UA Little Rock student Mariela Saavedra Duran, third from right, attends an intensive research trip in Mexico in January.

UA Little Rock Geology Student Selected for U.S.-Mexican Research Program

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is participating in a unique U.S.-Mexican collaborative research opportunity that combines digital field mapping techniques with state-of-the-art laboratory analytical work on the tectonic evolution of the Santa Rosalía basin area in the Gulf of California rift. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Geology Student Selected for U.S.-Mexican Research Program”

Dr. Sharma

National Engineers Week: Professor Ashokkumar Sharma

In celebration of National Engineers Week, UA Little Rock is highlighting some of the university’s most promising engineers and engineering students. Continue reading “National Engineers Week: Professor Ashokkumar Sharma”

Jacqueline Burse

UA Little Rock Professor Investigates Domestic Violence Survivorship in Older African American Women

Dr. Jacqueline Burse, assistant professor of social work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has published an article sharing the experiences of older African American women who have survived domestic violence. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Professor Investigates Domestic Violence Survivorship in Older African American Women”

Faculty Excellence nominee Nitin Agarwal. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock Expert Nitin Agarwal Featured as Leader in IT Arkansas Magazine

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science at UA Little Rock, has been featured in the latest edition of IT Arkansas magazine for his expertise in analyzing social media, misinformation campaigns, and emerging cyber threats. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Expert Nitin Agarwal Featured as Leader in IT Arkansas Magazine”

‘History Alive, Virtually’ Project Provides Online Education Materials for Arkansas’s K-12 Teachers

Ever since COVID-19 started, schools across the country have pivoted back and forth between in-person and virtual learning, leaving educators with a need to find reliable online teaching resources for their students. Continue reading “‘History Alive, Virtually’ Project Provides Online Education Materials for Arkansas’s K-12 Teachers”

UA Little Rock Researchers Receive Grant to Investigate Faith-based Racial Justice and Reconciliation in Little Rock

The Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) Team at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is investigating how congregations and clergy members are using racial justice and reconciliation for faith-based community engagement in Little Rock.

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UA Little Rock Receives DoD Grant to Research Covert Online Information Campaigns

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) has received a multi-year grant from a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to study covert online information campaigns in the Indo-Pacific region. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Receives DoD Grant to Research Covert Online Information Campaigns”

Dr. Gerald Driskill, center, received a national grant to study foster care collaborative networks in Arkansas. Dr. Gerald worked with two graduate students, Chantel Ceaser, left, and Michelle Malone, right, in the M.A. in Applied Communication Studies to conduct in depth interviews.

UA Little Research Study Finds How Collaborative Networks in Arkansas Work Together to Help Foster Children and Families

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock research team is investigating how a successful collaborative foster care network is run in Arkansas. The goal of the study is for the lessons learned in Arkansas to be used to help other foster care networks across the country.

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Aleigha Smith

UA Little Rock Student Wins Legal Writing Contest for Exploration of Jock Taxes During COVID-19

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has placed second in a national legal writing competition for her paper that explores the increasing complications of taxing professional athletes during the pandemic.    Continue reading “UA Little Rock Student Wins Legal Writing Contest for Exploration of Jock Taxes During COVID-19”