Roughly 15 Honors students joined the Honors Program Co-Directors, Dr. Tillman and Dr. Cragun, to discuss Katie Watson’s book, Scarlet A, on September 21st. The book discusses the ethics, law, and politics of abortion. The students discussed a variety of issues for the first 30 minutes and then were joined by the author for anContinue reading “Coffee Conversation – Katie Watson’s Scarlet A”
Category Archives: Honors Symposia
Symposium: “How does green tea consumption reduce prostate cancer risk?” featuring Dr. Michael Carasto
Dr. Carastro’s primary area of academic expertise is in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. His career specialties are in molecular oncology research, as well as biochemistry and molecular biology education. The current focus of Carastro’s research is on prostate cancer and tumor suppressor genes. His symposium was titled, “How does green tea consumptionContinue reading “Symposium: “How does green tea consumption reduce prostate cancer risk?” featuring Dr. Michael Carasto”
Symposium: Why Boredom is Interesting: Understanding Proneness to Boredom in College Students with ADHD featuring Dr. Sarah Orban
Dr. Sarah Orban specializes in child clinical psychology, with a specific focus on identifying executive function deficits as mechanisms of academic impairments in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Her symposium was titled Why Boredom is Interesting – Understanding Proneness to Boredom in College Students with ADHD. Boredom here means “an impaired ability to concentrate.”Continue reading “Symposium: Why Boredom is Interesting: Understanding Proneness to Boredom in College Students with ADHD featuring Dr. Sarah Orban”