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Ella Driscoll
Senior geoscience major Ella Driscoll, details how the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has "given (her) the opportunity of a lifetime."
September 30, 2026
Summer at Stanford
Abby Webb, a senior geoscience student, earned a fully funded summer research fellowship at Stanford University's School of Sustainability.
July 30, 2026
Road to Ph.D.: Kaleb McLaughlin’s Risk and Resolve
Kaleb McLaughlin, a senior geosciences student, will graduate from UAFS on May 10 before heading to Gainesville to begin a master's to Ph.D. program at the University of Florida. If you asked him where he'd be when he graduated from UAFS a few years...
May 06, 2025
Students Receive Certificate of Distinction Ahead of Graduation
Twelve students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith have been awarded a Certificate of Distinction in Professional Development by the Babb Center for Career Services.
May 02, 2025
Finding a Future in the Forest
Dr. Maurice Testa, associate professor of geoscience, knows natural talent when he sees it. And when he looked at Perla Romero three years ago, he saw it.
October 17, 2024
CEO of INTERA Visits UAFS Campus, Students
Explore the intersection of hydrogeology, environmental consulting, and geoscience education with Dr. Marsh Lavenue, INTERA's CEO. Gain insights into spatial statistics, the success of Pedro Gutierrez, a University of Arkansas - Fort Smith geology...
November 09, 2023
Studying Earth to Get to Space
Do you ever listen to podcasts? Did one ever change your life?
October 04, 2023
No Risk, No Reward
As graduation day draws closer, senior University of Arkansas – Fort Smith geoscience major Jon Turco is preparing for a future he never dreamed was possible: Entering the prestigious geosciences graduate program at Mississippi State University.
April 14, 2023
UAFS Clubs Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, students, faculty, and staff from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host a series of engaging, educational and “dino-mite” events.
April 21, 2022
UAFS Geoscience Students Explore Research With Full Fellowships
Three UAFS geoscience graduates have demonstrated a wide range of research and disciplines in the program, and their graduate school plans and prestigious graduate fellowships, reflect the same diversity.
May 27, 2021Media Relations
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