Welcome to the October 2023 Round Up of the Fulbright REVIEW Blog
It’s Homecoming week here on the Hill, midterms are in the books, and so far, this October at the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences has been packed with so many delightful things to see and do!
We hope this vibrant “spooky season” finds you and yours well and thriving, and we’re excited to share all the latest and greatest college news with you in this edition of the Fulbright REVIEW.
Read on to meet some phenomenal students, faculty, and alumni, learn about outstanding research, and get the inside scoop on our fantastic upcoming events!
To kick things off, meet a stellar researcher who has been making breakthroughs in novel nanostructures.
Then, tune in to this podcast exploring superstar Taylor Swift’s effect on music, and get the details on our first-of-its-kind concentration in Music Industry Data Analytics!
You can also meet the first recipient of our Inclusive Excellence Scholarship, catch a replay of our recent 2023 State of the University Address, and check out this amazing video, “Fulfilling Our Land-Grant Mission”.
Then, don’t miss this fall Fulbright College photo collection, and be sure to save the date for our upcoming Pryor Center Presents lecture series, our One Book One Community keynote speech, and Theatre’s 2023-24 season.
Afterward, check out how we’ve been celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, also known as Latine/x Heritage Month, and explore this new U of A Museum virtual exhibit.
You can also help congratulate U of A’s 2023 Family of the Year, get the details on our latest enrollment records, and welcome our new herbarium director.
Then, meet an award-winning journalism alumna, a pair of young alumni who recently shared their post-grad experiences, and a student who completed a competitive engineering fellowship in Germany!
Next, meet an international student preparing for a career in medicine, a research team studying pediatric mitochondrial disorders, and two geoscientists recognized for their outstanding mentorship service.
You can also check out these findings on the criminal justice system and health outcomes, see how we’re working to prevent mass shootings, and learn about new breakthroughs in semiconducting nanoparticles.
Additionally, help congratulate our newest U of A Rome Center fellow, a professor invited to a prestigious national archaeological program, a faculty member who published work on international law, and this professor who hosted a new summer research program!
Finally, if you’d like to learn more about the extraordinary people, initiatives, projects and activities that make up Fulbright College, please visit our Facebook, Twitter / X, Instagram or LinkedIn social media channels. Our handle is @uarkfulbright on all.
And, as always, we’ll keep providing you with more new stories at fulbrightreview.uark.edu. We hope you’ll stay tuned.
In the meantime, please keep in touch, take care and be well!
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sloan
Interim Dean, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences