Photo of Lashun Massey by Jerry Davis.

Environmental engineering professor to compete for Mrs. Arkansas America

An environmental engineering professor by day, Dr. Lashun Massey is about to take on a very different role as she competes against 17 other contestants for the title of Mrs. Arkansas America on Nov. 10.  Continue reading “Environmental engineering professor to compete for Mrs. Arkansas America”

Rajat Singh. Photo by Ben Krain.

Doctoral student earns scholarship to present research on muscle synergy adaptation

Rajat Emanuel Singh, a doctoral systems engineering student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, earned a scholarship to present his research on muscle synergy adaptation at the IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference.  Continue reading “Doctoral student earns scholarship to present research on muscle synergy adaptation”

UA Little Rock graduate student David Dai is doing research on machine learning. His research involves programing computers to analyze large sets of data. In this image, Dai told the computer to corrupt part of this image of his face. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock researchers studying development of benchmarks to test machine learning

Researchers from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are joining the ranks of technology companies and universities like Google, Intel, Stanford University, and Harvard University to create the next generation benchmark suite for machine learning.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock researchers studying development of benchmarks to test machine learning”

John Burgess, president and CEO of Mainstream Technologies, shakes hands with Dr. Lawrence Whitman (right), dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology. Photo by Ben Krain.

Mainstream Technologies sponsors upgrade of computer forensics lab

Mainstream Technologies is making an investment in the future by donating funds to upgrade a computer forensics lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock that will teach students invaluable skills for their future careers.  Continue reading “Mainstream Technologies sponsors upgrade of computer forensics lab”

Victor Ruiz is shown with solar panels that he works with at his internship. Photo by Ben Krain.

Veteran Looking Forward to Future Career as Engineer Exploring Renewable Energy

Victor Ruiz, a senior systems engineering major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has a lot to be thankful for. He’s a U.S. Air Force veteran with a beautiful wife and two young daughters. Now in his last semester as a systems engineering major, Ruiz is looking forward to a future career where he explores his passion for renewable energy.  Continue reading “Veteran Looking Forward to Future Career as Engineer Exploring Renewable Energy”

Caleaha Virgil, a 21-year-old senior from Conway, works as an engineering intern at Reynolds Consumer Products in Hot Springs. Reynolds Consumer Products is known for its trusted household products, including Reynolds Wrap foil and Hefty trash bags, slider bags, and disposable tableware. Photo by Ben Krain.

Internship puts UA Little Rock student one step closer to dream job

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has her heart set on working at one of the top technology companies in the world and is using her UA Little Rock classes and internships to get the experience she needs for the future of her dreams.  Continue reading “Internship puts UA Little Rock student one step closer to dream job”

UA Little Rock paper wins award at international conference for research on tracking disinformation campaigns through social media

A UA Little Rock research paper on strategic integrations of social media platforms received the Challenge Problem Runner Up award at the 2018 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation this summer.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock paper wins award at international conference for research on tracking disinformation campaigns through social media”

Bolt researching how to create virtual computer monitoring system

For those who have seen Tony Stark effortlessly controlling virtual computer screens in the “Iron Man” and “Avengers” movies, you have seen Zack Bolt’s vision for his research.  Continue reading “Bolt researching how to create virtual computer monitoring system”

The UA Little Rock Geology Camp participants (L to R) include: Front row: Geology camp instructors Elizabeth Haralson and Calie Pace and students Michelle Jones, Caroline Nalumansi, and Kaitlyn Gill. Back Row: Faizan Parray, Luigi Cutolo, Sreevatsav Seenivasan, Blair King, Jodi Williams, staff member, Insherah Qazi, and Maranda Geoffrion, staff member.

Arkansas students explore life as a geologist

Nine Arkansas students got a taste of life as a geologist during the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s second Geology Camp.  Continue reading “Arkansas students explore life as a geologist”