CONWAY, Ark. (April 8, 2013) - Two Hendrix science students gave oral presentations of their research this spring at the 97th annual Arkansas Academy of Science conference in Little Rock, Ark.
Adam Bigott, a junior from Naperville, Ill., presented "Examining the Uniqueness of the Sky Island Pines." Bigott was mentored by biology professor Dr. Ann Willyard.
Emily Cariker, a junior from Rockwall, Texas, presented "Gene Expression in Bdelloid Rotifers During DNA Damage Repair." Cariker was mentored by biology professor Dr. Andrew Schurko.
The students tied for 2nd place in the Undergraduate Life Science Oral Presentations category.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the fifth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of the country's "Up and Coming" liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country's best 377 colleges, the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges, Forbes magazine's annual list of America's Top 650 Colleges, and the 2013 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.