Welcome Back to the Hill!

Aug. 23, 2021

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Welcome home to the Hill!

Interim Chancellor Charles Robinson welcomes us all back to campus for a new year. We're expecting historic numbers of students and ask that we all do our part to stay healthy and take care of each other.

It’s going to be another great year at the U of A.

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John Thomas, director of media relations
University Relations
479-575-7430, jfthomas@uark.edu

Headlines

Doctoral Student Maria Clara Faria Chaves Earns Awards From American Society of Plant Biologists

Faria Chaves was recognized as Ambassador of the Year, awarded the Henry Daniell International Scholar Award and given the Recognition Travel Award by the American Society of Plant Biologists' EDI Committee.

Min Zou Announced as a Fellow in National Academy of Inventors

Zou becomes the fifth member of the U of A faculty to be inducted into the prestigious academy as a fellow.

U of A Students Sweep Awards at International Model UN Conference

The U of A National Model United Nations team recently returned from the Galapagos Islands, where 11 students from both Walton College and Fulbright College received top honors.

Rhetoric and Composition Professors Launch Writing Studies Podcast

The new podcast, Everyone's Writing With AI (Except Me!), is produced by professors Maggie Fernandes and Megan McIntyre, and it questions the embrace of generative AI in writing studies.

Honor Society Leader Recognized Nationally for Outstanding Research Achievement

Alassandra Holsted, a U of A student majoring in communication, sociology and criminology, was recognized as runner-up for the prestigious Stephen A. Smith Award by the National Communication Association.

Welcome Back to the Hill!

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