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Events

Explore UT: Explore the School of Human Ecology!
Saturday, March 02, 2019, 11:00am - 05:00pm
Contact Megan Rovang
Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Create Your Own Fashion Design
11:00 AM - 3:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Great Hall
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Join members of the University Fashion Group to create your own fashion design. We'll provide the mannequin, fabric and clips to help you explore your creative side. Learn about fashion design at UT and how we interact with the Austin fashion community.

 
Dining with Dietitians: Nutritional Bug Edition
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Discover how some of our six-legged friends can be an excellent source of calcium, protein, iron and vitamin B. Join future dietitian nutritionists to explore the contributions of dietitians in society. They'll leave you “hoppin” with a fun activity.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Disease Detectives
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Join student members of Texas Public Health for a fun investigation into the world of diseases. You’ll be able to make microbe bracelets, play a disease-matching game and learn about smoking prevention and related public health studies.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Illustrating the Look of Your Family
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Illustrate what your family looks like by adding them to a wallpaper mural. You'll be able to interact with students studying Human Development and Family Sciences at UT and learn about their research on families, including analysis of the family unit.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
It's a Balancing Act
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Test your problem-solving skills and challenge yourself to think outside the box. See if you can find a solution to the problem of how to successfully balance multiple items on top of one other item.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Marbling Science and Creativity
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Create beautiful marbled art with everyday materials such as shaving cream, food coloring and paper. Join staff and students from Priscilla Pond Flawn Child and Family Laboratory for a fun, hands-on experience to learn the science behind the creations.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Picture Yourself at UT
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Picture the UT Tower in the background with you front and center: a photo for the ages. Take a keepsake photo of your group from the unique perspective of the Gearing Hall courtyard to help you remember the day.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Puzzling Communication
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Communication can sometimes be challenging. Discover new approaches to conquer those challenges and practice your communication skills with family and friends by working together on a puzzle.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Texas Fashion Chapter of the American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorists
11:00 AM - 3:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: All Ages | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Join us to learn how our student organization works to connect with peers and faculty in the textile industry, earn scholarships, and gain professional development as a part of the larger textiles, apparel, & materials professional organization, AATCC.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
Texas Nutrition Trivia
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Courtyard
Audience: Teens (12-18 years old) | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Join us to learn how our student organization works to connect with peers and professionals in nutrition-related fields and provide volunteer and social opportunities for members. Test your own food and nutrition knowledge with a fun game of trivia.

Hands-on Activity / Interactive
The Apparel Designer
11:00 AM - 4:40 PM | GEA - Mary E. Gearing Hall, Great Hall
Audience: Teens (12-18 years old) | Area: College of Natural Sciences

Discover what it takes to become a fashion designer. Join current UT Design students to try your hand at designing apparel. We'll share our interactive design worksheets to help participants create their own vision of apparel design.

Location: Gearing Hall Patio & Great Hall