Dr. Roger Buchanan, Zoology, and Dr. Robyn Hannigan, Geochemistry, have received a substantial award ($810,000) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) over a five-year period. The grant funds the Research Internships in Science of the Environment University Program (RISE-UP) for under-represented students. RISE-UP will produce highly competent undergraduate students who will enroll in degree programs and complete degrees in the biological sciences. The research-based program for first and second year science minors supplies scholarship monies, paid research assistant positions, opportunity to work with a cross-disciplinary collaborative research team and much more. For details, call Dr. Buchanan at (870) 682-4297, or Dr. Hannigan at ext. 3086.