Past Events

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

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

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

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • In Person

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

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

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm • In Person

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

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

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

McDonald Observatory would like to invite young astronomers and their families to come learn about the moon, it’s craters and lunar mare for NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night that will be on October 4.

8:00 pm • Virtual

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