Author: Danielle Shaver | Major: Psychology and Social Work Presenting research at a conference feels like a “rite of passage” in academia. It is a moment of validation—a moment to appreciate the hours, days, and weeks of losing yourself in research articles, new...
Presenting Honors Research at an International Conference
Senior Biological Engineering major Ellie Kuhn recently received an Honors College Conference/Workshop Travel Grant to attend the Triple Society International Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. At the conference, she showcased her honors thesis work on modelling leaf area index (LAI) and canopy height using a temperature-based time series of growing degree days (GDD). Here, she was able to make a multitude of connections with other students and peers involved in the agronomy industry.
Filming Climate Change
Author: Dawson Oakley | Major: Biological Engineering Dawson Oakley, a biological engineering honors student, was awarded an Honors College Short Term Research Travel Grant to travel to Utah. My research explores impacts of climate change and how engineering can help...
Relationships and Loss: The impact of attachment and identity of caregivers as they navigate an early onset dementia diagnosis
Author: Claire Wood Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders My name is Claire Wood. I am a senior in the college of Education and Health Professions majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders. This research was conducted alongside my mentor, Associate...
The End of one Research Project but the Beginning of Much More
Author: Rylee Atkins Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Over the course of the 2021 spring grant term, I worked alongside my honors mentor, Dr. Lisa Bowers, to complete my honors thesis. With the help of an incredible committee, Dr. Samantha Robinson and...
Modeling Rice Growth Parameters in a Virtual World
Author: Ellie Kuhn Major: Biological Engineering Hi everyone! My name is Ellie Kuhn, and I’m a junior biological engineering major here at the U of A. I have been spending the past year working closely with Dr. Benjamin Runkle and Dr. Beatriz...
Noise Exposure and Hearing Protection in Marching Band Students
Author: Emily Myers Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Semester & Future Plans: Spring 2021; Emily will be attending the University of Texas at Dallas this Fall to earn her AuD in the UTD Doctor of Audiology program. Collegiate musicians...
The Final Fruits of My Labor: Creating a Productive and Prosperous Thesis
Author: Claire Campbell Major: Classical Studies I am Claire Campbell, a recent graduate with a BA in Classical studies and a minor in Jewish studies in Fulbright college. In the final semester of my undergraduate career, I worked with my thesis mentor, Dr....
Rewriting Fayetteville’s Perceptions of History
Author: Madison Whipple Major: History My name is Madison Whipple and I just graduated Magna Cum Laude from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts in history and a minor in Spanish. My mentor is Dr. Louise Hancox,...
Estimating Irrigation in Arkansas Rice Fields
Author: Kristen Trinh Major: Biological Engineering Blurb: My name is Kristen Trinh, a senior Biological Engineering major from within the College of Engineering. I worked with Dr. Benjamin Runkle who is also from the Department of Biological Engineering for...