NCHC in New Orleans

Dr. Ryan Cragun, Co-Director of the Honors Program, accompanied two Honors students, Brianna Kelly and Abigail Nelson, to the National Collegiate Honors Council conference in New Orleans. Abigail presented a paper from work she has done as part of the Honors Program at the conference, analyzing Charlotte Temple with an eye toward psychological and psychiatricContinue reading “NCHC in New Orleans”

Symposium – Anna Lembke

Dr. Anna Lembke, Associate Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, recently spoke to our Honors students. Dr. Lembke spoke about her book, Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop. The presentation explained how addiction works, why people getContinue reading “Symposium – Anna Lembke”

Honors Symposium – Simon Schuler

Dr. Simon Schuler, from UT’s Physics department, gave a symposium recently titled, “Frontiers in Stellar Astronomy.” Dr. Schuler began by explaining the different wavelengths of light and described their importance in helping us to understand stars and other objects in the galaxy and universe. He then illustrated how useful telescopes are that gather different wavelengthsContinue reading “Honors Symposium – Simon Schuler”