The feature symposium of Spring 2025 will be the Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Natasha Trethewey, a two-time national poet laureate and pulitzer prize winner. She’ll be reading from her book The House of Being, followed by a book signing and reception (with food)! RSVP here: https://involveut.ut.edu/honors/feeds?type=event&type_id=405058&tab=details Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th PoetContinue reading “RSVP for the Distinguished Speaker Series (Symposium) Today! Ft. Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey”
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Seaweed: a new tool in the cancer-fighting toolbox?
When you hear the words ‘brown seaweed’, you may have an image of a slimy and not particularly attractive plant in your mind. Perhaps you’ve heard of the usefulness of this marine plant as a dietary supplement. For University of Tampa organic chemist Dr. Richard Squitieri, padina gymnospora, found right here in Tampa Bay, mayContinue reading “Seaweed: a new tool in the cancer-fighting toolbox?”
Symposium: Krishna’s Mahabharatas
On Friday, Dr. Sohini S. Pillai presented her work on different version of the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic. Dr. Pillai is an Assistant Professor of Religion and Director of Film and Media Studies at Kalamazoo College, where she teaches courses on religious traditions in South Asia, religion in cinema, and epic literature. She isContinue reading “Symposium: Krishna’s Mahabharatas”