The Wright State University Honors Program will host the eighth annual Honors Institute on March 7 & 8, 2013, on "Mysteries of the Universe." This year's event will feature a WSU Presidential Lecture Series keynote address by astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Apollo Room. No registration required.

The Friday, March 8 symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Union Apollo Room and will feature two morning breakout sessions followed by a 12:30 p.m. luncheon address by Henry Fountain, science writer for the New York Times. The Friday, March 8 event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.