UALR sign at the entrance on S. University Dr near University Plaza on January 28, 2016.

UA Little Rock to host Business Office Brown Bag Lunch event

The University of Arkansas Little Rock will host a brown bag lunch with representatives from the university’s business offices Tuesday, Nov. 5. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host Business Office Brown Bag Lunch event”

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) poster

Tamale pre-sale kicks off Day of the Dead celebration to take place Oct. 29

The UA Little Rock League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is collecting orders for tamales that will be ready for pickup at the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Ottenheimer Library courtyard. Continue reading “Tamale pre-sale kicks off Day of the Dead celebration to take place Oct. 29”

Sam Perroni

Bowen names classroom in honor of alum Sam Perroni

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has renamed one of its classrooms in honor of alumnus Sam Perroni. Continue reading “Bowen names classroom in honor of alum Sam Perroni”

Phi Beta Lambda members Chiquita Allen, Makayla Corbitt, Jessalyn Jackson, Shibani Lal, Pynshailang Nongsiej, and Hitaxi Patel volunteered at a dinner that fed more than 200 homeless people living in Little Rock Sept. 29. 

UA Little Rock business students volunteer to feed the homeless

Members of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Phi Beta Lambda club had the opportunity to give back to the community by helping to feed the homeless at the Little Rock Compassion Center, an inner-city mission.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock business students volunteer to feed the homeless”

Dr. Alexandru Biris is chief scientist and director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences at UA Little Rock.

U.S. Department of Defense awards UA Little Rock $5.6 million grant to develop bone regeneration technology

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $5.6 million grant to advance the NuCress™ scaffold, a groundbreaking bone regeneration technology. Continue reading “U.S. Department of Defense awards UA Little Rock $5.6 million grant to develop bone regeneration technology”

Arkansas Drug Take Back Day is Sat., Oct. 26, 2019

UA Little Rock to offer responsible prescription drug disposal Oct. 26

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock police department will accept unused or expired prescription medications for disposal from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the campus police department in University Plaza, 5820 Asher Ave., Suite 700. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to offer responsible prescription drug disposal Oct. 26”

Madeline Burke

Three UA Little Rock students place first in national business legal writing competition

Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been honored for their research highlighting what they call “unjust laws” that target vulnerable populations.  Continue reading “Three UA Little Rock students place first in national business legal writing competition”

UA Little Rock social work graduate Cadie Foscue bought her house in the Oak Forest neighborhood through the University District first time homebuyer program. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock alum becomes homeowner through University District affordable housing program

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate has achieved her dream of becoming a homeowner with the help of the University District’s First Time Homebuyer Program.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock alum becomes homeowner through University District affordable housing program”