Events

Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.

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

Public Event

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

10

2025

Date of Interest

WiSTEM Externship Application Deadline

Apply to join a virtual learning experience for current and future STEM undergraduate students to gain career skills and earn digital badges or microcredentials during the winter break.

11:59 pm Virtual

Dec

11

2025

Public Event

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

Public Event

Texas Standard Radio Live from McDonald Observatory

Texas Standard radio, the national daily news show of Texas, will celebrate 10 years on air and online by hitting the road. The program is broadcasting live from McDonald Observatory and other iconic locations across the Lone Star state.

10:00 am – 11:00 am Virtual

Dec

12

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

Dec

16

2025

Public Event

The Red River Ensemble Holiday Concert

The Red River Ensemble will give a special Holiday Concert featuring classical holiday music from Mozart, Handel and more.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In Person

Dec

17

2025

Public Event

Live Deep Sky Tour: Compact Objects

Join the McDonald Observatory as they explore white dwarf stars, neutron stars and black holes!

8:00 pm Virtual

Dec

28

2025

Public Event

H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday

Enjoy FREE museum admission all day during H-E-B Free Fourth Sundays, held the fourth Sunday of every month.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm In Person

Jan

25

2026

Public Event

H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday

Enjoy FREE museum admission all day during H-E-B Free Fourth Sundays, held the fourth Sunday of every month.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm In Person