J. Michael Tramel

 Tramel to receive Champion of Construction Award 

Michael Tramel, chair of the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Champion of Construction Award.  Continue reading ” Tramel to receive Champion of Construction Award “

Emerging Analytics Center Student Researcher Ramiro Serrano Vergel dissects a virtual corpse on the Immersive virtual reality table at the EAC center. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/UA Little Rock Communications.

Volunteers sought to test virtual cadaver program

Students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are helping to test a new program in development at the Emerging Analytics Center that lets users conduct basic anatomy training in a virtual environment.  Continue reading “Volunteers sought to test virtual cadaver program”

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UA Little Rock announces college-level Faculty Excellence award winners

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor 17 of its top faculty members during the Faculty Excellence Awards Thursday, April 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the College of Engineering and Information Technology Auditorium.
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Dr. Amit Saha and Dr. Nitin Agarwal

Professors publish book studying online support communities for autism

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has co-authored a book with a UA Little Rock graduate analyzing how online communities and social media can provide stress relief for families and individuals with an autism spectrum disorder. Continue reading “Professors publish book studying online support communities for autism”

Muhammad Nihal Hussain

UA Little Rock student researcher is uncovering the secrets of the blogosphere

In February, more than 409 million people read the over 20.8 billion pages posted on WordPress.com, a popular blogging platform. Blogging remains a popular form of online communication that is growing at an exponential rate, yet few researchers have grasped the potential of data mining the blogosphere for research purposes.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock student researcher is uncovering the secrets of the blogosphere”

Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira with a virtual human skeleton in the background

Cruz-Neira demonstrates innovations in virtual reality at Sundance Film Festival

Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira, director of the Emerging Analytics Center and interim chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, demonstrated how innovative virtual reality technology is changing the world for the better during a panel discussion at the Sundance Film Festival.  Continue reading “Cruz-Neira demonstrates innovations in virtual reality at Sundance Film Festival”

Ben Rainwater

UA Little Rock instructor leads project to develop STEM education tool

Ben Rainwater, instructor of systems engineering with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will lead a project at Brown Engineers to create a water engineering computer simulation for students in grades six through 12.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock instructor leads project to develop STEM education tool”

Competitors in the university's first 3MT competition.

Grad School announces winner of 3MT competition

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Graduate School crowned the winner of its first Three Minute Thesis – 3MT competition – on Thursday, Feb. 8. Continue reading “Grad School announces winner of 3MT competition”

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UA Little Rock team attends Clinton Global Initiative University

Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students attended the Clinton Global Initiative University Oct. 13-15 at Northeastern University in Boston to discuss their design of a water pump to provide clean drinking water to a rural village in Haiti.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock team attends Clinton Global Initiative University”

Cybersecurity student team

UA Little Rock takes fourth place in cybersecurity competition

A team of computer science majors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock finished fourth out of 21 teams during the Shell on the Border cybersecurity competition Jan. 26-28 at Fort Smith.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock takes fourth place in cybersecurity competition”