Solena Martinez Aleman was named the recipient of the prestigious Wiley Lin Hurie Memorial Award on Wednesday at the University of the Ozarks’ 67th annual Honors Day ceremony. The Hurie Award is presented to the outstanding senior in the graduating class as voted on by the faculty. It is named in honor of the long-time […]
Senior health science major Cesar Martinez recently gained invaluable real-world experience while also helping out his men’s wrestling teammates. Martinez, from Berryville, Ark., completed an independent study project earlier this month under the direction of Dr. Piroska Boros, assistant professor of health science. The project entailed collaborating with the wrestling team to conduct body composition […]
University of the Ozarks students Abby Lewis, Alisone Guzman and Solena Martinez each had the rare opportunity as undergraduates to present their research at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 2023 Annual Meeting and World Congress in Denver, Colo., May 30 – June 2. Lewis, from Greenbrier, Ark., graduated in May with a major […]
University of the Ozarks senior Morgan Douglas’ career path became clearer after she took a Health Policy class as a sophomore. The Clarksville, Ark., native will graduate this week with Summa Cum Laude honors with a major in health science and minors in athletic coaching and American studies. Douglas said she plans to pursue a […]
University of the Ozarks senior Abby Lewis’ experience in her kinesiology class during her sophomore year brings a hold new meaning to applying classroom knowledge to real life. The health science major from Greenbrier, Ark., will graduate with Summa Cum Laude honors on Saturday, May 13. Lewis was in Dr. Piroska Boros’ kinesiology class during […]
When Cody Sparks graduated from Lamar (Ark.) High School in 2019 as third in her class academically and with superior honors, she had numerous options on where to attend college. Three and a half years later, she knows that her “hometown” University was the right choice for her. Sparks will graduate from University of the […]
Star Lowrey-LaGrone will join the University of the Ozarks faculty this fall as an instructor of health science. Lowrey-LaGrone most recently served as an adjunct faculty member teaching health courses at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. She recently completed a master’s of science in nursing degree from the University of Arkansas. “Being raised in a […]
When University of the Ozarks senior Mario Varela of Lamar, Ark., walks across the stage next month to receive his college diploma, he will be the first in his family to graduate college, an accomplishment that he takes great pride in. “I feel extremely proud because I will be setting an example for my niece, […]
University of the Ozarks students Andrew Duncan and Maria F. “Mafer” Maltez each gained invaluable experience recently by presenting research data at a sports medicine academic conference. Duncan, a sophomore health science major from Alma, Ark., and Maltez, a sophomore biology major from Nicaragua, presented data with their professor, Dr. Steven Machek, assistant professor of […]
Several University of the Ozarks science programs will benefit from the addition of two new pieces of equipment this semester, thanks to a pair of shared instrumentation grants. The grants, which totaled more than $52,000, are from the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute […]