Events: Larger Community
Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.
Feb
21
2025
Growing a Healthy Future in School Gardens
Discover how small plots of schoolyard can cultivate not just food but also healthier, happier children and positive home and learning environments. Food and giveaways from Sprouts, sponsor of school gardens and associated research, will be provided.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person
Feb
21
2025
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
Feb
21
2025
Science on Screen Presents: Shelf Life
The Austin Film Society will host a special ticketed screening of “Shelf Life,” a global exploration of cheesemaking in unexpected places that draws surprising parallels between the aging of cheese and the human experience.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Feb
22
2025
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
Feb
23
2025
Texas Science & Natural History Museum H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday
Texas Science & Natural History Museum engages, excites and connects curious minds of all ages to the unique and irreplaceable natural history of the State of Texas.
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm • In Person
Feb
24
2025
Planet Texas 2050 Symposium: Resilience Research in Action: Feb 24-27
With several events also featured in the Texas Science Festival, the PT2050 Symposium lets you learn from researchers dedicated to studying resilience.
9:00 am – 5:00 pm • In Person
Feb
24
2025
Unlocking Mysteries of Space: Astronomy’s Biggest Discoveries
Join an all-ages event about the Universe, including talks and opportunities to interact with astronomers through Astronomy on Tap ATX.
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Feb
25
2025
Teaching AI Literacy: AI and AI Ethics Across Disciplines
Learn about equipping the next generation of leaders to use AI tools responsibly in their work, research and lives through innovative, interdisciplinary approaches from UT Austin Good Systems leaders.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Virtual
Feb
25
2025
The Climate-Driven Home Insurance Crisis: A PT2050 Discussion
Homeownership has never looked like this. Get the scoop on why from an investigative reporter who looked into how shifts in Texas weather are changing the stakes. This event is part of the UT Planet Texas 2050 Symposium.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm • In Person
Feb
25
2025
Shattering Barriers with a Laser Focus: Three World-Changing Women in Physics
Join us for an inspiring and insightful event featuring Donna Strickland, 2018 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Kim Budil, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Elaine Li, co-director of the Texas Quantum Institute.
4:30 pm – 6:45 pm • In Person