UA Little Rock Partnering in $660,000 Department of Defense Grant

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.

Basu Joins UA Little Rock as Computer Science Professor, Emerging Analytics Center Fellow

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.

Kanekar Publishes New Book Chapter to Engage Online Students

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.

UA Little Rock, CALS to Host Phil “Bad Astronomer” Plait July 20

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.