Honors Research
Impact of salt block utilization during dry-aging on pork loin microbial and meat quality
Author: Cason Frisby | Major: Food Science | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Cason Frisby and I am a Senior Food Science major in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences. I am mentored by Dr. Derico Setyabrata in the Animal Science...
Health Professional Perspectives on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Arkansas
Author: Laura Hansen | Major: Public Health | Semester: Spring 2025 I am Laura Hansen, and I graduated in May with a bachelor's in Public Health and minors in Medical Humanities and Social Work. I am currently in the University of Arkansas Graduate School obtaining...
From Farm to Facility: Enhancing Beef Grading with AI
Author: Samuel Vinson | Major: Biological Engineering, Spanish | Semester: Spring 2025 Inconsistent beef grading practices have long posed economic challenges, created inefficiencies within the industry, and undermined consumer trust. Addressing these critical...
Care to Satisfy
Author: Gavin Miller | Major: Biology, Public Health | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Gavin Miller, and I am a senior majoring in public health and biology completing honors requirements through the College of Education and Health Professions. Throughout the past...
Investigating transformation variation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Author: Mary Kathryn Cheek | Major: Biology, Psychology | Semester: Spring 2025 Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer’s yeast, is able to take up DNA from its environment in a process known as transformation. Previous work in the Lewis Lab observed variation between...
Mind Matters: Creating TBI Support Groups
Author: AnnMarie Ippolito | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders | Semester: Spring 2025 Hello, my name is AnnMarie Ippolito, and I am a senior in the Honors College of Education and Health Professions and am majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders....
Final Semester, What I Have Achieved
Author: Megan Pesek | Major: Psychology, Criminology, Sociology | Semester: Spring 2025 I am Megan Pesek. I just graduated from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Criminology, and Sociology with Departmental...
A Path to Purpose in Psychology
Author: Emme Reid | Major: Psychology, Public Health | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Emme Reid, an undergraduate honors student at the University of Arkansas studying in two colleges: the William J. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences for psychology and the...
My Study over Pulsar J0332+5434 and my Inquiries into the Interstellar Medium
Author: Katelyn Bryant | Major: Astronomy, Physics | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Katelyn Bryant and I am a graduate of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I completed my major in Physics – astronomy and conducted research under the mentorship of Dr....
Thermal Characterization Techniques for Aerospace Materials
Author: Chinmaya Joshi | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2025 When you’re working with nuclear propulsion systems, especially the kind that might one day power long-distance space missions, you end up with a lot of heat. That heat needs to be...