Past Events
Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.
Sep
11
2025
Science Under the Stars: The Life of A Flower
Join Science Under the Stars to delve into the fascinating world of floral biology, exploring the diverse traits flowers have evolved to attract their pollinators.
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Speaker(s): Rossana Maguiña-Conde
Sep
10
2025
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
Sep
10
2025
How Extinctions Shaped the History of Life
Travel back 183 million years to the Early Jurassic, a time when dinosaurs were just getting started on land—and life in the oceans was in crisis.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm • In Person
Sep
9
2025
Astronomy on Tap ATX
Join Astronomy on Tap ATX for a night full of astronomy talks, astronomy news and more. This month features Prof. Adam Ginsburg of the University of Florida and Dr. Anthony Taylor of UT, who recently helped identify the oldest confirmed black hole.
7:45 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Sep
6
2025
Teresa Lozano Long Community Day
Part block-party, part-fest by the Long Center for the Performing Arts, featuring science demos and hands-on experiments by Texas Science faculty, staff and students.
11:00 am • In Person
Sep
5
2025
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
Sep
5
2025
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.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm • In Person
Sep
4
2025
Mindful Sips: Neuroscience of Alcohol Use Disorder
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.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person
Speaker(s): Kim Nixon and Marion Friske
Sep
4
2025
Second-Year Social — On Track Together!
A kick-off social for second-year students to connect with classmates, explore program tables and grab some snacks and swag.
11:00 am – 1:00 pm • In Person
Sep
3
2025
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
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      