As the director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. John Kirk often serves as an expert source for journalists, students, and researchers looking to learn more about Arkansas’s history in race relations and civil rights. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professors featured in podcasts recalling city’s conflicted past”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock raised $20 million in private gift support during the fiscal year that ended June 30, marking an 11% increase over the previous fiscal year. This also marked the largest fundraising year in the university’s history since receiving gifts for the Jack Stephens Center and the Windgate Center for Art and Design. Continue reading “UA Little Rock sets fundraising record, endowment tops $80 million”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences awarded $12,000 in Summer Research Fellowship Grants to four professors who are spending their summer breaks performing unique research. Continue reading “College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences awards $12,000 to promote summer faculty research”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has led an international conference on global sales that is raising the profile of the university’s professional sales program. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professors chair national conference on global sales”
A Little Rock Central High School senior who conducted research under the mentorship of a UA Little Rock faculty member has been named the Google Science Fair State Winner from Arkansas. Continue reading “Central High research student from UA Little Rock named Google Science Fair State Winner”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty member is hoping to make visits to healthcare professionals easier for patients and other health workers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor investigates transparent face mask to help deaf and hard of hearing patients better communicate with healthcare providers”
Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have developed a new and inexpensive method to fabricate thin film electrode materials for supercapacitors that produce higher power at a lower cost. Continue reading “UA Little Rock researchers develop new, low-cost method to create thin film electrodes for supercapacitors”
With a father as a doctor and an older sister in medical school, being a doctor would seem the obvious choice for Arooba Ilyas, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in biology. Continue reading “UA Little Rock grad ready to take next step in research, community, and med school”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has been selected as a teaching ambassador and has been granted essential resources and tools to teach deep learning skills to students, researchers, and professors in Arkansas. Continue reading “Milanova named NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador”
Dr. Brian Berry has been named vice provost for research and dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Graduate School effective July 1. Continue reading “UA Little Rock hires new Graduate School dean”