Each year, Honors holds an end-of-semester celebration to recognize everyone’s hard work. This semester, the Honors Executive Council — particularly, the on-campus activity committee — put together Slip Into Summer. It featured free food from Taco Dirty, water balloon fights, and a giant slip-and-slide. Special appreciation goes out to Dr. Menzies; Carla Sykes; Caitlyn Walley (next year’s Vice President on the HEC); Austyn Keelty, chair of on-campus activities; Megan Darling, this year’s VP; Bailey Walker, this year’s President; Kelsey Little, social media chair; and Joellen Callahan from on-campus activities for making it all come together. And thanks to all who came out to help us celebrate!
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 consumption reduce prostate cancer risk?” Dr. Carastro discussed his research focusing on the prostate-cancer-fighting effects of green tea. After the symposium, Honors students engaged Dr. Carastros in conversation by asking questions about his research and making connections to their own research and research interests.
Idea Lab in Leadership
The new Hon 255 Idea Lab in Leadership was led by Drs. Aimee Whiteside and Deirdre Dixon. The class featured research on transformational leadership, where students created poster presentations on the subject, and a bit of play time, too, as the students applied their leadership skills to UT’s ropes course.