Events: Staff

Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.

Upcoming Past

Feb

27

2025

Public Event

No Shortcuts to the Top: Nutrition and Science on the World’s Highest Mountains

Learn about nutritional concerns and the overall science of climbing the world’s highest mountains from the country’s foremost mountain high-altitude mountaineer. The inspiring Dr. Ed Viesturs will deliver the 2025 Jean Andrews nutrition lecture.

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm In Person

Feb

28

2025

Public Event

The Aging Brain & Digital Technologies

Hear an in-depth research talk probing a future with digital cognitive prosthetics: smart phones used to aid in regaining memories or personal-assistant apps to supplement the work of caregivers.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Hybrid

Mar

2

2025

Public Event

Learning, Sharing, Adapting with Plants

Enjoy a hands-on science activity fair for all ages, followed by an exploration of the ways plants and Indigenous peoples have lived and thrived together for thousands of years, at the 2025 Jean Andrews Plant Biology celebration.

11:30 am – 3:00 pm In Person

Mar

11

2025

Public Event

Mindful Sips: Treatment & Recovery

Part of a series of discussions 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.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Lilly Ettinger and Lief Fenno

Mar

25

2025

Public Event

Mindful Sips: Co-morbidities of Alcohol Use Disorder

Part of a series of discussions 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.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Elisabeth Lippard and Mary Steinhardt

Apr

5

2025

Date of Interest

CNS Scholars Day Celebration

The morning of the University-wide Honors Day, the College of Natural Sciences holds a pre-celebration of our fantastic CNS honors students and Graduates of Distinction at the CNS Scholars Celebration.

9:00 am – 10:30 am In Person

Apr

15

2025

Public Event

Mindful Sips: Risk factors for developing Alcohol Use Disorder

Part of a series of discussions 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.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Anna Warden and John Leri