University of Arkansas Launches New Podcast From Research Frontiers

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tune in now to Short Talks From the Hill, a new podcast from the University of Arkansas.

This podcast features stories of discovery across the U of A campus — from renowned historian and Distinguished Professor Randall Woods discussing his new book on Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society to a graduate student who discovered the re-emergence of the northern saw-whet owl in Arkansas.

A new podcast will air every three weeks and can be heard on researchfrontiers.uark.edu or kuaf.com.

Scheduled programming includes:

• “How we feel about spending our bottom dollar” – Robin Soster, assistant professor of marketing
• “Searching for the saw-whet owl” – Mitchell Pruitt, graduate student
• “Understanding the Federal Reserve and stress testing community banks” – Tim Yeager, professor of finance
• “Food scarcity in Northwest Arkansas” – Kevin Fitzpatrick, professor of sociology
• “LBJ and the Great Society” – Randall Woods, Distinguished Professor of history
• “The dreaded earworm” – Elizabeth Margulis, professor of music
• “Graphene, a two-dimensional powerhouse” - Paul Thibado, professor of physics
• “Teeth, a very short introduction” – Peter Ungar, Distinguished Professor of anthropology

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.