Erica Westerman, associate professor of biological Sciences and a self-described “integrative animal behaviorist,” discusses the visual systems of butterflies.
Distinguished Professor Alan Mantooth defines semiconductors and discusses why the University of Arkansas is uniquely positioned to be a semiconductor research and fabrication hub in the heartland of the United States.
Renae Merrill, doctoral student in the public policy program at the U of A, discusses the association between social media use, personality structure and depression.
Jill Wieber Lens, professor and associate dean for research and faculty development at the School of Law, discusses legal ramifications of pregnancy loss, including abortion.
Jason Burrow, associate professor of musical theater, discusses being on tour with Hamilton.
Curt Rom, interim dean of the Graduate School and International Education, discusses the impact of the Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Academy Fellowships.
Kartik Balachandran, associate professor of biomedical engineering, describes how microphysiological systems, or "organs-on-chips," are changing the study of human health.
Architecture professor and American Institute of Architects Gold Medal-recipient Marlon Blackwell discusses his projects and design philosophy.
Danielle Weatherby, professor of law at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, discusses Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act and the polarizing effect of speech narcissism.
Min Zou, professor of mechanical engineering, explains nano-surface engineering and her effort to develop low-friction, lubricant coatings and surfaces for mechanical systems and biomedical implants.
Ranu Jung, executive director of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research, discuss her vision for the institute, made possible by a $194.7 million grant from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation.
Kevin Murach, assistant professor of health, human performance and recreation, discusses how his muscle research could help people live healthier for longer.
Michael Wilmot, assistant professor of management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, discusses his research on the relationship between the Big 5 personality traits and success at work.
Cameron Murray, assistant professor of civil engineering, discusses his research on rapid-setting and pre-stressed concrete and a $140,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study the most effective soil-cement mixtures for use in waterway structures.
Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, professor of human development and family sciences, talks about her research on NFL player violence.
Jill Marshall, assistant professor of geosciences, discusses her research on Earth's surface and Arctic watersheds in Northwest Territories, Canada.
Hugh Churchill, associate professor of physics in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses the MonArk NSF Quantum Foundry and portable air filters that remove infectious airborne particles, including respiratory droplets that carry coronavirus, from indoor spaces.
Karl Schubert, associate director of the Data Science Program, discusses innovation, creation of the multidisciplinary data science program, and a recent NSF grant supporting low-income students interested in studying innovation in STEM fields.
Shauna Morimoto, associate professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, and Anne O’Leary-Kelly, professor of management and senior associate dean in the Walton College of Business, discuss UA ENGAGE and women in STEM fields.
Shannon Servoss, associate professor of chemical engineering, and Now Diagnostics received an emergency use authorization for their rapid Covid-19 test kit.
Celina Suarez, associate professor of geosciences, discusses recent findings on the social habits of tyrannosaurs.
Jordan Blair Woods, associate professor of law, argues that separating traffic enforcement from critical police functions will prevent minority groups from being disproportionately questioned, searched and arrested during traffic stops.
Jeffrey Murdock, associate professor of music education and winner of the 2021 Grammy Music Educator Award, discusses his teaching philosophy.
Jeff Gruenewald, associate professor and director of the Terrorism Research Center in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Shannon Servoss, associate professor of chemical engineering, worked with Now Diagnostics in Springdale to develop a rapid test kit that detects coronavirus antibodies.
In a major study of the so-called “Big 4” auditing firms, Liz Cowle, accounting doctoral candidate the Sam M. Walton College of Business, determined that the firms increase audit attention and improve audit quality when their work is covered by the media.
Paul Thibado, professor of physics in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, updates listeners on exciting new developments in his work to harvest energy from freestanding graphene.
Caree Banton, associate professor of history in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses her new book and the African and African-American Studies Program.
Johanna Thomas, associate professor of social work in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses a joint effort with Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center in Fort Smith to help rural Arkansas and veterans gain access to mental health services.
Hudson Beyzavi, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, discusses his work developing a drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells.
Darya Zabelina, assistant professor of psychology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses her research on creativity, how creative people see the world and whether or not coffee improves the creative process.
Russell Sharman, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Communication, discusses his unconventional path to filmmaking, writing a film textbook, teaching film at the university, and "Animal," his new movie.
Kristen Gibson, associate professor of food safety and microbiology in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, offers tips for handling potentially contaminated surfaces.
Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Walton College of Business, discusses the pandemic's impact on Arkansas' economy.
Mahmoud Moradi, assistant professor of chemistry in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, explains how his dynamic, three-dimensional simulations of coronavirus spike glycoproteins will help scientists understand how the coronavirus binds to human cells.
Kevin Fitzpatrick, professor of sociology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses fear and food insecurity in the era of the coronavirus pandemic.
Peter Ungar, Distinguished Professor of anthropology and dental microwear expert, explains why nine out of 10 Americans are afflicted with dental caries, the pervasive chronic disease that causes cavities.
Matt Henriksen, poet, teacher and alumnus of the Program in Creative Writing and Translation, discusses the the Northwest Arkansas Prison Story Project.
