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Arkansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting '26 at Southern Arkansas University<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Southern Arkansas University will host the 109th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science <\/strong><\/span>on Friday and Saturday, April 10\u201311, 2026<\/strong>, in Magnolia, Arkansas.<\/p>

Meeting events will take place in the Donald W. Reynolds Campus & Community Center<\/strong> and the nearby Science Building<\/strong> on the SAU campus.<\/p>

The conference will be held jointly with the SAU College of Science & Engineering Research Conference<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Event Details<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dates:<\/strong> April 10\u201311, 2026
Location:<\/strong> Reynolds Center & Science Building
Southern Arkansas University<\/p>

Exact room assignments will be finalized at the start of next semester.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Important Dates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Abstract Submission:<\/strong> February 1 \u2013 March 1, 2026
Registration:<\/strong> February 1 \u2013 April 10, 2026
Conference Dates:<\/strong> April 10\u201311, 2026<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Program Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Oral presentations will begin on Friday afternoon<\/strong> in the Science Building, with evening events held in the Reynolds Center<\/strong>.<\/p>

Oral presentations will continue on Saturday morning<\/strong>, followed by a poster session<\/strong> that will include all posters.<\/p>

Participants may choose to give an oral or poster presentation<\/strong>. Completed registration forms, abstracts, registration fees, and membership dues must be received by March 1, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Keynote Speakers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Zachary Porterfield, MD, PhD<\/strong> and Dr. Julia Toman, MD, MPH, FACS<\/strong> will serve as keynote speakers for the 2026 meeting.<\/p>

Dr. Porterfield<\/strong> is an infectious disease physician scientist, and Dr. Toman<\/strong> is a reconstructive surgeon and global health specialist. Both are affiliated with the University of South Florida<\/strong> and have extensive experience at the intersection of clinical care and research in the United States and South Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arkansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting ’26 at Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas University will host the 109th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science on Friday and Saturday, April 10\u201311, 2026, in Magnolia, Arkansas. Meeting events will take place in the Donald W. Reynolds Campus & Community Center and the nearby Science Building… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3207,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-12","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/aas2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}