All-Ages Science Fun & Plant Biology Public Talk

Event

The 2024 Jean Andrews public talk in plant biology will be held in the Wildflower Center auditorium from 1:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Colin Khoury, senior director of science and conservation at the San Diego Botanic Garden, and is titled: “If We Are What We Eat, Then Where Are We From?”

The talk will be preceded from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. by an all-ages science-themed fair in the Great Hall, celebrating discovery and the natural world. Meet with working scientists and students from The University of Texas at Austin and partner organizations in the community, including:

- UT Jha Lab: Learn about bee diversity and pollen, and make lollipop flowers
- UT Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS): Explore indigenous foods and agricultural practices
- Wildflower Center Conservation & Science Department: Explore seed collections and native plants
- UT Biodiversity Collections: Check out insect specimens and enjoy activities — you might even get to meet live hissing cockroaches
- Texas Science and Natural History Museum (formerly Texas Memorial Museum): Discover hefty herbivores of Ice Age Austin
- Billy L. Turner Plant Resources Center, the UT Herbarium: Learn about the legacy of Jean Andrews

and much more from Farmshare Austin, Beevo Beekeepers, the Xerces Society and others!