Short Talks From The Hill

Janine Chow, an assistant professor of theater, talks about how sounds help tell a story and set the mood in the theater in this excerpt from Short Talks.

In today's show, the art piece "Tornado Town" is looking for a new space after spending time touring the region, and 40 Arkansas students enrolling at UAMS will have all tuition and fees paid for the length of their program this fall.

Janine Chow, an assistant professor of theater, talks about how sounds help tell a story and set the mood in the theater.

Aranyak Goswami, an assistant professor with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, explains how bioinformatics and machine learning are advancing crop science, animal health and genetics research in this segment from "Short Talks from the Hill."

On today's show, we hear an update on the public conversation about a site for the new Ramay Junior High in Fayetteville. We also dive into the history of trying to define Ozarkers. Plus, a basic tutorial on another AI-inspired discipline: bioinformatics.

Aranyak Goswami, an assistant professor in animal science, discusses his work in computational biology.

University of Arkansas psychologist Grant Shields talks with Todd Price about why stress changes our food choices, how comfort eating works in the short term, and what his lab is uncovering about self-regulation.

On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville Public Library is hosting a photo exhibit and film screening commemorating the Vietnam War. We also learn that some Fayetteville parents are concerned about a cell tower on school grounds. Plus, exploring the science behind stress eating.

Grant Shields, an assistant professor of pyschology science, explains why stress makes us hungry for unhealthy foods.

R.J. Elbin, an an associate professor of exercise science and director of the Office for Sports Concussion Research, discusses targeted concussion treatment.