by Hardin Young | Sep 26, 2024 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Research and Innovation
Technology Ventures’ Inventor Spotlight: Susanne Striegler Susanne Striegler isn’t sure if she chose chemistry or chemistry chose her. “Leverkusen in Germany is the hometown of Bayer, and that’s where I grew up,” explains the professor of...
by Andrew James Alverson and Hardin Young | Sep 1, 2024 | Awards & Honors, Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Research
NSF Awards $1.47 Million to Study Skin Microbiomes of Marine Animals The National Science Foundation awarded a team of researchers $1.47 million to study the skin microbiomes of marine animals such as sea turtles, manatees, dolphins and whales. As part of the...
by Hardin Young | Aug 9, 2024 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Researchers Make Breakthrough in Understanding Species Abundance When it comes to predicting the abundance of a species, body size appears to be a fundamental and repeatable predictor, with smaller organisms occurring in greater numbers than larger ones. The caveat,...
by Hardin Young | Aug 8, 2024 | Books & Publications, Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Historian Randall Woods Publishes New Biography on John Quincy Adams Randall Woods, a Distinguished Professor of history at the U of A, has published a new biography, John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People. Woods describes the biography, which he spent eight...
by Hardin Young | Aug 1, 2024 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Research and Innovation
Saunas May Be Key to Helping Frogs Survive Deadly Fungal Infection FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As global diversity continues to decline due to a range of factors, amphibians have been particularly hard hit by infectious diseases. A pernicious fungal disease called...
