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...
by Jennifer Holland | Dec 12, 2022 | Features, Field Notes
‘Those Aren’t Words You Hear Every Day’; Burrow Discusses Touring with ‘Hamilton’ This month’s Short Talks from the Hill features Jason Burrow, associate professor of musical theater at the university. Burrow is a pianist, singer,...
by Hardin Young | Sep 2, 2022 | Features, Field Notes, Research
Climate Change Is Increasing Frequency of Fish Mass Die-Offs As the planet’s climate has gotten warmer, so has the prevalence of fish die-offs, or mass mortality events. These die-offs can have severe impacts on the function of ecosystems, imperil existing fish...
by Matt McGowan | Jul 28, 2022 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Uncategorized
Light-Induced Mechanism Discovered for Controlling Ferroelectric Polarization By applying light, U of A physicists Peng Chen and Laurent Bellaiche have discovered a surprising mechanism for controlling ferroelectric polarization in a deterministic manner. The finding,...
by Britt A Graves | Jun 1, 2022 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Student Success
Music Professor Er-Gene Kahng Featured in PBS Show ‘Now Hear This’ U of A Department of Music professor Er-Gene Kahng recently appeared on the “Florence Price and the American Migration” episode of PBS’ show Now Hear This. While filming...
by Britt A Graves | May 30, 2022 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Student Success
Inspirational Chorale and U of A’s Jeffrey Murdock Featured on Nationally Televised PBS Program U of A Department of Music professor Jeffrey Murdock and the U of A’s Inspirational Chorale recently appeared on the PBS’s show Now Hear This...
