Dr. Nitin Agarwal of UA Little Rock and Dr. Samer Al-Khateeb of Creighton University have received a $660,407 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to research violent mob behavior to strengthen domestic and national security apparatus. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Partnering in $660,000 Department of Defense Grant”
The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is pleased to welcome Laura E. Bates and Amy Fusting as visiting writing faculty this fall. Continue reading “Law school welcomes two visiting writing faculty members”
Dr. Aryabrata Basu, an expert in virtual reality and digital visualization, has joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as an assistant professor of computer science and research fellow for the Emerging Analytics Center, the university’s premier research center for virtual/augmented reality, visualization, and interactive technologies. Continue reading “Basu Joins UA Little Rock as Computer Science Professor, Emerging Analytics Center Fellow”
Dr. Amar Kanekar, professor and graduate coordinator of the Health Education/Health Promotion program at UA Little Rock, has published a new book chapter aimed at helping college educators keep online students actively engaged in learning. Continue reading “Kanekar Publishes New Book Chapter to Engage Online Students”
Lindsey P. Gustafson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Arkansas Bar Association Professor of Law at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has been named to the editorial board of The Journal of Law Teaching and Learning. Continue reading “Gustafson to serve on editorial board for new legal education journal”
A UA Little Rock doctoral student has been selected as part of an inaugural cohort of educators who will work to improve literacy education and instruction in Missouri. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Doctoral Student Selected as Early Literacy Fellow in Missouri”
The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Center for Racial Justice and Criminal Justice Reform together with the Arkansas Judicial Council hosted a Judicial Listening Series from March 28 through April 14. Events were held in each corner of the state and Little Rock, bringing together communities in these areas and the judges serving them. Continue reading “Law school concludes judicial listening series”
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain will host Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, on August 13. Continue reading “Winthrop Rockefeller Institute to host John Kirk on Aug. 13”
A UA Little Rock student is one of four students selected across the University of Arkansas System who is an inaugural recipient of a grant honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Continue reading “Neel Awarded Inaugural Grant from Rutherford Endowment to Create Oral History of Ralph Bunch Community”
Update: The Phil Plait talk that was originally scheduled for July 20 has been postponed until later in the fall.
UA Little Rock’s Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and the Central Arkansas Library System will sponsor a presentation and book signing with astronomer Phil Plait Wednesday, July 20. Continue reading “UA Little Rock, CALS to Host Phil “Bad Astronomer” Plait July 20″