Honors Research Symposium Showcases Student Achievements

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The 2018 Spring Honors Research Symposium (HRS) is coming up this Friday, April 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the University Center. 39 students will present this year ranging on topics from architecture, linguistics, biology, and more! The event is open to the university community, and current Honors students are encouraged to support their peers as they present their Senior Projects. The CAB Reading Room will close at 10 a.m. this Friday April 20. It will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday April 23.

The symposium is a required part of the Honors College curriculum as a final showcase of students’ academic achievements in a professional setting. Students give twelve-minute presentations of their research and field questions from evaluators and members of the audience. Presentations varied in topic and style. See the schedule and abstracts here.

The Honors College hit a milestone last year at the HRS with 41 students presenting — more than ever before.

 

Meet The Staff: Dr. Timothy Henry

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Procrastinate tomorrow. That’s what Dr. Timothy Henry has to say when it comes to succeeding in academia.

As Assistant Dean for the Honors College, he juggles a variety of tasks. On top of being a human anatomy and physiology professor, Dr. Henry promotes internships and fellowships; surveys science-based senior projects; and advises pre-healthcare undergraduates.

Recently, he was awarded the MAVS 1000 instructor of the year for his outstanding work teaching the freshman seminar. While he’s modest about his accomplishments, it shows his strong commitment to education and deservedly so. Continue reading

Student Explores Possibility Of Epidemic At UTA

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If an epidemic were to happen at UTA, the campus wouldn’t be prepared to deal with it.

At least that’s biology freshman Ross Armant estimated when he wrote a compelling paper about the possibility of an epidemic for an English class about covering data of epidemics.

Ross imagines the worst-case scenario play out if an virus spread, but not like the so-called Ebola “outbreak” of 2014.

“Ebola was a very rare incident and wasn’t really a true outbreak,” he said.

The disease would infect the UTA community — and would then spread to the greater DFW area. He studied how quickly it spreads with a simple modelbased on the Spanish flu epidemic. Each infected person is likely to infect two other people.

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