The latest issue of Respond, the Honors Program’s undergraduate research journal, is now available. You can view the issue here.
Honors Symposia – Terri Muuss – Anatomy of a Doll
On April 27th, actress, author, and social worker Terri Muuss performed her one-person show, Anatomy of a Doll, for Honors students in the Reeves Theater. Muuss is a sexual abuse survivor. Her one-person show portrays both some of her experiences as a child being abused by her father as well as the social, emotional, and physical toll the abuse caused in her life, including her struggle with substance abuse. Also detailed in the play are the therapy she underwent and the struggles she faced in recovering from the abuse. Muuss’s book, Over Exposed, combines poetry with memoir in recounting her experiences.
Conferences – Christian Pilot at American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Honors student, Christian Pilot, recently presented his research project, Buffer Therapy for Cancer, that he has been working on at Moffit Cancer Center, at the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Chicago. This presentation is part of his ongoing research into foods that can provide a buffering effect against the acid used by cancer cells to weaken and kill surrounding cells in order to spread.