Events
Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.
Dec
2
2025
Careers, Learning and Development
December Grad Drop-Ins
December graduates are invited to celebrate with CNS Career Services!
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm • In Person
Dec
3
2025
Mindful Sips: AUD and stress
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 – 4:00 pm • In Person
Speaker(s): Elizabeth Lippard and John Leri
Dec
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).
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Dec
5
2025
Careers, Learning and Development
CNS Abroad Drop-In Advising
Drop by the Office of Experiential Learning to get started on your international journey!
10:00 am – 1:00 pm • In Person
Dec
5
2025
Public Star Party on UT Campus
Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Dec
6
2025
Public Star Party on UT Campus
Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Dec
10
2025
Careers, Learning and Development
Learning Lunch - Fall 2025
Join us for lunch and a discussion of timely topics in undergraduate education.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person
Dec
10
2025
Reel Science: Fireball
Join Reel Science at the Long Center for an evening of science discovery, film and telescope viewing during the Geminids meteor shower.
6:00 pm – 9:45 pm • In Person
Dec
11
2025
Science Under the Stars: There Are Many Ways to Find a Mate
Learn about mate selection in nature with Sunishka Thakura, a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Biology at UT Austin who is studying how the social environment of animals can modulate their behavior, physiology and brain gene expression.
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person
Speaker(s): Sunishka Thakur
Dec
12
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.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person