News: Graduate Students
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships and Honors to Natural Sciences Students
Dozens of College of Natural Science students received recognition through the National Science Foundation program.
![A graduate student in a white lab coat and PPE smiles at a container he holds up to view](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2-grfp.jpg)
McDonald Observatory
UT Astronomy Graduate Student Receives Fellowship to Study Exoplanets
The Heising-Simons Foundation has awarded Quang Tran, Ph.D. candidate in UT astronomy, one of its eight prestigious 51 Pegasi b Fellowships.
![A young scientist stands in a portico of an academic building](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/quang-1200x800.jpg)
Top Prize Image in Visualizing Science Contest Captures Research Tied to the Sun
Ph.D. student Maile Marriott’s submission illustrates the complexities of the “space weather” generated by our sun.
![Top Prize Editor’s Choice](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/visscistorythumbnail-2400x1600.jpg)
UT News
The Sun’s Corona: A Boiling Pot On An Ice Cube
Jarrod Bianco and Maile Marriott, two graduate students working with physicist Anna Tenerani, talk heliophysics.
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Vital Seagrasses in Gulf of Mexico Are Retreating Amid Rapid Sea Level Rise
At the Gulf Coast, rising sea levels are linked to a loss of valuable seagrass habitats in Texas, new research has found.
![Two scientists stand in shin-deep coastal waters peering into a box at a sample](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/seagrasses-thumbnail.jpg)
Inaugural Class of AI Master’s Students Tackle a Transformative Moment in Tech
The University of Texas at Austin has welcomed its first cohort of students in the new, affordable, online artificial intelligence graduate degree program.
![A student wearing a UT sweatshirt sits at a desk with Essentials of AI and a Longhorn silhouette displayed on two screens](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/year-of-ai-story-3x2.jpg)
Nuance Needed Regarding Weight-Gain Recommendations During Pregnancy
Patients with obesity while pregnant may receive recommendations from their doctors that need revisiting, researchers say.
![A pregnant person, left, speaks with a doctor, right, while she points at a clipboard.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/pregnancy-thumb.jpg)
Weinberg Institute
Meet a Graduate Student at the Nexus Point of Gravitational Wave Discovery
A Texas Science video series profiles student researchers, including physics graduate student Snehal Tibrewal.
![A young woman in glasses stands beneath the oak trees and a graphic reads: Nexus Point S2 E1](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/snehal_tibrewal_horizontal_thumbnail.png)
UT News
Students and Faculty Parade Their Robots Through Campus
Texas Robotics held its inaugural Robot Parade, and members of various research labs and student groups showcased their work.
![Several students and researchers in Texas Robotics t-shirts and holding controllers accompany a variety of robots walking and rolling down Speedway](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/robotics-parade-2023-216838-2100x1400-56500367-231a-4b3a-92f2-2fedeeb5c068-1200x800-c-default.jpg)
The Neighborhood You Grow Up in May Impact Your Cognitive Health Decades Later
Jean Choi, Elizabeth Muñoz and collaborators identified associations between neighborhood cohesion and cognitive health.
![A child's sense of neighborhood cohesion could impact their cognitive health later in life.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2-neighborhood-cohesion.jpg)