Students

Gabriela Nomura Is Outstanding

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:37:14 -0500

Gabriela Nomura, this year's Cockrell Outstanding Scholar-Leader, is on her way to becoming a physician/engineer, with a goal of designing medical devices while also working with patients.

Engineering Affordable Housing

Thu, 01 May 2025 15:57:06 -0500

Over the next year, several researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering will perform hands-on housing research using units donated by ROKiT Homes.

Engineering a Better Athlete

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:14:33 -0600

Ella Small knows how to make a big impression, at the doctor’s office and on the balance beam.

We Met

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:21:25 -0600

We asked our Texas Engineering student and alumni communities how they met their bestie or significant other during their time at the Cockrell School. Grab some snacks, a bottle of wine and maybe even a few tissues as you read these stories.

Infant Innovation: Iman Salafian's Collaborative Approach to Medical Devices for Newborns

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:47:30 -0500

Iman Salafian is driven to improve care for newborn babies, leading two collaborative startups that emerged from a medical devices course.

Sights + Sounds

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:06:10 -0500

The buzz of machines in project labs and the steady hum of conversation in study spaces returned along with our Texas Engineering community as Longhorns came back to campus for the first time in a year and a half.

Reimagining the Engineering Student Experience

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:28 -0500

We are creating an educational culture centered on student projects.

Rethinking Relaxation

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:21 -0500

In their quest to build a better sling that doesn’t rely on trees, a group of entrepreneurial students invented a crowd-pleasing new product and launching a unique startup.

Take Your Mark

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:21 -0500

We sat down with John Shebat, a mechanical engineering junior, backstroker on the Texas Men's Swimming and Diving team and 2020 Olympic Games contender.

Inspired by Nature

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:21 -0500

Civil engineering senior Savanna Smith has a particular interest in biomimicry.

Navigating the Hidden Curriculum

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:15 -0500

For first-generation students, the unwritten rules and expectations of higher education can present real challenges.

Texas Engineers Go Green

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:15 -0500

This year marked the Cockrell School’s first-ever study abroad Maymester course on the island of Ireland.

The New Generation

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:15 -0500

More so than any other generation, Gen Z students are eager to get out of the classroom and learn in the real world.

Connecting Across Generations

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:09 -0500

On March 13, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic sent UT students home packing. The remainder of the spring semester would be spent online, distanced from their peers and professors and faced with a new, unexpected challenge: social isolation.

Creating a Platform for Change

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:09 -0500

Driven by a passion for helping others, Mamadou Balde has developed a motivational speaking project aimed at benefitting our most underrepresented communities.

Crafting Makes Me a Better Engineer

Tue, 28 May 2024 17:14:05 -0500

I’ve grown from a girl who created a makeshift vulpine friend by attaching legs to a stuffed sock and coloring it with red Sharpie to an engineer with valuable skills from my first passion. Perhaps I am crafty like a fox. I am also crafty like an engineer.

Internship SZN

Tue, 28 May 2024 17:13:59 -0500

Summer is a time for rest, relaxation and growth. For Cockrell School of Engineering students, it’s also a time to get their feet wet working for large companies, government entities and other organizations. For these students, it’s internship season.

Enrique the Connector

Tue, 28 May 2024 17:13:57 -0500

Ph.D. student Enrique Velasquez Morquecho leads SNaP, a student organization that aims to bring together other organizations for shared community.

5 Questions with Outstanding Scholar-Leader Matthew Nattier

Tue, 21 May 2024 09:40:43 -0500

Matthew Nattier just completed his aerospace engineering degree with a special honor – he was named the Cockrell School’s Outstanding Scholar-Leader for the class of 2024.

Sights and Sounds of 2024 Cockrell Commencement

Thu, 16 May 2024 15:33:36 -0500

Another academic year is over, and more than 1,700 newly minted Cockrell School graduates are moving on to their next adventure.