Author: Loren Hedgecock | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2022 Hello, my name is Loren Hedgecock, and I am a biomedical engineering student. Over the course of the 2022 spring grant term, I had the pleasure of working alongside my honors research...
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...
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...
Final Drafts
Author: Christina Varghese | Major: Sociology My name is Christina Varghese, and I am a sociology major in Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences on a pre-med track. This semester, Spring 2022, I worked under Dr. Brittany Hearne from the Sociology department to...
The influence of MMP14 on angiogenesis in chemotherapy-treated tumors
Author: Abdussaboor Muhammad | Major: Biomedical Engineering Abdussaboor Muhammad is an honors college student in the College of Engineering studying Biomedical Engineering. He researched the relationship that a certain type of protein, MMP14, has with gene expression...
Developing a Device for DNA Research
Author: Kaitlin Bullard | Major: Physics Hello, my name is Kaitlin Bullard. I am a pre-med physics honors major with a biophysics concentration and a math minor. I am working with Dr. Yong Wang in his biophysics lab. I am receiving an Honors College Research Grant for...
Pollination After Dark
Author: Madison Jennings | Major: Biology My name is Madison Jennings, and I am a biology major investigating the synchronization of nocturnal pollinator behavior and apple flower nectar production, under the guidance of Dr. Erica Westerman. Throughout the 2022 spring...
The Trifecta: Social Determinants of Health, Prenatal Care, and Pregnant Women
Author: Savannah Busch | Major: Public Health Throughout the spring 2022 semester, I completed thesis work to fulfill honors requirements for Public Health majors in the Health, Human Performance, & Recreation Department of the College of Education and Health...
Viruses through the Seasons: Analyzing the Seroprevalence of Orthohantaviruses in Northwest Arkansas Rodents
Author: Amy Schexnayder | Major: Biology and Psychology My name is Amy Schexnayder, and I recently graduated from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Psychology. Over the past year I have continued research on...