CONWAY, Ark. (November 10, 2014) – Eight Hendrix science students and four faculty members from the Biology and Chemistry departments presented their research this weekend at the Arkansas INBRE Research Conference in Fayetteville, Ark.
Chemistry professor Dr. Andres Caro gave the invited faculty presentation for the chemistry section. Drs. Chris Marvin (chemistry), Rick Murray (biology) and Andrew Schurko (biology) also participated in the conference.
Students
presenting their undergraduate research projects in the poster session:
- Lettie Hattabaugh ’15
- Jake Higgins ’16
- Salvador Lorente Garcia ’18
- Meghan McFadden ’15
- Jeffery May ’16
- Allen Smith ’15
- Jarrett Wann ’16
Lindsey Orgren ’15 was selected to give an oral presentation on her chemistry research and was recognized with the second place award.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. This year, Hendrix was named the country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college and #8 in the nation for “Best Undergraduate Teaching” by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2015 Fiske Guide
to Colleges,
Forbesmagazine's list of America's Top Colleges, the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, and the latest edition of Colleges
That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.