The first time Doyle Rankins was a student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1970, he was a 19-year-old rail service worker for Missouri Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific) as well as a member of the Arkansas Air National Guard. Continue reading “Doyle Rankins’ graduation day is nearly 50 years in the making”
Six University of Arkansas at Little Rock students and two faculty members had the opportunity to attend one of the largest earth and space science conferences in the world. Continue reading “Earth Sciences students present research at American Geophysical Union Conference”
Staying near Little Rock to earn a doctorate is important to Hunter Wayland.
With her mother battling breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, Wayland chose the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she’s pursuing her degree.
“UALR is a good school,” she said. “They have a good chemistry program, and it’s close to home.”
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A team of University of Arkansas at Little Rock researchers is exploring ways to change the world with the help of tiny, incredibly strong materials.
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Texarkana, Ark. — This fall, Texarkana-area residents can start earning a University of Arkansas at Little Rock bachelor’s degree at a campus close to home.
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UALR will receive a three-year $750,000 grant from NASA as part of the space agency’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research – EPSCoR. Most of the funds will support research and development by Dr. Cang Ye, an associate professor in the Systems Engineering Department, and his work on robot vision systems for vehicles on the moon or Mars.
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Dr. Haydar Al-Shukri, chair of the Department of Applied Science and assistant dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, discussed the possibility of another massive event along the New Madrid Fault in an article published in the Washington Post on Jan. 30.
The prestigious academic journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Science” (PNAS) has published an article by UALR scientists Mariya Khodakovskaya and Alex Biris, UAMS professor Dr. Vladimir Zharov; and their respective teams, detailing a novel progress for studying the interaction of plants and nanoparticles. Continue reading “UALR Details Nanoparticle-Plant Interactions”
In 1931, the Lion’s Club International began a national program promoting the use of white canes to help the blind “see.” Now, scientists at UALR are turning to the organization to test a next generation “smart” cane — one that provide details and dimension to enable the sightless to navigate in an a physical environment.
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A paper co-authored by Dr. Cang Ye, associate professor in UALR’s Department of Applied Science, and two UALR students won “Best Paper” at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Aug. 4 to 7, in Xi’An, China. The paper describes their process for helping keep NASA’s rovers on the moon or Mars from getting stuck.
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