Author: Creighton France | Major: Computer Science | Semester: Spring 2023 Creighton graduated in Spring 2023 with a B. S. in Computer Science from the College of Engineering. This project was completed under Dr. Susan Gauch during the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023...
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...
Investigations of Muscle Injuries Using Spatial Transcriptomics
Author: Colton Gattis | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2023 Colton Gattis is an Honors College Fellow in the College of Engineering studying biomedical engineering with a minor in math. He has been collaborating with Dr. Wolchok from the biomedical...
Project Presentation: Team Padfoot
Author: Madelyn Talbert | Major: Nursing | Semester: Spring 2023 From September of 2021 through May of 2023, I performed research in the nursing department under the supervision of Dr. Michele Kilmer. The overall goal of this research project was to identify canine...
Advanced Cooling Using Microchannel Heat Sinks
Author: Stephen Pierson | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Stephen Pierson, and I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Back in the fall of 2021, I met my current mentor, Dr. Han Hu, and toured the Mechanical Engineering Department’s...
Investigations into Lignin-Based Biodegradable Copolymers
Author: Collin Larsen | Major: Chemical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2022 Over the 2022 fall grant term, I worked alongside my honors research mentor, Dr. Keisha Walters of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and graduate research mentor, David Chem, on modifying...
How to Build a Revolution: One Literature Review at a Time
Author: Gracie Fuhrman | Majors: International Studies and Economics | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Gracie Fuhrman, and I am an economics and international studies major with a concentration in peace, security, and human rights at the University of Arkansas,...
Understanding Delecluse’s Douze Etudes Through the Composition of Musical Settings
Author: Yoshio Yamashita | Major: Music Composition | Semester: Fall 2022 Yoshio Yamashita is a senior music composition major in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. His thesis is mentored by Professor Chalon Ragsdale, University Professor of...
Assessing Generation Z’s Perception of Sustainability in the Apparel Industry
Author: Ashlee Andress | Major: Apparel Merchandizing and Product Development | Semester: Fall 2022 During the Fall 2022 semester, I worked with my honors mentor, Dr. Lance Cheramie, to assemble a survey and recruitment materials for my project. My intention was to...
Protein Intake on Bone Density
Author: Aaron Nguyen | Major: Food Science | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Aaron Nguyen and I am studying food science with a minor in human nutrition. I have been conducting my project under Dr. Jamie Baum’s human nutrition lab. Dr. Baum’s lab focuses on the role of...