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 takes for devices to talk to each other) is removed, signals are more direct, and our phones become more efficient and reliable than ever.

Dr. Pittz and honors students discussed implications from radiation and mental health to climate change, heat-generation, and global economic growth. The advancement of technology and its effects on education was discussed as well.

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, and blanket combo!

Honors Symposium – Jonathan Lewallen

Political Science Professor Jonathan Lewallen recently gave a symposium titled “Governing the Coasts” to UT’s Honors students. Professor Lewallen detailed how the various agencies and organizations responsibility for policies governing coastlines are locked in a complicated web of competing authority and challenges. Some agencies govern certain activities or areas while others have responsibility over different parts of the coast or different activities. As a result, resolving issues related to coasts in the US is challenging, particularly in light of major challenges like offshore drilling for oil and global climate change.