Events

Fall 2025 Eminent Scholar Lecture: Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe

Bethancourt Ballroom 2300-C
Nov. 10
7:00 P.M.

Dr. Alexei V. Filippenko
Distinguished Professor of Astronomy
Department of Astronomy,
College of Letters and Science
University of California, Berkeley

Scientists once expected the attractive force of gravity to slow the universe’s expansion, but in 1998, researchers discovered that it’s actually speeding up due to a mysterious, repulsive “dark energy” that makes up about 70% of the cosmos. Even more surprisingly, the current expansion rate is faster than predicted, suggesting the possibility of exciting new physics beyond the standard model.

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Spring 2026 Eminent Scholar Lecture

The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 Eminent Scholar lecture planned for March 23, 2026. The lecture will be given by 2024-25 Hagler Fellow, Dr. Marsha I. Lester. More information will be forthcoming.

Please RSVP to hias@tamu.edu to let us know you will attend.