by Grant Drawve and Bob Whitby | Jul 25, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Physical characteristics of a neighborhood influence the likelihood that parolees living there will commit additional crimes, according to a recent study by Grant Drawve, assistant professor of sociology and criminology at the University of...
by Adam Siepielski and Bob Whitby | Jun 6, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Researchers studying the impact of extreme climate conditions on biodiversity found a “tipping point” at which species, under pressure from dwindling food supplies due to climate change, must either evolve to take advantage of different food...
by Ashley Cohea and Bob Whitby | May 4, 2018 | Awards & Honors, Research
Professional actor and singer Rob Sutton will receive the Department of Theatre’s second annual Distinguished Alumnus award at Saturday night’s 2018-2019 Season Preview and Scholarship Reception. Sutton is an Arkansas native and a 1994 graduate of the...
by Marlis R. Douglas, Michael Douglas and Bob Whitby | May 2, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas researchers Marlis and Michael Douglas are using genetic information to implement the first statewide study of chronic wasting disease among white-tailed deer in Arkansas. Funded by a $200,000 grant from the Arkansas Game...
by Steven Lee Stephenson and Bob Whitby | Apr 30, 2018 | Research
Two graduate students from India studying myxomycetes, also called slime molds, have spent the spring semester doing research with Steve Stephenson, a research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. Tanya Marbaniang and Pragati Gupta, both students at...