Events: Staff

STEM Muse is a mentorship network designed to support the professional development of women in STEM fields and open for all current UT College of Natural Sciences students, grad students, faculty and research staff.

11:59 pm • Virtual

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): Riccardo Barchiesi, Marion Friske, and Caitlin Orsini

Texas Biologics presents industry experts who are leading biotech and biologic therapy R&D and commercialization.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Olga Paley

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

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): Laura Ferguson and Rajesh Miranda

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.

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm • In Person

Join the award-winning journalist Vauhini Vara for a talk on the delicate intersection of human expression and living in our artificial intelligence age, where rapidly evolving AI technologies may transform how we relate with one another.

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm • In Person

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

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

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