University of Wyoming Calendar for May 15

These are among the activities scheduled May 15-21 at the University of Wyoming:

Tuesday, May 16, 7 p.m. -- Planetarium show, “This Month’s Sky.” Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204.

Thursday, May 18, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. -- A celebration of UW’s research and economic development will include “lightning talks,” a keynote talk at lunch and a poster session. A reception to honor Bill Gern, UW’s vice president for research and economic development, will start at 4:30 p.m. Activities will take place in the Classroom Building, Rooms 129 and 133. To register, go to www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/508s2aw20RK31.

Friday, May 19, 8 p.m. -- Planetarium show, “The Great Giants and Their Children.” A free STAR Observatory tour (weather dependent) follows at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204.

A variety of exhibitions can be seen at the UW Art Museum in the Centennial Complex, 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie. The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Dinosaur skeletons, ancient mammal fossils and other exhibits are on display in the UW Geological Museum, open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

The UW Department of Botany’s Williams Conservatory is open to the public Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.