A new Field Experiences course at Southern Arkansas University this spring sent 10 students embarking on a six-day adventure through national parks in West Texas and New Mexico. The students prepared for their expeditions to Guadalupe National Park, Carlsbad Caverns and Big Bend National Park for four months during the lecture portion of the class,… Read More
SAU student receives honor for poster presentation
Jeremy Brown, a 2018 graduate of Southern Arkansas University with a degree in Biology: Pre-health, created the best poster presentation at this year’s Arkansas Academy of Science meeting. The work represented his original research project involving CRISPR/Cas9, described as a unique method of genetic manipulation. Brown presented his research in poster format at three scientific… Read More
Student’s path to marine research starts at SAU
Since he was just a toddler, Addison Ochs seems to have had his life’s destiny laid out for him with the destination clearly being around water. He found the right start to be in South Arkansas. Ochs inherited a love of scuba diving and practically grew up on the campus of Southern Arkansas University. Add… Read More
Higginbotham nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award
Southern Arkansas softball senior standout Sarah Higginbotham is among a record-setting 480 nominees from across all divisions of the NCAA for the prestigious 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award as it was announced by the NCAA late last week. Each year, the NCAA encourages schools to honor its top graduating female student-athletes by submitting… Read More
Group forming for local stream conservation
Anyone interested in watershed and stream conservation is invited to attend the first meeting of the Stream Team at Southern Arkansas University. The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, in room 105 of the SAU Science Center. Funding for the SAU Stream Team is courtesy of a grant recently awarded… Read More
Presentation at SAU will bring birds of prey to light
Birds of prey stay alive by being quiet and mysterious, but several owls, hawks and other raptures will take center stage from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Southern Arkansas University Reynolds Center Foundation Hall for a presentation by Raptor Rehab of Central Arkansas. The event is free and open to anyone who want learn more… Read More
SAU and UAMS South making mutually-beneficial collaborations
Two Southern Arkansas University departments have forged mutually-beneficial collaborations with the UAMS South Residential Training Track Family Medicine Program in Magnolia. The SAU Athletic Training Department is serving as the sports medicine rotation for the UAMS South residents and, across campus, the UAMS South resident program is working with pre-health majors by offering shadowing opportunities… Read More
ADEQ approval boons economic, academic opportunities for NRRC
The Natural Resource Research Center at Southern Arkansas University became qualified to compete for federal and state water and soil testing grants and contracts upon passing inspection on Jan. 30. Passing the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) inspection opens the doors for the NRRC – a facility in SAU’s College of Science and Technology… Read More
Six SAU students admitted to pharmacy school
Southern Arkansas University’s College of Science and Technology, Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry and Physics are proud to announce the admission of six students into the Doctorate of Pharmacy program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock. The students are listed below with their hometowns: Elizabeth Bates, a chemistry… Read More
Dr. Scott McKay named Science and Technology dean
MAGNOLIA – Dr. Scott McKay has been named dean of the College of Science and Technology at Southern Arkansas University. McKay came to SAU from the University of Central Missouri where he served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics. He was also the founder and director of UCMO’s Center for Alternative… Read More
