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UALR’s College of Science and Mathematics will host three upcoming regional science fairs, offering competition for middle and high school students at the Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, the Junior Academy of Science Central Arkansas Regional Fair, and the American Chemical Society Chemistry Olympiad.

Three journals on the business of sports will publish research articles by two UALR health sciences professors, including one that suggests the behavior of rabid sports fans causes physical health risks.

Ryne Ramaker, a senior UALR Donaghey Scholar and University Science Scholar with a double major in biology and chemistry, is a co-author of a cancer research paper creating excitement among other researchers.

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.

Dr. Jeff Gaffney, chair of the Department of Chemistry, has been asked to serve another term as a member of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, a joint committee of the society’s council and board of directors.

Representatives of the National Science Foundation and the Arkansas ASSET Initiative — part of the NSF’s EPSCoR Program — will be holding a one-day workshop on submitting grant proposals on Monday, Dec. 5. Morning sessions will be in Ledbetter Hall in the Donaghey Student Center with those in the afternoon in the Engineering and Information … NSF to Hold Workshop Dec. 5

Dr. Lirong Zeng, an assistant professor of biology in UALR’s College of Science and Mathematics, has recently been awarded a $423,783 grant from the National Science Foundation to support his work investigating ubiquitination, a process that plays a role in plant immunity.

“Engineering and Scientific Research at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center” is the topic of a colloquium sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics and the Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the EIT auditorium.

Earth scientists will celebrate National Fossil Day with an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on the first floor of the Science Lab Building where the public can view fossils on display from the university’s collection.

Applied scientist Dr. Qingfang He, an associate professor in UALR’s College of Science and Mathematics, has received a $451,460 grant from the National Science Foundation for research aimed at developing biofuel plants that can thrive under harsh conditions.