Author: Brody Wilson | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Brody Wilson, and I am an undergraduate honors students studying Environmental, Soil, and Water Science, along with a minor in chemistry, and I had the chance to...

Great Gardens of Life
Author: Natalie Roell | Major: Environmental, Water and Soil Sciences and Horticulture | Semester: Summer 2025 Hi! My name is Natalie Roell, I am a junior at the University of Arkansas studying Environmental, Water and Soil Sciences and Horticulture through the Dale...

Ready, Set, Rome!
Author: Esther Moore | Major: Environmental Science | Semester: Summer 2025 After I came back from studying abroad in Australia during my first study abroad adventure in August of 2024, I was absolutely hooked on international travel. Studying abroad in Rome was...

The Educational Evolution of a Future Environmental Scientist
Author: Sydney Talley | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science | Semester: January Intersession 2025 On New Year’s Day, I departed from Northwest Arkansas with 13 other students and headed for Quito, Ecuador. In the twelve days that followed, we...

The World Is Out There! An Adventure from England
Author: Caroline Cheek | Major: Environmental Soil and Water Science | Semester: Fall 2024 From a very young age, I knew I wanted to live and travel abroad in some way. I attribute this mainly to how I grew up- immersed in the outdoors and in books. It was here that I...
Freshwater Science in Philadelphia: Traveling to the City of Brotherly Love
Author: Brynnen Beck | Major: Environmental, Soil, & Water Science | Semester: Summer 2024 My name is Brynnen Beck and I’m a senior Environmental, Soil, & Water Science major with minors in Geology & Sustainability. I’m a student in Dr. Speir’s Stream...

Sediment, Salt, and Beet Juice? How Treating Our Roads During Ice Events Impacts Our Streams
Author: Claire Meara | Major: Environmental Soil & Water Science | Semester: Fall 2024 My name is Claire Meara, an honors Environmental Soil & Water Science student in the CSES Department. My mentor is Dr. Shannon Speir (CSES) and this is my Fall 2024 Research...

Trekking Australia 2024
Author: Matthew Wilson | Major: Environmental Science | Semester: Summer 2024 My name is Brody Wilson, and I am a junior in Dale Bumpers studying Environmental Science. This summer (August 2024), I had the privilege to attend a faculty led study abroad trip to...

The Wonders Down Under
Author: Esther Moore | Major: Environmental Science | Semester: Summer 2024 I grew up hearing stories about watching kangaroos hop across the Outback, exploring the bustling streets of Sydney, and taking ferries to different coastal islands for a day of adventures. My...

Exploring the Prairie Mounds at Woolsey Wet Prairie
Author: Isabel Brickner | Major: Environmental, Soil and Water Science | Semester: Spring 2025 Hello reader! My name is Isabel Brickner and I recently graduated from the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences with a Bachelor’s of Science in...