Student Experience
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Student Researchers Gain Hands-On Experience in UT’s Turtle Pond
Since 2022, students have recorded information on the turtles on UT’s campus. This July, their research was published, revealing the unique microbial makeup of the turtles.
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Meet the Longhorn Who Kicked His Way to $1.2 Million at College GameDay
Freshman Connor Kacena-Merrell took home the cash prize from Pat McAfee’s “College GameDay” kicking contest.
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Nursing Ph.D. Student Takes Her Experience From the Bedside to Capitol Hill
Third-year doctoral candidate and practicing operating room nurse Merci Paulhill spent her summer with the American Nurses Association, learning how policy shapes patient care.
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UT ROTC and Veterans Joined by Ohio State Students in 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Longhorns gather at Mike Myers Stadium to climb the steps in honor of the victims and first responders on the 25th anniversary of attacks.
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McCombs School of BusinessMcCombs MBA Students Help Austin Sunshine Camps With Expansion Efforts
The school’s Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows are helping more local children create summer memories
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Where Are They Now: Katherine Allen
The Where Are They Now series revisits students whose careers were shaped by the generosity of What Starts Here campaign and Texas Exes donors.
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Finding Purpose Through Service
A recent graduate of the College of Liberal Arts spent a year abroad supporting local revitalization efforts – and then created a similar program on the Forty Acres.
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A New Texas Student Experience
New unit brings together key services, programs and support systems Longhorns depend on.
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Students Win Science Award for Bio-Inspired Fabric Sealant
College of Natural Sciences students developed an innovation that could mean safer ways of making clothing water-resistant.
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Hook ’Em Here 2026: Interns Work, Learn and Grow
This summer, College of Education students interned with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
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What Have Longhorns Been Up To This Summer?
Read to learn more about the internships, experiential learning opportunities and programs students have been participating in this summer.
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From Senior Design to Startup: How a Wildfire Competition Sparked a UT Spinoff
What began as a design course project grew into an international endeavor and has since become an AI company of its own.
