Author: Tyler Merreighn | Majors: Public Health, Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Tyler Merreighn, and I am a senior Honors student in the College of Education and Health Professions and Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a double major in public...
Do Not Get Too Stressed Studying Stress
Author: Wesley Vaught | Majors: Biochemistry, Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 Arkansas has 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 hardship and...
How Honors Research Has Helped Me Become a Better Future Physician
Author: Chloe Connelly | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 For the past two and a half years, I have been working on my honors thesis; we exposed domestic canaries to Mycoplasma gallisepticum, the avian conjunctivitis pathogen, to determine whether differential...
Feeling Grate at NCUR, Wisconsin: A Cheesy, yet Nostalgic Report
Author: Aisha Al-Rizzo | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 To brie, or not to brie… this question was truly answered this past April! Before you wonder why there are three cheese puns before I open up this blog post, allow me to explain myself. I recently just...
Attending NCUR
Author: Amber Alzufari | Majors: Biology and Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Amber Alzufari, and I am a senior majoring in biology and psychology with minors in medical humanities, global studies, and Arabic. I’ve been involved in the ASCAN Lab in the...
Poster Presentation at NCUR 2023
Author: Sarah Khot | Majors: Psychology and Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Sarah Khot and I am a Junior at the University of Arkansas. I am an honors student in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and am double majoring in Psychology and Biology on...
To Finland and Beyond!
Author: Caroline Groves | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi, my name is Caroline Groves, and I am an honors biology student at the University of Arkansas. Climate change and human invasion have been detrimental to the traditional food sources of many Arctic...
Fighting Big Tobacco Through Research: An Honors Student’s Experience Presenting At A Research Conference
Author: Tyler Merreighn | Majors: Public Health & Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Tyler Merreighn, and I am a senior Honors public health and biology student with a minor in medical humanities. My research is focused on exploring young adult e-cigarette...
Feed to Mass Conversion in Broiler Chickens
Author: Abigail Fanous | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Abigail Fanous and I am a part of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and I am majoring in biology. I completed this research in Fall 2022 under Dr. Alrubaye from the department of poultry...
Tooth Loss and Craniofacial Change in Primate Study
Author: Ashlyn Barton | Majors: Anthropology and Biology | Semester: Fall 2022 Greetings! My name is Ashlyn Barton, and I am an Anthropology and Biology double major. During the fall semester of 2022, I have been working with Anthropology professor Dr. Claire Terhune...