Dr. Sara Festini, UT Professor of Psychology, recently presented an Honors Symposium discussing her research on working memory and proactive interference. She described how directed forgetting can reduce proactive interference and discussed several studies she has conducted that have illustrated this finding. Students had an opportunity to test their own working memory and executive functioningContinue reading “Symposium – Sara Festini”
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Coffee Conversation: How Will 5G Change the World?
Professor of Entrepreneurship Dr. Thomas Pittz led a lively discussion addressing the question: “How will 5G change the world?” With 1G, we could call people over cell phones. With 2G, we could text. 3G allowed us to access the internet, and 4G gave us streaming capabilities. But with 5G technology, latency (the time it takesContinue reading “Coffee Conversation: How Will 5G Change the World?”
Honors Pajama Movie Night
The Honors Executive Council recently organized a movie night in McKay Hall, the Honors dorm. They combined the movie with a pajama party and encouraged students to bring a mug for hot chocolate and a blanket so they could relax during the movie. They also had s’mores and a competition for best mug, pajama, andContinue reading “Honors Pajama Movie Night”