Celebrate the Moon Oct. 8

Saturday, Oct. 8, is International Observe the Moon Night, and Darrell Heath, assistant lab animal technician in UALR’s Department of Biology, is organizing central Arkansas’s celebration of Earth’s only natural Celebrate the Moon Oct. 8

Researcher to Explain 1-Cell Energy Factories

Dr. Wim Vermaas, whose research team is leading a $5.2 million Department of Energy grant to develop an organism that could produce renewable bioenergy, will discuss his work at a seminar Monday, Sept. 26, at UALR’s EIT auditorium.

What is a Research Park?

A who’s who of Little Rock business and political leaders are asking voters on Sept. 13 to approve a 3/8 percent sales tax increase to create the Central Arkansas Technology Park. The goal is to harness innovations coming out of research labs at UALR, UAMS, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

UALR Provides Transit Analysis

Two years ago, members of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority suggested the regional bus system should begin converting its fleet from diesel fuel to cleaner-burning alternatives. But was this the time to make the expensive conversion?