Newly Opened Patton Center for Marine Science Education Offers Opportunities to Explore

October 30, 2022 • by Staff Writer

A newly renovated and reimagined space for exploring the science of marine life and ecosystems is now open to the public, free of charge, on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, Texas.

"Fit and Equipped for Challenging Seas" and "The Estuary" say signs on exhibit walls in the new Patton Center

At the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Patton Marine Science Education Center ribbon-cutting event, the estuary exhibit was among the new offerings.


Two children interact with an exhibit in the newly renovated Patton Center

Young visitors play and explore in The University of Texas at Austin's newly renovated Patton Center for Marine Science Education, based at the Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas.

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