Author: Hailey Littlrell | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2022 For my research, I grow methanogens, which is a microorganism, in the presence of kaolinite, which is a type of clay. Methanogens release methane as a byproduct, meaning that the presence of methane...
Traveling to Baltimore for the 2022 Annual SRNT Conference
Author: Duru Erkan | Majors: Biology and French | Semester: Spring 2022 My name is Duru Erkan, and I am a senior Biology and French major with a minor in Psychology on a pre-med path. Last summer, I interned with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and...
Novel Ruthenium-Polypyridyl Complexes acts as a Microtubule-Stabilizing Agent in vitro
Author: Chloe Hutchinson | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2022 My name is Chloe Hutchison and I just finished up my last semester with Dr. Adams laboratory and successfully finished and defended my Senior Honors Thesis. My project was focused on characterizing the...
Analysis of Coccidioidosis enzyme immunoassay to detect antigens in blood samples
Author: Anneliese Ahrens | Major: Biology | Semester: Summer 2022 Hi! I’m Anneliese Ahrens and am studying biology through the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Science. I began research in summer 2022 with my mentor, Dr. Donald Catanzaro. We are analyzing an...
Preventing Lameness in Broiler Chickens
Author: Jaren Hernandez | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2022 Hi! My name is Jaren Hernandez an outgoing senior in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am a Biology, Pre-PA major completing research in the Poultry Science department under my mentor, Dr....
Undergraduate Research – Phoebe Bruffett and a Phylogenetic Analysis of Bush Honeysuckle
Author: Phoebe Bruffett | Majors: Biology and Psychology The mechanisms underlying the continual spread of invasive plants within their respective non-native ranges is a major focal point to invasion research. Many theories have been proposed to understand these...
Three Signs that You Know a Conspiracy Theorist
Author: Mallory McDonald | Majors: Psychology and Biology Most of us have that family member at Thanksgiving going on and on about the most recent conspiracy theory that their totally reliable news source just told them. Here are the three best signs that a person is...
Proline Beyond an Amino Acid
Author: Olivia Mayer | Major: Biology My name is Olivia Mayer and I have just graduated from the University of Arkansas this past spring semester. I graduated with a B.S. in biology, and with a minor in psychology from the Fulbright’s Honors Program. Upon graduation,...
Stress Eating Your Way Through College
Author: Amber Alzufari | Majors: Biology and Psychology My name is Amber Alzufari, and I am a student in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences studying biology and psychology. My mentor is Dr. Grant Shields in the psychology department. I spent the spring...
The Creation of a New Mutation
Author: Rachel Siebenmorgen | Major: Biology At the end of my thesis defense, one of my committee members asked me the question “what all have you learned while doing your research?” and I just remember thinking “absolutely everything”. It was similar to the saying of...