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
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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
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
Students praise SAU’s 2020 intersession
More than 200 students have taken advantage of Southern Arkansas University’s five-week fall intersession, which offers a variety of courses allowing students to earn credits over the winter break. Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, said the 2020 fall schedule was adjusted for COVID, ending in November but presenting a great opportunity for an intersession… Read More
College of Science and Engineering announces Outstanding Student selections
Each year, SAU’s College of Science and Engineering selects one outstanding undergraduate in each department, one overall COSE outstanding undergraduate student, and one outstanding graduate student. The following are the selections for 2019-2020: Elizabeth Baker, BS Nursing Elizabeth Baker was chosen as the 2019-2020 COSE Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Elizabeth will complete her BSN in May… Read More
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