Ben Martin and Denise Wirth waited patiently as the minutes ticked off the clock.?Three test tubes, labeled "A," "B," and "C" sat on the counter, each holding an unknown substance immersed in a carefully prepared solution of vanillin, acetaldehyde, ethyl alcohol, and hydrochloric acid.?"My money's on 'A,'" Martin said as their 10-minute wait came to […]
Sabrina Goddard is busy. Last year, Goddard, a 6-foot-1 native of Depew, Okla., led the Lady Eagles basketball team to their first winning season since 2001-02 and back to the ASC tournament after a three-year absence. In addition to her classwork, when not on the court as team captain, Goddard is a member of Ozarks […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Dr. Alan Diekman, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UAMS, will give a presentation at Ozarks on Monday, November 21. The presentation will include a discussion of Dr. Diekman’s current research, which is a study of the carbohydrate-binding protein galectin-3, and its interactions with prostate specific antigen (PSA) in normal […]
Scientists do complicated things using instruments with hard-to-pronounce names: laser spectroscopy; small molecule x-ray crystallography; advanced nuclear magnetic resonance. Most of us have no idea what those words mean, but Paul Morgan does. Morgan, a senior composite science and chemistry major from Belize, recently flew to Texas with Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Bill Doria […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Tyler Wilson said roller coasters and amusement parks will never be the same for him again. Kathy Erickson called it an experience of a lifetime. Jessica Reed described it as the most amazing thing she has ever done. The three University of the Ozarks students were discussing their experience in NASA’s Reduced […]
In April 2008, five U of O students traveled to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to conduct a self-designed experiment in reduced gravity. They called the trip the thrill of a lifetime. Tyler Wilson said roller coasters and amusement parks will never be the same for him again. Kathy Erickson called it an experience […]