The Honors Program kicked off its first Symposium of the year with “Slug Life: Ecology and Natural History of Sea Slugs,” featuring Michael Middlebrooks and his fascinating research on some of the ocean’s most unusual creatures. Middlebrooks focuses particularly on photosynthetic, or “solar-powered,” sea slugs. These remarkable animals can steal chloroplasts, the structures responsible forContinue reading “Slug Life: Ecology and Natural History of Sea Slugs”
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Spying on Nature: Drone Environmental Monitoring for the Curious Symposium
On February 5, 2026, the University of Tampa Honors Program hosted its first symposium of the year featuring UTampa environmental science professor Edna Fernandez-Figueroa. Her talk, “Spying on Nature: Drone Environmental Monitoring for the Curious,” explored how emerging drone technology is transforming the way scientists observe and protect natural ecosystems. Drawing from her work inContinue reading “Spying on Nature: Drone Environmental Monitoring for the Curious Symposium”
Honors Symposium/ Honors Student Showcase
The most recent Honors Symposium celebrated academic excellence and global learning through a series of engaging and informative presentations. The symposium featured impressive poster displays from Honors Thesis students and also highlighted students from the Oxford Study Abroad participants and Partners in the Park scholars. Honors students had the chance to explore the hard workContinue reading “Honors Symposium/ Honors Student Showcase”