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Dr. Shalini Tiwari
2 weeks ago • May 15, 2025 • Posted in

Tiwari Named Assistant Professor of Biology

Dr. Shalini Tiwari has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as an assistant professor of biology, beginning in the Fall 2025 Semester. Tiwari has most recently served as a post-doctoral research associate with South Dakota State University and Oklahoma State University. She also served a post-doctoral fellowship at the School of Life Science at […]

June 20, 2024 • Posted in ,

U of O Faculty, Students Taking Part in Cicada Research

(Photos courtesy of Russell Jones, instructor of broadcast/video/multimedia storytelling) A group of University of the Ozarks faculty and students are taking part in a coordinated, multi-year research project that is examining the effects of an event that hasn’t occurred since Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States. The event is being called the Great […]

Kathy Nash
April 9, 2024 • Posted in ,

Biology and Photography Combine to Shape Nash’s Future

While Biology and Photography might seem like contrasting and divergent academic interests, University of the Ozarks senior Kathy Nash has found a way to combine the disciplines quite harmoniously. Nash, a senior biology major from Torrance, Calif., recently completed an ambitious independent photography project titled, “Echoes of Beauty: Capturing the Changing Ecology of New Mexico’s […]

Plant Mars Challenge students
January 25, 2024 • Posted in

Biology Students Shine in NASA’s Plant Mars Challenge

A group of University of the Ozarks biology students were recognized recently in a NASA-supported national competition for their research project to help grow food on Mars. The team, Ozarks on Mars, received a best in show award for fall 2023 in the undergraduate/professional plant growth division of the Plant The Moon and Plant Mars […]

Darrin and Whitney Hunt
August 11, 2023 • Posted in , , , ,

Hunts Join U of O Faculty

Spouses Dr. Darrin and Whitney Hunt have joined the University of the Ozarks faculty, beginning the 2023 Fall Semester. Whitney joins Ozarks as an assistant professor of sociology and Darrin as an assistant professor of biology.   The Hunts, who met as undergraduate students at Wayne State University in Michigan, are moving from New York, […]

Kneiisha McDonald
April 27, 2023 • Posted in , ,

McDonald Thrives in Biomedical Sciences Field

University of the Ozarks senior Kñeisha McDonald will begin pursuing a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences in the fall, the next step in a science journey that began when she was a small child growing up in The Bahamas McDonald, a biology major from New Providence, The Bahamas, will graduate on May 13 with Summa Cum […]

Tri-Beta group
April 7, 2023 • Posted in , ,

Lopez, Glover Shine at Tri-Beta Convention

Six biology students from University of the Ozarks recently attended the South Central Regional Tri-Beta Convention in Cedar Hill, Texas. The students who attended included (pictured, from left) Faith Duran, Emily Spillers, Josue Maldonado Paredes, Joseph Chrisman, Victoria Lopez and Jayden Glover. Five of the U of O students presented research projects at the convention, […]

Dr. Christie Sampson teaching class
February 9, 2023 • Posted in , , , ,

INBRE Grant to Provide New Research Equipment

University of the Ozarks has received a grant for $28,000 for a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system to support faculty and student involvement in research. The grant was made possible by the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program and the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The award […]

Heath Spillers
April 18, 2022 • Posted in , , ,

Spillers Named Science Lab Coordinator

Heath Spillers, who has taught science at Subiaco Academy since 2015, has been named the new science laboratory coordinator for the Wilson Science Center, effective June 1, 2022. The science lab coordinator position manages the operations of the teaching and research laboratories and also teaches laboratory sections of science courses. Responsibilities also include, developing laboratory […]