Message from the Chancellor

Message from the Chancellor

December, 2005

In the last Research Frontiers, I shared with you the University's excitement over being named host of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing's (CASW) 42nd annual New Horizons in Science Briefing. The University of Arkansas community was gearing up to welcome more than 100 of the best science writers from throughout the nation to Fayetteville.

The CASW conference took place Nov. 7-10, 2004, and I'm thrilled to report that it was a great success.

More than 95 percent of the CASW conference participants who responded to a follow-up survey had a favorable overall impression of the briefing, and 95 percent found the research presentations interesting and helpful.

As great as this news is, perhaps even more exciting is the overwhelmingly positive impression made by the University of Arkansas. One participant wrote, "(I) was mightily impressed with.the campus, the facilities and the scientists who presented material for us." Another wrote, "I had never visited the University before.I am left with a very favorable impression."

Expect to hear more about the research being conducted at the U of A in the weeks and months ahead. Many conference attendees indicated they were planning to write about presentations they saw at the briefing.

The 42nd New Horizons in Science Briefing also happened to be Ben Patrusky's final conference as executive director of CASW. He wrote that the University of Arkansas has gained many new admirers as a result of the conference, and that, "I could think of no better place and no better circumstance to cap my 30-year career as program director."

This is high praise indeed, but we in the University of Arkansas community believe it's warranted. Word is spreading about the exemplary quality of research, teaching and outreach at the University of Arkansas. I invite you to read on in this issue of Research Frontiers and see what all the talk is about.

Happy reading,



John A. White
Chancellor