Past Events

Professional Development Awards provide support for students to attend major professional meetings at which they present an original paper based on their research conducted at the University of Texas. on

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Jack Lloyd, Jordan Cisco, Kyle Capistrant-Fossa, Mariana Rivera, and Laura Sisk-Hackworth

The lost Corpus Christi Pass has intriguing geology and history, shaped by nature, war and humans. This event takes place in Port Aransas at the Marine Science Institute and online and highlights Texas’s intertwined natural and cultural legacies.

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm • Hybrid

Phytoplankton drive marine primary production, but their community shifts with environmental changes. Alex Barth explores how extreme rain events shape estuarine phytoplankton and trophic interactions.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Alex Barth

What is a book blind date? This is an opportunity to bring books you no longer want or have already read and swap them out for new and exciting books to add to your to-be-read pile.

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm • In Person

Design your own bouquet with fresh flowers and vases provided, perfect for brightening your space or creating a thoughtful gift!

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm • In Person

Anna Ruth Halberstadt combines ice sheet modeling and geologic data to study Antarctic Ice Sheet stability and sea level rise under past and future climates.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Anna Ruth Halberstadt

Join the Green Team for Spring Planting Day on Saturday, February 1st, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Beach St Garden (700 Beach St) to plant, paint garden rocks, and take home a plant!

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Mixing, Melting, and Morphology in Environmental Turbulence

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Blair Johnson - Associate Proffessor - UT CAEE

Attention to UTMSI staff and students: The UTMSI campus will be closed on January 21, 2025. If you can work from home, please do so remotely. All classes for Tuesday will be remote. As of now, operations will resume Wednesday.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Start the new year and semester on the right foot—with tacos and community!

8:30 am – 9:30 am