News

Tower on the north side

Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for June

June 2, 2026
First Postdoctoral Teaching Academy graduates, announcing the Fall 2026 Early Career Scholars, UTPDA offers tour of Brackenridge Field Lab, and more.
Fellows of the Postdoctoral Teaching Academy pose with their certificates in front of a mural.

Postdoctoral Teaching Academy Graduates First Cohort of Fellows

June 1, 2026
The Postdoctoral Teaching Academy provided an opportunity for highly motivated postdoctoral scholars to build their knowledge and confidence around evidence-based teaching practices.
A group of fellows sit around a table for an activity.

Announcing the Fall 2026 Cohort of Early Career Scholars

June 1, 2026
Now in its sixth year, the Early Career Scholars Program enables fellows interested in exploring academic careers to build a strong professional network of future academics, develop healthy mentoring relationships and gain a better understanding of an academic career.
A data center server rack in a hallway.

Postdoc Research: Data Centers Are Growing in Texas, But Big Questions Remain About Water Use

May 6, 2026
New report finds Texas data center growth could raise water use to as much as 9% by 2040, highlighting the need for more awareness, shared standards and integrated planning to manage rising demand.
Satellite dishes under a night sky.

A Match Made in the Cosmos

May 5, 2026
Astronomy is sitting on a cosmic treasure chest. That treasure is data—petabytes of it.
Tower on the north side

Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for May

May 1, 2026
Early Career Scholars program deadline extended to May 8, Travel Grant applications open until June 1, and more.
Two researchers stand in front of a poster on display at a conference.

Postdocs Present Research at Pharmacy Research Excellence Day 2026

April 30, 2026
Hosted by the College of Pharmacy’s Office of the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, this annual event highlights the accomplishments of Texas Pharmacy researchers at all levels: undergraduate, Pharm.D. and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and residents, as well as research staff and faculty.
A crater on Mars is made up of brown sedimentary rock.

Postdoc Research: Newly Discovered Coastal Shelf on Mars Could be Best Evidence Yet for Long-Gone Ocean

April 15, 2026
Scientists have discovered geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried up ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet’s surface.
Two researchers present a PowerPoint presentation titled "Attention! Rethinking What We Measure in CHIIR Studies."

The iSchool’s Strong Showing at 2026 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR)

April 6, 2026
CHIIR 2026 was held March 22-26 in Seattle, and the University of Texas School of Information was front and center, showcasing research excellence and leadership in the field. Several iSchoolers were in attendance as presenters, and two received awards.
An enormous halo of hydrogen gas as seen in deep imaging from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Postdoc Research: Astronomers Thought the Early Universe Was Full of Hydrogen. Now They’ve Found It.

April 6, 2026
Hydrogen gas is notoriously hard to detect because it doesn’t generate its own light. Observations from HETDEX are starting to fill in this gap.