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Scanning G. rubripertincta bacteriophage for host range expansion
No full textThroughout the spring semester of 2022, experiments testing Gordonia bacteriophage for Host range expansion beyond the Isolation Host were conducted. Within the sphere of microbiology, a wide array of data exists on bacteriophage and the bacteria they infect. However, little information exists about individual, specific types of phage. Within this research, the aim is to discover Host bacteria that could be infected by bacteriophage previously found in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The phage used, Beaver and SheckWes, are Gordonia phage. Gordonia, meaning they were initially isolated from an infection of genus Gordonia bacteria, this being their isolation Host. In the experiments, the goal was to discover different bacterial species they could infect. If the phage proved to infect different Hosts, then new, unique qualities of that phage could be attributed
Ouachita senior Rebekah Wendt presents research at ACS national meeting
Get PDFDuring the American Chemical Society national meeting, held March 26-30 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Ouachita senior Rebekah Wendt presented findings based on her research using polymers to prepare core-shell nanofibers.
Wendt, a chemistry major from Haworth, Okla., was awarded a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education in December 2021 to conduct her research. She also presented her findings at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS in Baton Rouge, La., in November
The Effect of Nurse-to-Patient Ratio on Medication Errors
Get PDFThis review of literature aims to find evidence for a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2 and the effect it has on reducing medication errors in the intensive care unit (ICU). The review of literature was conducted to explore factors that contribute to medication errors and the benefits of a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio versus a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio in the ICU. The evidence can help inform staffing decisions makers about safe nurse-to-patient ratios in the ICU and the effect this ratio has on reducing medication errors. A secondary aim is to assess the potential benefit of a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio on additional patient safety outcomes
Three Ouachita seniors intern for U.S. Sen. John Boozman
Get PDFThree students from Ouachita Baptist University completed a five-week congressional internship for U.S. Sen. John Boozman this summer. Noah Sanders, a senior political science and Christian studies double major from Little Rock, Ark., and Sarah Spakes, a senior political science and public history double major from Benton, Ark., interned in Boozman’s Washington, D.C., office while Kathryn Totty, a senior political science and communications & media double major from Camden, Ark., interned in Boozman’s El Dorado office
Courage to engage
Get PDFOuachita prides itself in its personal approach to higher education, from the thoughtful attention prospective students receive during their college search, to the ways faculty and staff invest in students’ lives, to our commitment to tight-knit Christian community, which is built in dozens of ways for students whether they live on campus or attend classes online. During the pandemic, this level of engagement was challenged. Physical distance separated us; events, classes and residence life took new approaches.
While life over the last year slowly began to look more like the pre-pandemic world, things came into focus on campus even more this fall. Homecoming events and Tiger Tunes performances returned to “normal” levels, new buildings opened to facilitate engagement in the classroom and residence life and we engaged with Ouachita’s imperfect past as we honored Black alumni in the newly named Green- Blevins Rotunda. Faculty and staff continually seek to engage students in new ways through new academic programs, such as a new Master of Business Administration degree, and memorable opportunities outside of the classroom, like performing at the historic inauguration of Gov. Sarah (Huckabee) Sanders ’04
Ouachitonian yearbook honored for excellence by Jostens
Get PDFOuachita Baptist University’s student yearbook the Ouachitonian received a 2022 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award from Jostens Company.
Based in Minneapolis, Minn., Jostens produces college yearbooks nationwide, including the Ouachitonian. The company’s National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body. Gold-, silver- or bronze-level distinction is awarded to publications based on criteria achieved in one to three of the following categories: creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school engagement and successfully managing the yearbook creation process.
Awards are presented in spring and fall of each year. Winners of the Fall 2022 excellence awards were named in September. Of 15,000 eligible schools, fewer than 6,800 – including Ouachita – were recognized with an award for excellence
Ouachita theatre department presents All Night Theatre Festival on March 12
Get PDFOuachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present its 23rd annual All-Night Theatre: A 10-Minute Play Festival on Saturday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. Hosted by the Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society, the festival is entirely student-run and is open to the public. Admission is free.
Following the performances, the playwrights and directors will allow the audience to ask questions about the plays.
Students are given the opportunity to submit a 10-minute play to be read and chosen for the festival by a panel of faculty and students. Each play is given a student director, cast and crew who have 24 hours to bring the written story to life. This event is highly recommended for students of all majors to get to know people and experience the creativity of fellow students
Keynote Speaker Arkansas Women in STEM Conference Presentation
No full textThe Keynote Speaker of the 3rd Annual Arkansas Women in STEM Conference is Dr. Diana Escalona-Vargas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UAMS and ACH, and Scientific Director of the Arkansas Children\u27s Hospital Magnetoencephalography Laboratory