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Office Hours: An Honors Professor Reflects on His Office and Lab
There are 54 stairs between Peter Ungar’s office and his lab; two microscopes (one adorned with googly eyes), more than 50 skulls, one miniature putting green, five plastic figurines of famous scientists on a windowsill, three stooges (Larry, Moe and Curly) framed...
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 virus — because it was found in hispid cotton...
New Band History Display on View in Silas Hunt Hall
An exhibit highlighting the University of Arkansas Band program's history is now on view on the second floor of Silas Hunt Hall. Created in partnership with the U of A Museum, Razorback Band Alumni Society and the U of A Bands, the exhibit opens just in time for the...
Stephenson Co-Edits New Book on Wild Mushrooms
Steve Stephenson, affiliate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is the coeditor of a book titled Wild Mushrooms and Health: Diversity, Phytochemistry, Medical Benefits, and Cultivation, recently published by CRC Press. Wild mushrooms have been used for...
English Professor’s New Book Looks at Late-Medieval Focus on Virgin Mary as Ideal Mother
The Department of English is pleased to announce the release of assistant professor Mary Beth Long's new book, Marian Maternity in Late-Medieval England, published by Manchester University Press in September. Fifteenth-century England had an intense interest in the...