Events: Faculty

Human & Climate-Driven Water Quality Challenges Affecting the Texas Coast

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Mike Wetz - Harte Research Institute

Please join us at the Patton Center on Friday, April 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM for a retrospective seminar by retiring professor Dr. Lee Fuiman, followed by a reception.

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Lee Fuiman

Save the date for April 22-23, 2026, and join the Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting! This event brings together experts and the community to share research on the Gulf of Mexico's coastal environments.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm • In Person

Microeukaryote physiology and molecular ecology: from the Georgia coast to the Southern Ocean

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Natalie Cohen - University of Georgia

Join us in celebrating our Semester by the Sea students as they present their research, field experiences, and reflections from a semester on the Texas coast.

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Coming soon.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Carys Mitchelmore - University of Maryland

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Southern Geobiology Symposium (SGS) 2026 is a graduate student–organized event that provides a supportive space, especially for early-career researchers, to share research and build connections in geobiology and related fields along the Gulf Coas

8:00 am – 5:00 pm • In Person

Students at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute will observe Fall Break from November 23 to November 28, 2026, in observance of Thanksgiving. The university will be closed on November 26 and 27, 2026.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm