Yvonne Rodriguez

Hispanic Heritage Month Student Spotlight: Yvonne Rodriguez

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, UA Little Rock is profiling students who receive a League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) scholarship. Meet Yvonne Rodriguez, a junior political science and sociology major and business management minor. Continue reading “Hispanic Heritage Month Student Spotlight: Yvonne Rodriguez”

Kanishka Manna, a Ph.D. student in the joint bioinformatics program at UA Little Rock and UAMS, presented his research at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Conference held July 10-14 in Madison, Wisconsin.

UA Little Rock Researcher Studying How to Combat Diseases by Identifying Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

A joint UA Little Rock/UAMS doctoral student has been recognized for his research to create a custom protein database to combat complex diseases like melanoma by identifying therapeutic vulnerabilities. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Researcher Studying How to Combat Diseases by Identifying Therapeutic Vulnerabilities”

Joanne Matson

Matson Begins New Tenure as Faculty Senate President at UA Little Rock

Dr. Joanne Liebman Matson, professor of rhetoric and writing, started off her two-year term as the new president of the Faculty Senate and University Assembly with the first Faculty Senate meeting of the new school year on Aug. 26. Continue reading “Matson Begins New Tenure as Faculty Senate President at UA Little Rock”

U.S. News and World Report has recognized the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for being a top university in social mobility for its students as well as for its excellent academic programs in nursing, business, engineering, and computer science.

U.S. News and World Report Recognizes UA Little Rock for Undergraduate Education

U.S. News and World Report has recognized the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for being a top university in social mobility for its students as well as for its excellent academic programs in nursing, business, engineering, and computer science. Continue reading “U.S. News and World Report Recognizes UA Little Rock for Undergraduate Education”

ASBTDC’s new Build Your Own Business initiative is for UA Little Rock students who plan to start a business, have an idea for a side business or startup company, or have research with commercial potential.

ASBTDC’s Build Your Own Business Series Begins Sept. 16

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) has scheduled the Build Your Own Business (BYOB) webinars for the fall 2022 semester. Continue reading “ASBTDC’s Build Your Own Business Series Begins Sept. 16”

UA Little Rock professors, from left, Mark Baille, Ronia Kattoum, Michael Moore, David Montague and Lundon Pinneo received a large grant from the National Science Foundation to work to improve undergraduate education in the Donaghey College of STEM.

Largest NSF Grant Awarded to UA Little Rock Will Support Ongoing Undergraduate STEM Education Efforts

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance teaching and learning and to promote student success in undergraduate STEM education. This is the largest grant UA Little Rock has ever received from the National Science Foundation.  Continue reading “Largest NSF Grant Awarded to UA Little Rock Will Support Ongoing Undergraduate STEM Education Efforts”