Events: Alumni

Explore events and happenings in the College of Natural Sciences.

Upcoming Past

Apr

7

2026

Public Event

2026 LaMontagne Lecture & Symposium with Keith Klugman

Dr. Keith Klugman, Director of the Pneumonia Program at the Gates Foundation, will speak on “Novel Vaccines to Further Reduce Pneumonia Mortality in Children.”

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Hybrid

Speaker(s): Keith Klugman

Apr

16

2026

Public Event

Listening to Cosmic Collisions: Black Holes, Neutron Stars and the Rise of Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics

Dr. Vicky Kalogera, the Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University will give the 2026 Weinberg Memorial Lecture.

4:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Vicky Kalogera

Apr

16

2026

Public Event

UT Brainstorms: The Rhythmic Brain

A conversation about how neural synchrony shapes the brain, from memory and circadian rhythms to movement and dance, with Dr. Laura Colgin, Professor of Neuroscience at UT Austin.

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Laura Colgin

Apr

25

2026

Public Event

2026 BFL BioBlitz

Join Brackenridge Field Lab for this fun and unique experience to enhance understanding of local biodiversity.

10:00 am – 10:00 pm In Person

May

27

2026

Public Event

Reel Science: Andre is an Idiot

Join us for an award-winning film about facing mortality, plus activities and conversation with UT scientists. The documentary follows the irreverent André Ricciardi whose diagnosis inspires him to face death joyfully and with humor.

5:30 pm – 9:00 pm In Person

Sep

11

2026

Public Event

2026 KBH Energy Center Energy Symposium

Come explore the industry’s most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities shaping the future of energy.

9:00 am – 5:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Michael Wirth and Daniel Yergin