From internships to student achievements to recognition of The University of Tampa faculty and institution as a whole, the following is a running archive of UT press releases, called News Articles, and feature stories, noted as UT Life.
Posted October 25, 2017 in News
Poet Erika Meitner, author of Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore, Ideal Cities, Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls and Copia, will give a reading at The University of Tampa on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery and is free and open to the public.
Posted October 24, 2017 in News
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, University of Tampa Professor of Management Bella Galperin will give a reading from her new co-authored book, LEAD: Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the African Diaspora. The reading, which begins at 6 p.m. in the MacDonald-Kelce Library AV Room 2, is free and open to the public, especially those interested in African and global business leadership from a non-Western perspective.
Posted October 24, 2017 in UT Life
Among the quarks, quasars, pulsars and other improbable objects of our universe, perhaps one stands out for being at once utterly bizarre and yet familiar enough that its name has entered our lexicon, at the root of many common metaphors.
That is the black hole.
They are potentially huge — the mass of billions of suns. Yet their “diameter” is infinitely small. They are invisible. Yet we know they exist by theory and the effect they have on the celestial bodies around them.
Perhaps what is oddest about them — to a layperson, at least — is that mass and energy can pour into them never to exit, in effect vanishing from the universe.
“I suspect that people found that idea rather fascinating,” says Emilio Toro, associate professor of mathematics. “How could it be that things go inside this mysterious object and they disappear? I think the notion that things can go in and never come out, they just go away forever, has taken hold of the imagination.”
Posted October 18, 2017 in News
On Friday, Oct. 27, The University of Tampa will welcome Craig Dubitsky, founder and CEO of “naturally friendly oral care” brand hello products, as part of the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center in the Sykes College of Business’ MainStreet Speaker Series. The event begins with lunch at 12:30 p.m., with the program running from 1:10–2:05 p.m. at the Tampa Hilton Downtown, 211 N. Tampa St.
This MainStreet Speaker event is being held in conjunction with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Conference, which will bring nearly 1,000 attendees from around the world to Tampa.
Posted October 17, 2017 in News
Bruce Samson, former president of The University of Tampa, passed away on Saturday night, Oct. 14."Bruce helped to establish a better financial footing for the University and recognized the needs for improved infrastructure," said President Ronald Vaughn. "He was a dear and longtime friend of the University, a dedicated Spartan and will be greatly missed."
Samson was president of UT from 1986 to 1991. In his administration he successfully erased the University’s budget deficit, coordinated extensive campus renovations and reorganized the academic framework.