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Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for April

April 29, 2025
New Community Building Committee from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring Award Winner, Early Career Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Fall 2025 and more.
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Graduate School Announces 2025 Award Winners

April 22, 2025
The Graduate School has announced the 2025 winners of its professional and student awards. The awards recognize excellence in graduate academics, teaching, mentoring and professional services.
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Meet the 13 Empower Your Pitch Finalists for 2025

April 2, 2025
13 Finalists from The University of Texas at Austin will compete for prizes during the Empower Your Pitch Grand Finale and Celebration, including two postdoctoral scholars.
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Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for March

March 25, 2025
RSVP for the Final Round of the Empower Your Pitch Competition, Resume Lab for Graduate Students and Postdocs, National Postdoctoral Association and more.
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Postdoc Research: Norovirus-Neutralizing Antibodies Open Door to Vaccine

March 5, 2025
Scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a strategy to fight back against norovirus, a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide.
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Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for February

Feb. 19, 2025
Damon Runyon Fellowship Award, Meet the Members of the UT Postdoc Association Leadership Team, Participate in the 2025 Empower Your Pitch Competition and more.
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Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for January

Jan. 22, 2025
Professional development events, Lunch Workshop: Making Your Work Accessible and Relevant to a General Audience, Tips on Networking and more!
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Postdoc Research: Some Bacteria Evolve Like Clockwork With the Seasons

Jan. 3, 2025
According to a new study in Nature Microbiology, researchers, which includes a UT postdoctoral fellow, found that through the course of a year, most individual species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolved, apparently in response to dramatically changing seasons.
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Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for December

Dec. 18, 2024
New Office of Career & Life Design website for grad students and postdocs, holiday international travel reminders, join us for events in January and more!
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Postdoctoral Affairs Newsletter for November

Nov. 21, 2024
Apply to join us for the 2025 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference, nominate your mentor for a Graduate School Award, join us for events in December and more!