by Matt McGowan | Dec 27, 2023 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Research and Innovation
Biologists Discover New Rodent-Based Virus Biologists at the U of A have discovered a new virus that belongs to a family of viruses that transfers from rodents to humans, some of which cause a fatal cardiopulmonary disease. Ozark orthohantavirus, or simply Ozark...
by John Shaw | Dec 8, 2023 | Classroom Innovations, Features, Field Notes, Student Success
New Geology Course Ends With Trip to El Dorado to Study Lithium Resources A new course offered by the U of A’s Department of Geosciences concluded its first semester with a trip to El Dorado. Students studied cores from a sedimentary layer called the Smackover...
by Payton Willhite | Dec 3, 2023 | Awards & Honors, Faces of Fulbright, Faculty, Faculty Points of Pride, Field Notes, Prominent Voices, Research, Uncategorized
Levine Awarded Distinguished Alumni Award from American School of Classical Studies at Athens Daniel Levine, director of the Classical Studies Program and professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures in the Fulbright College of Arts and...
by Hardin Young | Nov 30, 2023 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Research and Innovation
USDA Awards $650,000 to Develop Invasive Species Detection System Globally, invasive species cause an estimated $423 billion in damage every year, particularly to agricultural production and biodiversity, and these damages are only expected to increase as climate...
by Hardin Young | Apr 1, 2023 | Features, Field Notes, Research
Westerman Discusses Visual Systems of Butterflies in Latest Short Talks from the Hill This month’s Short Talks from the Hill features Erica Westerman, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences who describes herself as both an entomologist...
by John Post | Dec 23, 2022 | Features, Field Notes, Research
Foley Explores Epic Journey of Tontitown Italians as Inaugural Rome Center Faculty Fellow In 1895, several hundred Italians from northern Italy emigrated to Lake Village, Arkansas, to toil in the cotton fields — a venture that quickly turned deadly as Italians faced...
