# All News

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### [Resources for Graduate Students - February 2026](https://t.e2ma.net/webview/nm0uyk/1a1a637262b9280dea5a953f378d4410)

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.

### [Resources for Graduate Students - January 2026](https://t.e2ma.net/webview/btt0vk/eb5d8039563e79d93bab99c94c77ab86)

Jan. 22, 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.

### [PhD Students Earn Research First Place Recognition at AACN Doctoral Education Conference](https://nursing.utexas.edu/news/phd-students-earn-research-first-place-recognition-aacn-doctoral-education-conference)

Jan. 22, 2026

A group of doctoral students from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing received Research First Place recognition for a poster presentation at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Doctoral Education Conference, held January 14-16 in Bonita Springs, Florida.

### [Graduate Student Spotlight: Yefferson Ospina](https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/spanish/news/graduate-student-spotlight-yefferson-ospina)

Jan. 20, 2026

Yefferson Ospina is a writer and doctoral student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UT Austin, specializing in the gothic and spectral dimensions of 21st-century novels from Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina.

### [Texas Social Work Showcases Leading Research at SSWR 2026](https://socialwork.utexas.edu/texas-social-work-showcases-leading-research-at-sswr-2026/)

Jan. 20, 2026

More than 40 faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students from the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work shared their expertise and findings in social work science at the annual conference in Washington, D.C.

### [We Built This: Alumni Stories from Texas Engineering](https://magazine.engr.utexas.edu/2025/we-built-this)

Jan. 15, 2026

From new facilities on the Forty Acres to partnerships around the globe, Texas Engineering alumni are building it all.

### [Doctoral student Meiyan Chen recognized as a scholar by American Psychological Oncology Society](https://socialwork.utexas.edu/doctoral-student-meiyan-chen-recognized-as-a-scholar-by-american-psychological-oncology-society/)

Jan. 14, 2026

The two-year scholarship award helps support Chen’s work with cancer patients, particularly those that have not necessarily been heard from or studied in prior studies.

### [Former Butler Faculty Member and Alumnus Russell Podgorsek Earns National Recognition for Steel Drum Concerto](https://music.utexas.edu/news/former-butler-faculty-member-alumnus-russell-podgorsek-earns-national-recognition-steel-drum)

Jan. 14, 2026

The nationally recognized work was premiered in 2023 by the Butler Symphony Orchestra, featuring fellow Butler School alumni Diana Loomer as steel drum soloist and Tamara Dworetz as conductor.

### [Simulation and Skills Center: Bridging Classroom Learning with Hands-On Experience](https://nursing.utexas.edu/news/simulation-and-skills-center-bridging-classroom-learning-hands-experience)

Jan. 13, 2026

Equipped with advanced simulation tools, the Center prepares students to transition confidently from the classroom to clinical practice, ensuring they have the competencies needed for effective patient care.

### [Anthropology’s Annual Night at the Skyspace](https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/anthropology/news/anthropology-rsquo-s-annual-night-at-the-skyspace)

Jan. 9, 2026

Begun as an informal gathering in 2022, the event provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and graduate students to relax and enjoy the installation’s ethereal light sequence while listening to a themed playlist curated by Anthropology department members.