Events

Dr. Ankit Sabharwal On “Fishing for Cures: Zebrafish as a Pioneering In Vivo Model to Help Solve Mitochondrial Medicine Odysseys”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Ankit Sabharwal

Dr. Julia Wolfson On “Food Agency and the Potential for Cooking Skills Interventions to Promote Healthy Diets”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Julia Wolfson

Discover how small plots of schoolyard can cultivate not just food but also healthier, happier children and positive home and learning environments. Food and giveaways from Sprouts, sponsor of school gardens and associated research, will be provided.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Alexandra van den Berg

Dr. Alexandra van den Berg On “Growing Healthy Futures: The Impact of School Gardens on Children's Well-Being”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Alexandra van den Berg

STEM Girl Day at UT Austin, presented by Women in STEM (WiSTEM), is a free on-campus event for K-8th grade students and their families to explore STEM. All genders are welcome!

11:00 am – 4:00 pm • In Person

Learn about nutritional concerns and the overall science of climbing the world’s highest mountains from the country’s foremost mountain high-altitude mountaineer. The inspiring Dr. Ed Viesturs will deliver the 2025 Jean Andrews nutrition lecture.

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Ed Viesturs

Dr. Philipp Scherer On “The Expected, the Unexpected, and the Downright Amazing Impact of the Adipocyte on Systemic Metabolism”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Philipp Scherer