Science Under the Stars: The Flower that Blooms in Adversity

What do you do when it’s hot outside? This question is more and more relevant every year, as global temperatures continue to rise. While animals can travel to cooler climates, plants cannot rely on movement to survive. Instead, they combat warm temperatures by changing their gene expression in real time. Plant geneticists all over the world are studying this and making advances in genome editing to learn more. But what are the plants doing in the first place? And what are scientists actually doing to help? 

Join Maddie Brightbill, Ph.D. candidate in Plant Biology, for an introduction to plant genetics and flowering guaranteed to make you feel confident next time you hear about these studies in the news.

Schedule:

• 7:00 pm: Kid’s activities and natural history displays
• 7:15 pm: Guided tour of Brackenridge Field Laboratory
• 8:00 pm: Talk Begins

The talk will be held outdoors at Brackenridge Field Laboratory.

Science Under the Stars is a free public outreach lecture series in Austin, Texas run by UT graduate students. Events are held outdoors at Brackenridge Field Laboratory, 2907 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, Texas 78703. Find schedules and links for each event on the SUtS blog, Instagram, X/Twitter and YouTube channel, or sign up on their listserve to get event notifications.