Author: Ethan Peters | Majors: Biochemistry, Spanish | Semester: January Intersession 2023 I just returned from a three-week study abroad in Kyoto, Japan. In many ways, the program was completely outside my comfort zone. I don’t speak the language, the schedule was...
Photocatalytic Activity of Titanium Dioxide Nanomembranes
Author: Yibing Hu | Major: Finance | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi, my name is Yibing Hu and I am a Finance major in the Walton Honors program. I am also a part of the pre-med program at the University of Arkansas, which was a big factor in my decision to pursue STEM...
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...
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...
Erin Burney Selected to Represent Dr. Kumar’s Biochemistry Lab at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research
Author: Erin Burney | Major: Nursing | Semester: Spring 2023 As a student in the honors college and research assistant for Dr. Suresh Kumar’s Biochemistry Lab, Erin Burney was selected among hundreds of applicants to present her current research at the 2023 National...
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...
Developing a FRET Based Device for DNA Research
Author: Kaitlin Bullard | Major: Physics | Semester: Fall 2022 Hello, my name is Kaitlin Bullard. I am a pre-med honors physics major with a biophysics concentration and a math minor. I have been working with Dr. Yong Wang in his biophysics lab. I received an Honors...
Evaluation of Enzyme Immunoassay to Detect Coccidioides
Author: Anneliese Ahrens | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Anneliese Ahrens, and I am a senior earning my Bachelors in Science in Biology from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. In Spring semester 2023, I will complete my research regarding...