Events: Larger Community

Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.

Upcoming Past

Dec

3

2025

Public Event

Mindful Sips: AUD and stress

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): Elizabeth Lippard and John Leri

Dec

3

2025

Public Event

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).

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm In Person

Dec

5

2025

Public Event

Public Star Party on UT Campus

Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm In Person

Dec

6

2025

Public Event

Public Star Party on UT Campus

Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm In Person

Dec

10

2025

Public Event

Reel Science: Fireball

Join Reel Science at the Long Center for an evening of science discovery, film and telescope viewing during the Geminids meteor shower.

6:00 pm – 9:45 pm In Person

Dec

11

2025

Public Event

Science Under the Stars: There Are Many Ways to Find a Mate

Learn about mate selection in nature with Sunishka Thakura, a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Biology at UT Austin who is studying how the social environment of animals can modulate their behavior, physiology and brain gene expression.

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Sunishka Thakur

Dec

12

2025

Public Event

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

Dec

16

2025

Public Event

The Red River Ensemble Holiday Concert

The Red River Ensemble will give a special Holiday Concert featuring classical holiday music from Mozart, Handel and more.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In Person

Dec

17

2025

Public Event

Live Deep Sky Tour: Compact Objects

Join the McDonald Observatory as they explore white dwarf stars, neutron stars and black holes!

8:00 pm Virtual

Dec

28

2025

Public Event

H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday

Enjoy FREE museum admission all day during H-E-B Free Fourth Sundays, held the fourth Sunday of every month.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm In Person