New Research Frontiers Website Introduces Blog

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The most recent issue of Research Frontiers magazine now on the Web.

Research Frontiers, the twice-a-year magazine showcasing university research, has launched a new and more dynamic website. For 14 years, Research Frontiers has offered thoughtful examinations of the broad cross-section of research and scholarly activity at the University of Arkansas.

The new website will feature enhancements to Research Frontiers stories. For example, see video of Geoffrey Brock reading his poem “King: April 7, 1968,” about waiting in line as a child to view the body of the slain Martin Luther King Jr.

“The research and creativity in which faculty and staff engage at the U of A continues to broaden and deepen, and we want a magazine that portrays and promotes that research to the world beyond our campus,” said Charles Alison, executive editor of the office of university relations. “The print version of our magazine has always depicted that vibrancy of thought, and we want the new website to match it.”

The website features a blog, with contributions from editor Barbara Jaquish, science writers Matt McGowan and Chris Branam, and guest contributors from across campus. They will visit the Research Frontiers blog daily with updates on ongoing stories, heads-up on coming stories, and behind-the-scenes peeks at the intriguing world of research and researchers at the University of Arkansas.

The new website is a two-way street. Readers can scroll down to the comment section to add observations, experiences and questions.

The Research Frontiers Facebook page and Twitter feed @UArkResearch will alert readers to additions to the page and the blog.