Events: Larger Community
Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.
Oct
15
2025
National Fossil Day: Fossil Identification
Celebrate National Fossil Day™ at Texas Science & Natural History Museum! Bring your fossils for in-person identification by a paleontologist.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm • In Person
Oct
15
2025
Public Star Party on UT Campus
Join the astronomy department for a free weekly public star party on the roof of the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA).
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • In Person
Oct
17
2025
Astronomy Afternoon
Explore the science of spectroscopy at Texas Science & Natural History Museum in its special exhibit, Big Eye on Dark Skies, featuring a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person
Oct
17
2025
Fest of the Senses
Join Texas Science & Natural History Museum for an after-hours sensory celebration in which all five senses will come alive!
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Oct
17
2025
Public Star Party on UT Campus
Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • In Person
Oct
18
2025
Public Star Party on UT Campus
Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • In Person
Oct
21
2025
Reel Science: Nocturnes at the Long Center
Watch an award-winning film about what distant moths may be whispering to us, and enjoy activities and a conversation with UT scientists, as part of our series with the Long Center for the Performing Arts and Sandbox Films.
5:30 pm – 8:45 pm • In Person
Oct
22
2025
Mindful Sips: AUD treatment strategies
Part of a seminar series organized by the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research about the neuroscientific, genetic and social aspects of alcohol drinking and the development of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person
Speaker(s): Lief Fenno and Greg Fonzo
Oct
22
2025
Public Star Party on UT Campus
Join the astronomy department for a free weekly public star party on the roof of the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA).
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • In Person
Oct
24
2025
Astronomy Afternoon
Explore the science of spectroscopy at Texas Science & Natural History Museum in its special exhibit, Big Eye on Dark Skies, featuring a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person