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December 8, 2011 • Posted in

Pre-Pharmacy student anticipates career

Malorie Moreland, a sophomore biology major from Rogers, was pretty sure she wanted to go into pharmacy as long as a year ago, but working as a pharmacy tech this past summer cemented her decision. "I figured working there would either make me or break me," Moreland said. "And it did. I transferred to the […]

November 18, 2011 • Posted in

Summer in the lab: an internship at UAMS

If you hang around the biology department, you know Andrea Muffuletto. She is president of the Ozarks Biological Society and a member of Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta), the National Biological Honor Society. She helped coordinate Science Day. She serves on the committee for the Academic Enrichment Fund and is a part of Ozarks Alchemists, the […]

November 10, 2011 • Posted in

UAMS dean of admissions demystifies medical school application process

Every year, hundreds of college students apply for graduate or professional school. It can seem an overwhelming task ? multiple applications, interviews, examinations, letters of reference. Sometimes it seems like a miracle anybody gets in. Recently, however, University of Arkansas Medical School (UAMS) Dean of Admissions Tom South took some of the mystery out of […]

November 2, 2011 • Posted in

Heifer Ranch gives Schoenhals hands-on experience

Kate Schoenhals is in her final year as a college student at University of the Ozarks. When she graduates and decides to look back over her collegiate career, she will have a lot to reflect upon. The Salt Lake City, Utah native has taken advantage of many of the opportunities presented before her while at […]

June 21, 2011 • Posted in

U of O Graduate Finds Career with Summer Internship

For many people, the medical examiner is mainly a character on CSI the intrepid doctor-sleuth, solving murders in a sixty minute time slot. But for recent U of O graduate Amy Smedley-Patton, this job that of a physician officially authorized to ascertain causes of deaths, especially those not occurring under natural circumstances is a goal […]

April 14, 2011 • Posted in

Summer internships give Turner insight into grad school research

Many college students do summer internships. Whatever their field of study, internships are a way to gain knowledge, improve one's resume, and explore particular areas of interest. Ozarks senior Dakota Turner plans to go on to graduate school next fall. Dakota Turner, a senior biology major from Paris, Ark., had a busy time last summer, […]

June 15, 2010 • Posted in

Biology major Crutchfield tackles duckweed in senior presentation

Clarksville, Ark. --- If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. But what about duckweed? Taylor Crutchfield conducted her senior biology research on how the common water plant, duckweed, could be used to help purify contaminated water. Botanically assigned to the Lemnaceae family, duckweed is the smallest flowering plant […]

November 23, 2009 • Posted in

U of O presents Science Day awards

Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks' Sciences and Mathematics Division hosted 135 high school students from eight area high schools as part of its fourth annual Science Day competition, held on Nov. 18. Lamar High School took first place in the overall team competition, followed by Clarksville High School and Paris High School. […]

April 13, 2009 • Posted in

Wilson receives acceptance for summer research programs

Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks senior Tyler Wilson, a biology major from Claremore, Oklahoma, was recently accepted into two summer research fellowship programs. Wilson has decided to attend Boston University this summer for obesity research. He turned down the opportunity to study at the University of Nebraska for cancer research. Wilson, who will […]

February 19, 2009 • Posted in

Watts awarded science grant

Clarksville, Ark. -University of the Ozarks junior Michelle Watts, a biology major from Clarksville, has been awarded a National Science Foundation EPSCoR Fellowship Grant from the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority. Watts learned last week that she would be receiving the grant for her research, which focuses on changes in the chemical composition of armadillo […]