Investing in Community Banks
By CD Eskilson / Photos by Chieko HaraTop photo: Jackson Walton (left) with his mentor Molly Rapert (right).For decades, community banks have boosted the economic health of small and rural towns that are often underserved by larger financial institutions. According...
Leading the Lab
By CD Eskilson / Photos by Whit PruitChloe Martinez (second from left) and her colleagues from the PETAL Laboratory volunteer at Appleseeds, a teaching farm in Fayetteville.Chloe Martinez’s path to psychology began with a keen observation from her mother. “You have...
(Re) Connecting with Nature
By CD Eskilson / Photos by Russell CothrenPhoto top: Virginia Hammond visits the Fly’s Eye Dome at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art—although not included in her thesis—an example of biomimicry in Northwest Arkansas. Intended to provide economical, efficient...
Getting an A+ in C++
By CD Eskilson / Photos by Russell CothrenWhen Ananya Vangoor found a $125 parking ticket on her windshield, she paid the citation and opened her computer to find a solution. She couldn’t rectify her situation, but she was determined to make it easier for other...
Teaching Writing Through World-Building
By CD Eskilson / Photos by Russell CothrenPhoto top: Terrell Page leans into the structure of video games to teach students about writing through world-building.Honors College Fellow Terrell Page began handing out paper and colored pencils during his workshop on...
On the Ground in the Amazon
By CD Eskilson / Photos by Russell CothrenPhoto top: Back in Northwest Arkansas, Reina Watanabe visits the Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary in Fayetteville.Watanabe measured the varying biodiversity levels for small and large cacao chakras and analyzed factors that...