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Short Talks from the Hill

University of Arkansas

Short Talks From the Hill highlights research and scholarly work at the University of Arkansas. Each episode features a researcher discussing their work.

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14:15

Chew on This: The Science of Stress Eating

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/11/01

Psychological science researcher Grant Shields explains why stressful situations can cause us to indulge in unhealthy foods.

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15:50

Concussion: The Hidden Injury

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/10/01

Use this instead: Concussion care has never been better. R.J. Elbin, director of the office for Sports Concussion Research at the University of Arkansas, discusses how the treatment for sports concussions has evolved and anemerging standard of care that appears to be producing better, long-term results.

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11:26

Mind Matters

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/09/01

For 50 years, a clinic run by the Department of Psychological Sciences has provided affordable, high-quality care. Director Jessica Fugitt discusses the clinic's work on the latest "Short Talks from the Hill."

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16:28

State of the Arts

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/08/01

The School of Art has a mission to promote the arts across Arkansas. Director Rachel Debuque shares how the school created programs for K-12 students and their teachers.

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13:48

Fish in the Fields

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/06/01

Ben Runkle, an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, discusses his ongoing research project called “Fish in the Fields."

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16:33

AI: Uses, Ethics and Limitations

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/05/01

How can we best use artificial intelligence? What are the limits of AI and the ethical concerns we must navigate? Distinguished Professor of information systems Varun Grover delves into this rapidly changing technology.

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10:42

Lithium Boom: The Prospects for Arkansas

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/04/01

The Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas, once a rich source of oil, has a massive amount of lithium, which is widely used today for rechargeable batteries. In this episode of "Short Talks from the Hill," researcher Erik Pollock talks about how lithium is extracted and what this metal could mean for the future of Arkansas.

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11:01

Avian Anxiety: The Forecast for Bird Flu

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/03/01

In the March episode of "Short Talks from the Hill," agricultural economist Jada Thompson discusses the current bird flu strain, which has been circulating for years. The outbreak has affected flocks and driven up the price of eggs.

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10:23

Engineering Safer Drinking Water

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2025/01/02

Julian Fairey, associate professor of civil engineering, discusses the discovery of a new compound formed by the decomposition of inorganic chloramine disinfectants in drinking water.

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10:49

Move It, or Lose It

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/12/01

In December’s podcast, exercise science professor Michelle Gray offers tips to slow both the physical and cognitive declines of age.

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11:26

Rice, Rice, Baby

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/11/01

Lanier Nalley, University of Arkansas professor and department head for Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, discusses his work on rice production and food insecurity and how that impacts our state and other populations around the world.

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12:13

Arkansas Icon, Civil Rights Legend

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/10/01

Mike Pierce, associate professor of history, discusses Daisy Bates, Arkansas' celebrated civil rights activist.

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14:05

Breaking Down the Man in Black

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/09/01

Mike Pierce, associate professor of history, discusses Daisy Bates, Arkansas' celebrated civil rights activist, of whom a new statue is now on display at the U.S. Capitol.

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12:59

Brewing Something Tasty at the U of A

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/08/01

Scott Lafontaine, an assistant professor in food chemistry in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Science and a researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, discusses plans to build a new Center for Brewing Innovation in latest Short Talks.

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12:53

Episode 91: ‘Why Did You Order Candy?’

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/07/01

Page Dobbs, associate professor of public health in the College of Education and Health Professions, describes how self-identified small business owners on TikTok are circumventing local, state and federal laws that restrict the individual sale of tobacco products, specifically targeting minors.

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10:45

Episode 90: Democratizing Stages

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/05/31

Lia Uribe, music professor and associate dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses community partnerships through music.

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12:13

Episode 89: A Co-Emergence of Periodical Cicadas

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/05/01

Entomologist Austin Jones discusses this summer’s co-emergence of two broods of periodical cicadas.

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13:54

Episode 88: In the Words of the Macho Man

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/04/01

Mitch Brown, psychology instructor in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses his research on male formidability, or toughness, and how it informs stereotypes of personality and social functions.

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17:05

Episode 87: A ‘Literally Awesome’ Phenomenon

Short Talks from the Hill ·

2024/03/01

Leading up to the total solar eclipse on April 8. Daniel Kennefick, professor of physics and a researcher at the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, discusses the science and history of eclipses.

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