Past Events

Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.

Upcoming Past

Jun

13

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

Jun

12

2025

Community-Building

Staff Celebration Galaxy Brunch

Enjoy a galaxy-themed brunch, door and raffle prizes, camaraderie with your peers and the presentation of the latest Staff Excellence Awards.

9:30 am – 11:30 am In Person

Jun

6

2025

Public Event

Astronomy Afternoon

Enjoy a live, hands-on demonstration in the Big Eye on Dark Skies exhibit at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

May

28

2025

Public Event

Live Deep Sky Tour: Galaxies

Join in for live views of an array of spiral galaxies from the dark skies at McDonald Observatory.

9:15 pm Virtual

May

25

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

May

22

2025

Public Event

Astronomy Uncorked: Shedding Light on Dark Matter

Join Astronomy Uncorked for a relaxed evening, learning a little astronomy over a glass of wine.

6:30 pm In Person

May

19

2025

Public Event

Musical Memories featuring Nina Bernat & Friends

Come and enjoy a mid-day musical break at this free concert with double bassist Nina Bernat and friends.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Nina Bernat, Colette Valentine, Patrice Calixte, and Douglas Harvey

May

19

2025

Machine Learning for Life Sciences Researchers

This hands-on program takes attendees through the fundamentals of machine learning to cutting-edge deep learning techniques.

9:00 am – 4:00 pm In Person

May

13

2025

Public Event

Astronomy on Tap ATX

Join Astronomy on Tap ATX for a night full of astronomy talks, astronomy news and more. This month features UT Astronomy graduate student Laurel Weiss and HETDEX observing manager Dr. Robin Ciardullo.

8:00 pm In Person

May

10

2025

Graduation

CNS Graduation Ceremony (Second Ceremony)

Graduation ceremony for Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Human Development and Family Sciences, Human Ecology, Mathematics, Nutrition, Physics, Public Health, Statistics and Data Science and Textiles and Apparel majors.

4:00 pm – 6:30 pm In Person