Fall 2019 Edition of Research Frontiers Magazine Publishes
Researchers work on the Titan chamber in the W.M. Keck Laboratory for Planetary Simulations.
The latest edition of Research Frontiers magazine, the home of research news at the University of Arkansas, is available online.
The issue includes:
- A look inside the W.M. Keck Laboratory for Planetary Simulations at the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences.
- A report on innovative rice-growing techniques pioneered in Arkansas that save water and produce less greenhouse gas.
- A story from Lockesburg, Arkansas, where students and researchers are piecing together the history of a little-known Caddo mound archeological site.
- A feature on the Delta Autism Project, which is working to make autism diagnoses and services more accessible in the state's underserved rural areas.
Also in this issue, new findings that could help turn ethanol into electricity, documenting some of the oldest trees in North America, and tracking a new Ebola virus.
It is the second digital-only edition of the magazine, which first appeared in 2002.
Research Frontiers publishes twice annually in the fall and spring semesters. Subscribe to Research Frontiers to receive email updates on the latest science and research news.
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Contacts
Bob Whitby, science writer
University Relations
479-579-5473,
whitby@uark.edu
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