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Uncommon Opportunities
by a camera onboard a high-altitude balloon launched by A-State students. This photograph of the Earth’s surface, captured at an ABS record altitude, was taken
LAUNCH PAD
Professors Tillman Kennon and Ross Carroll worked, along with A-State undergraduate students, in a NASA project flying a high-altitude balloon into the path of the 2017 total solar eclipse collecting video, photographs, and scientific data. The Arkansas BalloonSAT team, which includes students, has launched and flown 56 high altitude balloons from Arkansas and Missouri in the last 12 years.
STUDENT SUBMERSION
Sikkel has maintained a productive research program by integrating undergraduate and graduate students at each step, beginning with field data collection and completing projects through the dissemination of results. Sikkel’s research focuses on how environmental changes in coral reef systems impact the interaction between coral reef fishes and their parasites off the coasts of four different continents.
Professor Sikkel named the species after Jamaican reggae artist Bob Marley because of his respect and admiration for Marley’s music.
Rooted in Research AN INTEGRAL PART OF ARKANSAS STATE
AState.edu/CreateAtState Each year, A-State holds its annual student research event, Create@STATE. Students are encouraged to research any topic they desire and develop creative solutions under the advisement of an A-State mentor. Grants for extended research, as well as professional careers, can be launched here! Check out the Create@STATE podcast or YouTube channel for more information.
THE CREATE@STATE SYMPOSIUM
2020:
More than 165 students submitted video research presentations in a totally virtual experience!
CREATE @ STATE RESEARCH TOPICS: SEVERAL RECENT AWARD-WINNING ELEMENTAL AMBIENCE | SEXUAL ASSAULT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSES | THE EFFECT OF JUDGE LEADERSHIP STYLE ON JURY DECISION-MAKING | SPECTRUM: A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL POETRY CONVEYING THEMES EXPRESSED THOUGH COLOR SYMBOLISM IN LITERATURE | ‘PRETTY HURTS’: HOW SOCIETAL VIEWS NEGATIVELY IMPACT WOMEN | ANALYZING THE ADOPTION RATE OF LOCAL VARIABLE TYPE INFERENCE IN OPENSOURCE JAVA 10 PROJECTS | DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS DIABETES-RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES OF PRIMARY PROVIDERS REGARDING FOOT HEALTH | EFFECTS OF FOAM ROLLING FOR DELAYED-ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS ON MILITARY PERFORMANCE AND PERCEIVED RECOVERY | A THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF HOW ACHALASIA PATIENTS RECEIVE ONLINE SOCIAL SUPPORT | ENHANCED BIOPRODUCTION OF SELECTED ANTIOXIDANT STILBENOIDS IN PEANUT HAIRY ROOTS | ELECTROSTATIC STABILITY AND OPTICAL TUNABILITY OF CHARGED PARTICLES IN INVERTED SYSTEMS: AN APPROACH TOWARDS NOVEL TUNABLE SURFACES | NUTRITIONAL YEAST AS A PALATABLE SOURCE OF VITAMIN B12 FOR ADOLESCENTS | THE FORCES OF CONNECTED LEARNING AND UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL | BAYLOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SCANDAL: CRISIS COMMUNICATION AND BRAND REPUTATION | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND INSPIRATORY ABILITIES | CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROSPORE EMBRYOGENESIS IN SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX) | FLORAL DIP TRANSFORMATION OF CAMELINA SATIVA L. WITH A MYO-INOSITOL OXYGENASE GENE TO POTENTIALLY IMPROVE OIL YIELD | NEURAL NETWORK BASED SOIL RESISTIVITY PREDICTION FOR ARKANSAS
notably: A-STATE IS AMONG 131 institutions of more than 3,000 universities to hold the designation “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity 2” as assigned by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
THE VALUE OF YOUR DEGREE...
A 2019 report from the U.S. Department of Labor & Statistics compared the median earnings for people with a college degree and without from 2018:
Bachelor’s Degree Median Annual Earnings
$57,504
No Degree High School Diploma $37,960
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Honors College
A-STATE OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HONORS COURSES.
Talented and motivated students in the Honors College benefit from small classes, great professors, personalized academic advising and suite-style housing in the Honors Living-Learning Community, along with academic, social and cultural events. You’ll have a home on campus, the warmth of friends and the stimulation of being inspired along with peers who share a common bond. VISIT THE WEBSITE TO FIND OUT MORE!
Honors Admission Criteria: 28 & 3.50
