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 September 23, 2016 in News
Over the summer, the active transmission of the Zika virus in two regions of Miami led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a travel advisory within the continental U.S. for the first time.In a University of Tampa Honors Program symposium on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Deborah Cragun, assistant professor of public health at the University of South Florida, will discuss some of the issues related to Zika. The presentation, titled “Zika on Our Doorstep,” begins at noon in Reeves Theater on the second floor of the Vaughn Center and is free and open to the public.
Posted September 23, 2016 in News
On Sunday, Oct. 2, The University of Tampa will welcome Broadway legend Liz Callaway, who will perform songs from her starring roles on Broadway and in her film career as part of the PNC Bank Concert Artist Series in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values. The concert will begin at 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public.Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby and for five years won acclaim as Grizabella in Cats.
Posted September 21, 2016 in News
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, The University of Tampa will welcome James R. Burkhart, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital, as part of the TECO Energy Center for Leadership Speaker Series. The presentation, titled Health Care Strategies: The Changing Landscape, begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Trustees Board Room on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center, and is free and open to the public.
Posted September 21, 2016 in UT Life
When Faith Taylor ’19 decided to research coral in the Bahamas, the first thing she had to do was learn how to breathe under water.“I had never snorkeled before, so I had to learn how not to drown,” laughed Taylor, of Columbia, MD.
The marine science–biology major, who was the 2016 recipient of the Timothy M. Smith Inspiration Through Exploration Award, spent five days on the Abaco Islands, where she compared the current health of a reef that had been studied 52 years prior.
Posted September 20, 2016 in News
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, The University of Tampa will welcome NOW Ensemble for a discussion of their music in the afternoon, followed by a performance in the evening. Both events are free and open to the public.With a unique instrumentation of flute, clarinet, electric guitar, double bass and piano, NOW Ensemble is a dynamic group of performers and composers dedicated to making new chamber music for the 21st century.