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Donaghey Scholars start bone marrow donor registration organization on campus

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are giving back through a campus organization that has resulted in hundreds of new participants in the Be The Match registry, a global bone marrow registry operated by the National Marrow Donor Program. 
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Dr. Mengjun Xie head shot. Xie will help launch a new cybersecurity program at UALR.

UALR researchers tackle cybersecurity education with NSF grant

A team of researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is giving cybersecurity education a much-needed upgrade, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Grant to help launch UALR program for computer science teachers

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will help prepare high school educators to teach computer science, thanks to a recent state grant.

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Jermaine Marshall

UALR alum receives prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship

Thanks to a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship, University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus Jermaine Marshall will no longer have to work as a teaching assistant to support himself as a first-year doctoral student in Notre Dame’s computer science program.

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Little Rock to host international digital forensic, security conference

Some of the world’s leading digital security experts are coming to Arkansas, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  

UALR will host the fourth International Conference on Digital Forensic and Security — the symposium’s first appearance in Arkansas — April 25-27, 2016.   

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Gamemasters at work during recent UALR Hackathon event at The Venture Center in downtown Little Rock. (Photo submitted by The Venture Center)

UALR students impress at JOLT Hackathon

University of Arkansas at Little Rock students played a key role when competitors from throughout Arkansas gathered for a unique cyber security-themed “hackathon.”

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Study launched to help adolescent asthma sufferers

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor will play a key role in a project designed to help adolescents suffering from asthma.

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UALR hosts national cyber security research program

When it comes to undergraduate research, Jeffery Wooldridge is on the cutting edge of improving database security.

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Marshall selected for prestigious science fellowship

Jermaine Marshall, a senior computer science major, has been accepted as a National GEM (Graduate Engineering Degrees for Minorities) Ph.D. Science Fellow. Continue reading “Marshall selected for prestigious science fellowship”

Computer Science Department named one of most innovative in nation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Department of Computer Science is among the Top 50 “Most Innovative” in the nation, according to an online resource focused on computer science programs across the U.S. Continue reading “Computer Science Department named one of most innovative in nation”