Author: Crystal Schaefer | Major: Elementary Education | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Crystal Schaefer, a (now former) student of the College of Education and Health Professions here at the University of Arkansas. I majored in Elementary Education, and I was...
Honors Research
Pediatric Hearing Loss Therapies
Author: Emma Terry | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders | Semester: Spring 2024 Hello, my name is Emma Terry, and I am a Communication Sciences and Disorders major within the College of Education and Health Professions. For the Spring 2024 semester, I have...
A Look into Facile Condensation of Pyridinium Ylides
Author: Ella Baker | Majors: Biochemistry, Spanish | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Ella Baker, and I recently completed my junior year at the University of Arkansas studying both Biochemistry and Spanish. I have had the privilege of researching this past academic...
Physics meets neuroscience: Criticality as An Organizing Principle for Brain Function
Author: Sam Sooter | Majors: Physics, Mathematics | Semester: Spring 2024 I’m a physics and mathematics major, and I received a SURF grant for Spring/Fall 2024 to fund my research in Dr. Woodrow Shew’s lab in the physics department. I plan to go to physics graduate...
Focused on Freezing Fish
Author: Ethan Talley | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2024 I have been conducting research in the lab of Dr. Xuan Zhuang for the past two years, with a focus on computational genetics. Recently I have been working on identifying genes that may be associated with...
2025 ADAA Conference
Author: Isabelle Moss | Major: Biology and Psychology | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Isabelle Moss and I am a biology and psychology double major with a Medical Humanities minor at the University of Arkansas. I am also an undergraduate researcher in the PETAL...
Cooling the Conversation: Menthol Bans and Social Media Discourse SURF Blog
Author: Charlotte McCormick | Major: Public Health | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Charlotte (Charlie) McCormick. I am a rising senior Honors Public Health Major and a Human Development and Family Sciences Minor. My wonderful mentor is Dr. Page Dobbs in the...
Attending a Piano Festival in Seoul, South Korea
Author: Callie Maurer | Major: Music | Semester: Summer 2025 Context: Rising senior Calista Maurer is an Honors College Fellow pursuing a Bachelor of Music in piano performance. During the Summer 2025 term, she traveled to Seoul, South Korea for the 15th annual Texas...
Mardi Gras Costume and Identity
Author: Celeste Falgoust | Major: Apparel Merchandising and Product Development | Semester: Spring 2024 It's my senior year of high school in South Louisiana, and I'm finally embarking on an experience I've anticipated my whole life—becoming a Mardi Gras maid. As I...
Developing a Minimally Invasive Imaging Platform
Author: Gaven Smart | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2024 Over the course of the Spring 2024 semester, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dr. Muldoon on my honors thesis project funded by a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) grant....