Author: Melih Karabacak | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Melih Karabacak and I am in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am a Biology major with a Chemistry minor and I am conducting research under my mentor Dr. Jeannine Durdik in the...
Passion and a Well-Rounded Team will Help your Research Project Succeed
Author: Katelyn Helberg | Major: Biology & Art History | Semester: Fall 2023 My research topic investigates the effect of Progesterone, a sex hormone, on cognitive thinking in college aged women. To study this topic, I collected saliva samples from participants to...
Stressed Out: My Current Thoughts on My Project and Its Connection to My Future Work
Author: Wesley Vaught | Major: Biochemistry and Biology | Semester: Fall 2023 Arkansas continues to have a higher prevalence of citizens with frequent mental distress than any state in the U.S., likely due to a disproportionate number of stressors such as financial...
Building Strong Foundations for Parenthood: Support in Expecting Couples
Author: Jenna Thomas | Major: Biology/Psychology | Semester: Fall 2023 I’m Jenna Thomas, a Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences student majoring in biology and psychology at the University of Arkansas. After I graduate, I hope to attend medical school to pursue a...
Analysis of Tissue Compartment Formation and the Role of Ten-m Protein
Author: Kendall Miller | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2023 I am Kendall Miller, a Biology major with the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. My research mentor is Dr. Adam Paré, an assistant professor of the Department of Biological Sciences. Entering my final...
January in Prague
Author: Kevin Zhao | Major: Biology | Semester: January Intersession 2024 While abroad in Prague, I took the class “Czech Culture, Food, and Brewing Tradition.” I chose this program specifically because of this unique class it offered. Although one can experience any...
BCO Lameness in Broilers
Author: Hannah McCarver | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Hannah McCarver, and I am a member of the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas. I am majoring in Biology with a minor in medical humanities. My Honors...
Building Bridges (and Burning Some)
Author: Leen Samman | Major: Biology, Psychology | Semester: Fall 2023 Hallo! My name is Leen Samman, and I am a Fulbright College biology-psychology double major with a minor in global studies. This Thanksgiving Break, I embarked on a unique study abroad experience...
The Ups and Downs of the Female Progesterone Cycle and Starting a Research Project
Author: Katelyn Helberg | Major: Biology and Art History | Semester: Spring 2023 During my junior year and the Spring 2023 semester, I started on my honors biology research project with the help of my research mentor Dr. Michelle Gray. My project investigates the...
Assessing the Effects of Crude Oil Exposure on Avian Physiology
Author: Jullianna McCauley | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi, my name is Jullianna McCauley, and I’m currently a biology major working in the DuRant lab of Physiology in the Biological Sciences department as an undergraduate research assistant. Over the...