Author: Anna Martens | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2022 This past year I had the opportunity to serve at a life changing free healthcare center called WelcomeHealth in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As a pre-dental undergraduate student, I am always looking for ways to...
A Summer in Science: A Research Internship at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Author: Jessica Seymore | Majors: Public Health; Biology | Semester: Summer 2023 This summer, I had the honor of participating in the Summer Science Program at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, a program that is co-sponsored by the UAMS Department of...
Studying Abroad with CIMBA Italy
Author: Caroline King | Major: Biology | Semester: Summer 2023 Ciao! My name is Caroline King. I am a Fulbright student majoring in Biology and minoring in Medical Humanities. I plan to attend medical school after graduation. I studied abroad in Italy with CIMBA...
Caring for Kids Beyond the Clinical Setting: A Public Health Internship at Arkansas Children’s Northwest
Author: Tyler Merreign | Majors: Public Health, Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Tyler Merreighn, and I am a senior Honors public health and biology student from Greenwood, Arkansas. This semester, I interned with the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator and the...
Nutrition in the Land of Pasta
Author: Jessica Lobb | Majors: Biology, Psychology | Semester: May Intersession 2023 When I found a program studying nutrition in Italy, it was love at first sight. I’ve always known I wanted to study abroad, but what I didn’t realize was how many options there would...
BRITE Research Experience for Undergraduates at Boston University
Author: Emilee Walden | Majors: Mathematics, Biology | Semester: Summer 2023 If you know me, you know that I am a homebody. Applying to spend the summer anywhere but Arkansas was far outside of my comfort zone, but that’s exactly why I did it. I applied to nine...
Going up to Russell Square
Author: Grant Shelnut | Major: Biology | Semester: January Intersession 2023 I now have the pleasure of saying that I “went up” to university on Central London’s Russell Square in 2023. Well, kind of. For context’s sake, a tour guide at Cambridge informed us American...
From Arkansas Butterfly Lab to Prague, my Honors College Research Journey
Author: Ellie Magera | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hello, my name is Ellie Magera, and I just graduated with honors from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a B.S. in Biology. I have spent the last three years conducting butterfly mating...
Effects of maternal disease history on parental care behaviors
Author: Sakura Roberts | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hello, my name is Sakura Roberts, and for the past three years I have had the honor of working in Dr. Sarah DuRant’s lab. The lab primarily focuses on physiology, maternal effects, and disease, and I...
Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Self-Confidence
Author: Abigail Doran | Majors: Biology, Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Abigail Doran and I am an Honors Student in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am a Biology and Psychology double major. My research mentor is Dr. Anastasia Makhanova who...