Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)This in-person Systematic Review & Evidence Synthesis Boot Camp takes place over three half-day sessions. Begin with your own research question and leave with a well-developed search strategy with the next steps for progressing in your evidence synthesis project.
Event StatusScheduledSaturday May 10, 2025, 11:30 am - 1:30 pmBass Concert HallThe Graduate School will hold the Doctoral Convocation Ceremony on May 10, 2025 at Bass Concert Hall, to celebrate doctoral candidates graduating in the Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday May 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 2:00 pmScholars Lab, Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)Join UT Libraries and UT Open Source Program Office in the PCL Scholars Lab for an in-depth discussion of open scholarship.