Peggy-Schaefer Whitby, special education professor in the College of Education and Health Professions, discusses the Delta Autism Project, an initiative she started to ensure that children and families in southeast Arkansas receive state services for autism.
Geosciences professor Suarez studies how climate and tectonic changes affected flora and fauna 90 million years ago.
Carl Drexler, assistant research professor and station archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, discusses last summer's work at Lockesburg, an ancient Caddo site with a modern, infamous history.
Shirin Saeidi, assistant professor of political science in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, talks about challenges and rewards of her research on citizenship and gender roles in the Middle East.
Michael Plavcan, professor of anthropology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses the importance of the discovery of Nanopithecus browni, a new species of monkey.
Jim Coleman, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, discusses his path to higher education administration and his passion for public higher education.
Austin Williams, co-founder and chief software architect at AMBOTS, a technology startup company at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, talks about a "swarm" of robots that 3D print and perform other manufacturing tasks.
Caitlin Ahrens, doctoral student in space and planetary sciences and manager of the university's Pluto Lab, talks about how and why scientists recreate the atmospheres of other planets and what they learn in the process.
Kyle Quinn, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, discusses his research using multiphoton microscopy to create 3D images of tissue and explain how cell metabolism changes during the healing process of chronic wounds.
Stephanie Schulte, associate professor of communication in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses her research on the intersection of technology, history and culture.
Architecture professor Greg Herman and classics professor of David Fredrick discuss “A House of the Ozarks,” a virtual tour of the home of Fay and Gus Jones.
For the past several months, John Brooks worked as a consultant for True Detective, the HBO crime series. The third season of the series was filmed in Northwest Arkansas.
Jared Phillips, instructor in international studies in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses his upcoming book, Hipbillies: Deep Revolution in the Arkansas Ozarks.
David Stahle, Distinguished Professor of geosciences, explains dendrochronology and talks about climate change and his work in the Amazon.
Adam Siepielski, assistant professor of biology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses evolution, climate change and animal mass die-offs.
Lissette Lopez Szwydky-Davis, assistant professor of English in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses her research on the enduring nature of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Janine Parry, professor of political science, is the director of the Arkansas Poll. Since 1999, this poll has provided insight into Arkansans’ opinions on policy and politics.
Benjamin Runkle, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering, is helping Delta rice farmers use less water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Joshua Youngblood, research and outreach services librarian, discusses the role of Special Collections at the university and for the state of Arkansas.
Marlis and Michael Douglas, professors of biological sciences, talk about the role of DNA testing in studying wildlife biology.
Stavros Kavouras, professor in the College of Education and Health Professions and director of the Hydration Science Lab, discusses his research on hydration.
Jamie Brandon, UA Fayetteville station archeologist and research professor in the Department of Anthropology, explains the Arkansas Archeological Survey and discusses Leetown, an important archeological dig at Pea Ridge National Military Park.
Ashley Dowling, associate professor of entomology for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, discusses chiggers and ticks.
Lynn Jacobs, Distinguished Professor of art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses the development of triptychs – paintings that have three panels and are hinged together so they can fold – in Germany during the 15th century.
Claire Terhune, assistant professor of anthropology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses her research on the temporomandibular joint and important fossil sites in Romania.
Er-Gene Kahng, graduate chair of violin in the Music Department, discusses her work on the Florence Price Preservation Project, which is bringing the previously overlooked composer’s works to a wider audience.
Daniel Whitmire, an instructor in the Department of Mathematics and a retired astrophysicist, discusses his theory for the existence of Planet X.
David Tolliver, a doctoral student in Public Policy in the College of Education and Health Professions, talks about his recently published book, Student Activism as a Vehicle for Change on College Campuses.
Davis McCombs is a poet, professor and director of the program in creative writing and translation. In this episode, he will read selections from Lore, his most recent book of poetry.
J.D. Willson, assistant professor of biological sciences in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, studies the impact of invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades.
Peter Ungar, Distinguished Professor of anthropology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, reads excerpts from Evolution's Bite, his book about fossil teeth and the diet of human ancestors.
Paul Thibado, professor of physics in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses graphene, a two-dimensional material that is a mere single atom in thickness, and its potential role in the development of next-generation of electronic devices.
Randall Woods, Distinguished Professor in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, talks about his latest book: Prisoners of Hope: Lyndon B. Johnson, the Great Society, and the Limits of Liberalism.
Elizabeth Margulis, professor of music and director of the Music Cognition Lab in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses how we make sense of music through repetition.
Kevin Fitzpatrick, director of the Community and Family Institute at the University of Arkansas, talks about his recent study on food security and health among high school students in Springdale.
Tim Yeager, professor of finance in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, discusses a stress test he developed to help community banks.
Tim Yeager, professor of finance in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, discusses the Federal Reserve, where he worked for many years, and the housing and credit crises of the early 2000s.
Mitchell Pruitt, a graduate student in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, describes a project to study the migration patterns of the elusive northern saw-whet owl.
Robin Soster, assistant professor of marketing in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, discusses her research on the so-called "bottom-dollar effect," how spending our last dollar affects the way we feel about purchases.
