Emily Jane McTavish
Journey to a New World – The Global History of Texas Longhorn Cattle!
★ Texas’s iconic longhorn cattle are descended from herds arriving with Columbus in the 1490’s. Left to roam the unfenced southwest, they adapted to their new environment through natural selection.
★ Using genomic data, we will trace the longhorn’s remarkable history – both around the globe, and back to the time of cattle domestication 8,000 years ago!
SUTS featured in Daily Texan video
Science Under the Stars (SUTS) is honored to have been featured in a short video from The Daily Texan Online. The video features interviews with SUTS co-organizer Eben Gering and our most recent outreach speaker Nikhil Advani.
Science Under the Stars from The Daily Texan on Vimeo.
Nikhil Advani
The Biological Impacts of Climate Change: Insights from Butterflies!
Climate change is predicted to accelerate over the course of this century. Breaking research on butterflies shows how species might respond.
Click here to download the poster from Nikhil’s SUTS Event!
Patricia Salerno
Truths and Myths Behind the Lost World of South America
From Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World tothe Disney movie “Up”, there are many myths that surround the tepuis (flattop mountains) of South America. Rising up to 3000m, these colossal mountains offer exciting opportunities for evolutionary studies.
Join me as I walk you through the majestic beauty of tepuis. We’ll meet the flora and fauna that call these mountains home, and explore odd myths, and stranger truths, of a lost world.
Click here to download Patricia Salerno’s SUTS poster!
2011-2012 schedule!
We’re excited to announce our 2011-2012 season of speakers! All lectures in this series are free, open to the public, and held at 7:30pm outdoors at Brackenridge Field Laboratory, 2907 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, Texas 78703 (map). In the case of inclement weather, lectures will be held indoors. Arrive early for complimentary refreshments and fun activities for kids of all ages!
- October 13 | Patricia Salerno
“Truths and myths behind the Lost World of South America.” - November 10 | Nikhil Advani
“The biological impacts of climate change: Insights from butterflies!” - December 8 | Emily McTavish
“Journey to a New World: The Global History of Texas Longhorn Cattle”
- February 2012 | Jacob Soule
- March 2012 | Genevieve Smith
- April 2012 | Jeanine Abrams
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