The College of Science and Engineering at Southern Arkansas University is pleased to announce a no-cost extension for the “Building a Diverse Workforce to Advance Health Equity” initiative, a grant supported by the Office of Health Equity of the Arkansas Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. With an additional $500,000, this extension… Read More
Groundbreaking Research by Dr. Jeremy Chamberlain Explores Growth Rates and Phenotypic Responses in Watersnakes Due to Human-Induced Environmental Changes
Dr. Jeremy Chamberlain, associate professor of biology at Southern Arkansas University, along with co-authors Dr. Ian T. Clifton and Dr. Matthew E. Gifford, has just published an innovative study in the journal Oecologia entitled “Variable juvenile growth rates and offspring size: a response to anthropogenic shifts in prey size among populations.” This research sheds light… Read More
SAU team presents to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on health disparities in southern Arkansas
Earlier this month, the Southern Arkansas University (SAU) College of Science and Engineering faculty made a significant presentation to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) in Little Rock, coinciding with a site visit by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The focus was on their innovative efforts to understand and mitigate health disparities… Read More
Seven SAU graduates to attend medical school this fall
As the end of the academic year approaches, the biology department at Southern Arkansas University is proud to announce that seven of its graduates have been admitted into medical schools, marking a significant milestone in their academic and professional journey. Lauren Chambliss of Magnolia, AR, John Striednig of Lubbock, TX, and Morgan Schuster of Arlington,… Read More
Arkansas INBRE grant awarded to SAU Biology Department
Dr. Daniel McDermott and Dr. Jeremy Chamberlain of the SAU Department of Biology have received a $40,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences through the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program. This grant is in collaboration with Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee at Arkansas State University (ASU) and Dr. Tiffany Weinkopff… Read More
SAU College of Science and Engineering receives $1M grant to advance rural public health
SAU’s College of Science and Engineering, in partnership with Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), has been awarded a $1 million federal grant for the implementation of a CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) initiative to address health disparities among high-risk populations, including racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communities. The project, Building a… Read More
Wildlife ecologist and ornithologist will join SAU faculty to lead Wildlife and Conservation Biology program
The biology department at Southern Arkansas University is delighted to announce that Dr. Katheryn Watson will join the SAU faculty this upcoming spring semester as an Assistant Professor of Biology to lead the growing Wildlife and Conservation Biology program.
SAU biology student’s research places first at state meeting
Samantha Jones, a biology student at Southern Arkansas University, recently presented her research at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Sciences, winning first place in the Medical Science and Parasitology division. Jones, of El Dorado, competed against other universities across the state and presented research she conducted in the laboratory of Dr…. Read More
Whitney Brown claims national title in Disc Golf competition
Whitney Brown, a Marine Biology major at Southern Arkansas University, has been named the 2021 College Disc Golf Women’s Individual National Champion. The native of Alexander, Arkansas, has returned to SAU for a second degree after graduating in May 2020 with an Exercise Science degree. The men’s and women’s teams participated April 7-10 in the… Read More
SAU pre-meds in 2020-2021 class achieve 100-percent acceptance rate into medical school
Southern Arkansas University’s Pre-Health Advisory Committee proudly announces that SAU has achieved 100 percent success on its medical school acceptance rate, with five students being accepted. Three Pre-Health Biology majors, Thomas Graham (of Magnolia), Katherine Pletcher (’21, of Magnolia), Cameron Nichols (’21, of Magnolia) as well as Agriculture major Jesse Tompkins (’21, of Taylor, Arkansas),… Read More
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