Past Events

Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.

Upcoming Past

Oct

10

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

Oct

9

2025

Public Event

Science Under the Stars: Flora of the Living Dead

Get into the spirit of the Halloween season with a talk about some of the creepiest plants around — resurrection plants.

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Allison Hutt

Oct

9

2025

Public Event

UT Brainstorms Presents: The Choosing Brain

A conversation about how brains make decisions, led by Dr. Thomas Elston, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin.

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Thom Elston

Oct

8

2025

Public Event

Public Star Party on UT Campus

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

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm In Person

Oct

4

2025

Public Event

Public Star Party on UT Campus

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

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm In Person

Oct

4

2025

Public Event

UT Physics Circus at the Museum

Join the UT Physics Circus for a high-energy, mind-blowing science show like no other, on the back patio at Texas Science & Natural History Museum!

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

Oct

3

2025

Public Event

Public Star Party on UT Campus

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

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm In Person

Oct

3

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

Oct

3

2025

Public Event

Musical Memories featuring Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlán

Come and enjoy a mid-day musical break at this free concert with the Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlán.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In Person

Oct

2

2025

Public Event

Mindful Sips: Stigma Symposium

Part of a seminar series organized 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 (AUD).

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Chris Marshall, A.J. Iglis, Claire Valera, and Lilly Ettinger