Dr. Julie Nelson presented on Tampa’s forgotten cemeteries and public memory in the latest Honors symposium. She focused on Zion, a black cemetery just north of UT’s campus that was paved over to make space for shops, roadways, and Robles Park Village. Although the headstones were removed, the bodies were not. Dr. Nelson is AssistantContinue reading “Symposium: Public Memory & Tampa’s Forgotten Black Cemeteries”
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Honors Symposium – Oxford Semester Abroad
The six students who attended Oxford University with Oxford Semester Abroad in spring 2022 presented to the Honors students on Friday, September 16th. The students who presented were: Michelle Joos, Lauren Marolf, Alex Piontek, Hope Pohlman, Catie Valentino, and Tori Walters. The students described the application process, what housing is like, what the tutorials areContinue reading “Honors Symposium – Oxford Semester Abroad”
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”