Pine Bluff — Two students majoring in nutrition and food science at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) were recently selected to serve as research assistants for a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) project. Tamya Hulum and Jae’Nyla Welch are studying the medicinal properties of Arkansas rice bran cultivars under the guidance of Dr. Sankar Devarajan, associate professor and director of the nutrition and food science program at UAPB, and Dr. Shengyu Mu, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Dr. Devarajan said the project centers on finding new solutions to aging and heart health. It supports the UAPB Department of Human Sciences’ broader mission to strengthen undergradua

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