Author: Matthew Hayhurst | Major: Sociology | Semester: Fall 2023 Over the past semester, I have worked with Mindy Sue Bradley, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, on a project investigating health and psychosocial outcomes in a population of...
Political Memes in Modern Elections
Author: Annabel Brooks | Major: Political Science & Psychology | Semester: Fall 2023 I’m a senior in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences majoring in political science and psychology. I am conducting research in the department of political science under Dr....
Methanogens on Mars
Author: Allyson Edwards | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Fall 2023 Life on other planetary bodies is a topic that’s been of interest to the scientific community and public for years now. The potential of life on Mars is something I’ve been researching under my...
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...
Developing collinear and noncollinear autocorrelators for the analysis of ultrashort light pulses
Author: William Carroll | Major: Physics | Semester: Fall 2023 During the fall of 2023, I worked with my research professor Dr. Hiro Nakamura to develop collinear and noncollinear autocorrelators for the analysis of ultrashort light pulses. Ultrashort light pulses are...
Reimagining the Narrative of the Buffalo National River
Author: Thomas Medford | Major: History | Semester: Fall 2023 As the eminent scholar of Ozarks history Brooks Blevins wrote recently, “part of what historians do is tell the stories of the dispossessed, of those who didn’t or can’t tell the stories themselves.” This...
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...
Making Voting an Accessible Right
Author: Emma Mitchell | Major: Psychology and Agricultural Business Pre-Law | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Emma Mitchell, and I am a senior honors student obtaining degrees from both the Fulbright and Bumpers Colleges. After earning degrees in Psychology and...
Shape Memory Polymers and CubeSats
Author: Jade Thomas | Major: Mechanical engineering and Physics | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Jade Thomas and I am a part of the College of Engineering and the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace...