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 December 11, 2018 in UT Life
Red tide, an unusually persistent harmful algal bloom that impacted the Florida coastline this summer with waves of fish killed, was the subject of senior biology major Alexandra Sullivan’s research this fall.Sullivan researched organisms that were able to sustain life in red tide conditions in Electron Microscopy. As she collected, prepped and imaged water samples immediately before the organisms died, she said her project was extremely hands-on and engaging.
“I have gained a lot of critical thinking skills from this course and have been able to apply so much of this knowledge to other courses, too,” said Sullivan. “I’ve also realized that many images in journals and articles are actually done on a scanning electron microscope, so it has been amazing to have the privilege to do the same.”
Posted October 19, 2018 in UT Life
Taylor Collignon ’21 wants to start changing the way nutrition and medicine are viewed in treatment plans for patients, giving just as much weight to nutrition as a way to heal and prevent disease.
As a pre-medicine student studying biochemistry, her plan is to start with her peers — and with those currently in medical school — leading by example and through education. Her article, “A New Approach to Medicine: Prevention with Nutrition,” was recently published on in-Training, an online peer-reviewed publication for medical students.