by Nathan Smith | Sep 16, 2011 | 5 Questions, College of Education and Health Professions, Honors thesis, Nursing
Senior nursing student and Honors College Fellow Kelly Toner has participated in missionary trips since the age of 14. For her honors thesis, Kelly found a new way to make a difference by developing an orientation module for volunteers in the Midwives for Haiti...
by Nathan Smith | Jul 19, 2011 | Alumni Updates, Architectural Studies, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Fay Jones School of Architecture, Geography, Honors thesis, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Research
Annie Fulton recently graduated with a B.S. in architectural studies with minors in environmental, soil and water science and geography. For her honors thesis Annie studied the redevelopment of two industrial shipping sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her research...
by Nathan Smith | May 25, 2011 | German, Honors thesis, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Research
In my Honors thesis, I analyzed the Jewish identity in selected works of the two contemporary German-Jewish authors, Barbara Honigmann and Gila Lustiger. As children of survivors, both writers push for a new Jewish identity, one that is not based on the victim...
by Nathan Smith | Apr 11, 2011 | Advice/Tips, College of Education and Health Professions, Honors thesis, Nursing, Research
I’m currently a junior nursing student from Springfield, Missouri. I’m working with Dr Cara Osborne in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing. My topic is: increasing the effectiveness of volunteers working with Midwives for Haiti through the use of an...
by Nathan Smith | Mar 29, 2011 | Honors thesis, Research, SURF grant
March 29, 2011 Most of us don’t notice light until there’s a problem – sunlight creating glare on your computer screen, or a dim, steep stair. For users with visual impairment, everyday environments like restaurants with low lighting or a movie theater...
by Nathan Smith | Mar 28, 2011 | Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Honors thesis, Research, SURF grant
March 28, 2011 Everything from algae to used cooking oil is being considered as alternatives to gasoline. Professors and students at the U of A are taking a hard look at the sweetgum tree. “It has a higher mileage per gallon than ethanol – similar to...
