New Video Highlights Reptile and Amphibian Research
J.D. Willson, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas, inspects a ribbon snake at Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In a new Research Frontiers video, University of Arkansas biologist J.D. Willson and his graduate students search for reptiles and amphibians at Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary on the outskirts of Fayetteville. Willson’s research group has found rare species in the restored prairie wetland, such as the Graham’s crayfish snake and the crawfish frog.
You can find out more about the research in a recent story.
Field Notes is a new feature that follows U of A researchers and students in archeology, anthropology, astrophysics, biology, engineering, ecology, geology and more as they conduct field research around the globe this summer.
To learn more about research at the University of Arkansas, visit researchfrontiers.uark.edu.
Topics
Contacts
Chris Branam, research communications writer/editor
University Relations
479-575-4737,
cwbranam@uark.edu
Headlines
Weyerhaeuser Partners With Fay Jones School for Research Fellows Program
The newly formed program supports the development of innovative wood products and sustainable wood-based construction at the U of A.
Chief Justice John Dan Kemp to Give U of A School of Law Commencement Speech
Kemp, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, will speak at the 2024 U of A School of Law Commencement at 2 p.m. May 18 at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine Releases Issue 9, Seeks Submissions for Issue 10
Issue 9 of The Diamond Line, produced by students taking the Literary Magazine Production course, is available online. The magazine staff is seeking submissions of fiction, poetry, drama and art for the next issue.
Graduate Students in RISE Program Visit Top NWA Employer, Earn Lean Six Sigma Certification
U of A graduate students in the Razorgrad Institute of Success and Engagement program recently participated in a site visit to Blue Cross Blue Shield and a professional certification workshop.
Calabretta-Sajder Receives Ragusa Foundation Grant
The grant will assist Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, associate professor and section head of Italian, in developing an open-educational-resource version of his manuscript about the novels of Amara Lakhous.