Hello, my name is Ryan Blanchard and I am a Biology major. I am a Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences honors student. In the fall of 2019, I started working with Dr. Anastasia Makhanova in the department of psychological science. We received the honors research...
Improving Academic Performance Through Protein and Exercise
My name is Lindsey Herberger. I am a senior majoring in Biology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and just wrapped up my last semester of research funding with the Honors College. My plan is to continue into medical school following graduation this...
When Science Hits Home
Author: Jessica Thrush Major: Biological Sciences The summer between my sophomore and junior year I was given the wonderful opportunity of becoming a research assistant in Dr. Tameka Arnett Bailey’s research lab within the Biological Sciences department. I began with...
Teaching Plants to Fight: Developing Tools to Study Plant Defense Mechanisms
My name is Amy Schexnayder and I am biology and psychology student in the Fulbright college of Arts and Sciences. Over the past year I have continued research to develop tools to test the effect of singlet oxygen accumulation on a model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. As...
Temperature Influence on Macrophages
Author: Ryan Harpenau Major: Biology As a member of the honors college at the University of Arkansas, I have been presented with multiple opportunities to explore various areas of my personal interests. As someone who loves science and enjoys constantly learning new...
Searching for an unknown gene origin in an unprecedented time
My name is Allison Shildt, and I am a Biology and Chemistry major in Fulbright Honors. I work under Dr. Nagayasu Nakanishi in Biology, and this is my third research semester in this lab. I plan to defend my thesis this Spring 2021 and attend medical school this fall...
Taking on Washington D.C.
Hey there! My name is Zoe Patrick and I am a junior at the University of Arkansas studying Political Science and Marketing with a Legal Studies minor and Pre-Law focus! I was born and raised in Memphis, TN but I was drawn to Northwest Arkansas because the support that...
A Techy Farmers Market: Interning for EcoLocal in Barcelona
My name is Taylor Caudle and I currently have a virtual international internship with EcoLocal, a tech startup located in Barcelona, Spain! EcoLocal focuses on connecting their shoppers to local artisans and farmers near them through their app EcoLocal Market. The...
Shadowing 101
Shadowing is like dating. Every different “date” that you go on, you get to see what you like and what you don’t like about a certain medical specialty.
“Too Tired to Tolerate,” Sleep, stress, and academic performance
My thesis is researching the relation between sleep quality, distress tolerance, and academic performance.