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Short Talks From the Hill
online as a podcast

Short Talks From The Hill is a podcast highlighting research and scholarly work at the University of Arkansas campus. Each segment features a university researcher discussing their work.

For more information: arkansasresearch.uark.edu

Latest Episodes
  • Rachel Debuque, director of the School of Art, discusses their mission to promote the arts across Arkansas.
  • Rachel Sullivant and Will Foster talk about the Entreprenuer Law Project, which offers pro bono legal advice to small businesses across Arkanas.
  • Ben Runkle discussing the pros and cons of adding fish to rice ponds to create winter crop for rice farmers.
  • How can we best use artificial intelligence? What are the limits of AI and the ethical concerns we must navigate? Distinguished Professor of information systems Varun Grover delves into this rapidly changing technology.
  • The Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas, once a rich source of oil, has a massive amount of lithium, which is widely used today for rechargeable batteries.
  • Agricultural economist Jada Thompson discusses the current bird flu strain, which has been circulating for years. The outbreak has affected flocks and driven up the price of eggs.
  • Julian Fairey, associate professor of civil engineering, discusses the discovery of a new compound formed by the decomposition of inorganic chloramine disinfectants in drinking water.
  • Exercise science professor Michelle Gray offers tips to slow both the physical and cognitive declines of age.
  • Lanier Nalley shares his work on rice production, international agricultural policy, the economics of plant genetics and international development.
  • Mike Pierce, associate professor of history, discusses Daisy Bates, Arkansas' celebrated civil rights activist, of whom a new statue is now on display at the U.S. Capitol.