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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Study Abroad Opportunity
The Honors Program is offering an exciting study abroad opportunity in Northern Ghana for Spring/Summer 2027 that combines global travel with hands-on research experience. In this course (Hon 257), students will develop their own research project or collaborate on a community-based initiative during the spring semester, including preparing for IRB approval, before traveling to GhanaContinue reading “Study Abroad Opportunity”
SRHC 2026: Montgomery, Alabama
Eight honors students presented their research at the Southern Regional Honors Conference in Montgomery, Alabama. All were poster presentations — some stemming from thesis work and some originating from Honors courses. It was a record number of acceptances! We also made time to visit the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and to see some ofContinue reading “SRHC 2026: Montgomery, Alabama”