A graduating UA Little Rock student is thankful to the history department for helping prepare him for a career as an archivist through the extensive research he was required to do for his thesis. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Graduate Completes Thesis on Content in German-Language Newspaper During WWI”
Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, associate professor of political science at UA Little Rock, has advised a Maryland commission tasked with investigating the history of lynching in the state. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Professor Advises Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission”
Researchers at the UA Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center are helping to determine if Native American soldiers who served during World War I should receive posthumous honors. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Researchers Assist in Identifying Native American Soldiers Who Should Receive Posthumous Honors from World War I”
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $125,000 grant to assist companies pursuing federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) grants and contracts. Continue reading “ASBTDC Awarded $125,000 FAST Grant to Provide Services for Arkansas’s Entrepreneurs”
A UA Little Rock professor has received a Smithsonian Institution Fellowship to conduct research on royal architecture in the former kingdom of Dahomey, now the Republic of Benin, in Africa. Continue reading “Smithsonian Fellowship Allows UA Little Rock Professor to Highlight Architecture of Royal Palace of Dahomey”
Dr. Ahmed AbuHalimeh, assistant professor of information science at UA Little Rock, has received a $103,036 grant to develop machine learning models that will improve data curation and data quality. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Professor Receives $103K Grant to Use Machine Learning to Improve Data Curation”
Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya, professor of biology at UA Little Rock and Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) fellow, will discuss her pioneering research in crop improvement through the use of carbon-based nanomaterials during the ARA Project Scope at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28. Continue reading “Khodakovskaya to Highlight Research During Arkansas Research Alliance Project Scope”
The UA Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Learning will host a special presentation on promoting belonging and equity through course content on Thursday, Sept. 22. Continue reading “ATLE to Host Presentations Using Course Content to Promote Belonging and Equity”
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”
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”