<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/art-students-earn-anatomy-awards.php" dsn="news"><pubDate>06/26/2026</pubDate><title>At the Intersection of Art and Science, Anatomy Students Win Prizes</title><description>"All of science began with the arts,” said Dr. Chris Pierret, professor and department head of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. “We have the same job: We look out the window and describe the world around us. Scientists just use a different set of tools."
That philosophy was on display this summer as three UAFS art students earned a combined $1,000 in awards from the Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out) Foundation for their work in Artistic Anatomy.
</description><author>Rachel Putman</author><category>Art and Design</category><category>Arts and Sciences</category><image><img src="/news/_images/arts-science-collab-anatomy.jpg" alt="Natalie Miller puts finishing touches on her first-place anatomy drawing"/></image><caption/><archive>2026-06</archive></item>