Past Events

Join Astronomy on Tap ATX for a night of astronomy talks about life in space with special guests.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person

Undergraduates already enrolled in the College of Natural Sciences must apply by March 15 to qualify for 26-27 academic year scholarships. Read on and be sure to RSVP if you wish to attend info sessions in January.

11:59 pm • Virtual

Register if you would like to participate in the 2026 College of Natural Sciences Technology & Science Undergraduate Research Forum.

11:59 pm

Musical Memories offers a free, mid-day musical arts break for the UT community, featuring Butler Opera Center Musicians singing arias from Handel’s opera “Alcina.”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Ph.D. student Zarluis Mijango Ramos reveals some of the bizarre and specialized adaptations plants have developed to allow them to grow in most environments around the globe.

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Zarluis Mijango Ramos

A conversation about how brains have evolved protection against poisons (or not) with Dr. Harold Zakon, Professor of Neuroscience at UT Austin.

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Harold Zakon

Join the astronomy department for a free weekly public star party on the roof of the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA).

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • In Person

The CNS Office of Faculty Affairs will host a Promotion and Tenure Information Session for Professional-Track faculty in Years 1-3.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Shardha Jogee

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

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person

The 2026 Great Lecture in Astronomy will be “Galactic Archaeology: The History of Our Cosmic Home” by UT Astronomy Professor Keith Hawkins.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm • Virtual

Speaker(s): Keith Hawkins