Author: Mallory MacDonald Majors: Biology and Psychology There is this new phrase that I’m trying to add to my everyday vernacular. Kinda similar to YOLO, it goes something like, “It was for the plot.” Sadly, I stumbled onto this saying after...
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Cadavers, Cathedrals, and Checkpoints in Cyprus: A blog about my multidimensional study abroad experience
Author: Tyler Merreighn Majors: Public Health and Biology Situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea only an hour’s flight from Athens and the Middle Eastern cities of Beirut and Tel Aviv, Cyprus’ history has largely been shaped by an interplay of...
Fighting Lameness in the Broiler Industry
Author: Kyle Burks Major: Biology My name is Kyle Burks, and I am a junior biology major and chemistry minor in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. I was awarded an Honors College Research Grant for the Spring...
Differentiating IDH Wildtype and IDH Mutant Glioblastomas
Author: Davin A. Means Major: Biology I began working with Dr. Rajaram during the spring semester of 2020, but it wasn’t until my first grant term (spring 2021), that I began to focus on glioblastomas, and the differentiation between IDH mutant and IDH...
Using Green Chemistry to Create a Better Future
Author: Ellie Vicha Major: Biology Hello! My name is Ellie Vicha and I am now a graduate of the University of Arkansas. On May 7th, 2021 I graduated cum laude with a degree in biology and a minor in medical humanities. My research, however, was...
Phlebotomy in Food Science
Author: Hannah Taylor Major: Biology My name is Hannah Taylor, and I am a senior in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Biology and minoring in Medical Humanities. I plan to attend medical school starting in the fall of 2023. I am...
Social Anxiety and Memory for Negative Social Stimuli
Author: Ashley Keith Majors: Biology and Psychology My name is Ashley Keith and I graduated Summa Cum Laude in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Science with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Art in Psychology in the Spring of...
Methanogens Show Promise as Potential Martian Lifeforms
Author: Christopher Rassmann Major: Biology During Fall of 2020, I joined Dr. Timothy Kral’s research lab. My thesis investigates whether methanogens can survive solely from the hydrogen produced from the reaction between the mineral olivine and water....
Behavioral Immune System and Prejudice
Author: Ryan Blanchard Major: Biology Hello, my name is Ryan Blanchard, and I am a Biology major. I am a Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences honors student. In the fall of 2019, I started working with Dr. Anastasia Makhanova in the department of...
Small Molecule Binding Interactions with Microtubules
Author: Chloe Hutchison Major: Biology My name is Chloe Hutchison, and I am a Junior Biology Major. My current and future research in the lab will be characterizing the binding interactions of ruthenium based polypyridyl complexes with Microtubules. Microtubules...