Public Outreach

Graduate Students Ensure Science Under the Stars Shines Bright

March 9, 2016 • by Steven E. Franklin

The free, monthly public lecture series was founded and is run completely by students in the Plant Biology and Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (EEB) graduate...

A mother and child attend Science Under the Stars.

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Military Children Will Receive More Support for Learning Math Under Dana Center Contract

June 22, 2015 • by Christine Sinatra

The Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin has been awarded a $12.7 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity to advance...

A burnt orange icon that resembles a rhombille grid "tessellation of the plain in identical rhombi"

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Astronomy Outreach Program Takes Texas Teachers on Trip of a Lifetime

April 13, 2015 • by Steven E. Franklin

A Department of Astronomy outreach program achieved the culmination of 17 years of hard work recently when several Texas teachers flew as part of the...

With the sliding door over its 17-ton infrared telescope wide open, NASA's SOFIA soars over California's snow-covered Southern Sierras on a test flight. Credit: NASA/Jim Ross

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Fun with Chemistry Inspires Students of All Ages

March 13, 2015 • by Steven E. Franklin

The program, which began visiting schools in December of 2014, was created to get children excited about science. The demonstrations are intended to be fun...