Applied science doctoral students, with Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya, right, are researching the heat tolerance of rice Students are from rleft, Diamond McGehee, Zoya Faruqui, Kamal Pandey and Sudha Shanmugam.

UA Little Rock receives $1 million to study genetics of heat-tolerant rice

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor and several doctoral students are researching heat tolerance in rice in hopes of helping rice farmers improve their yield – and ultimately – reduce hunger. Continue reading “UA Little Rock receives $1 million to study genetics of heat-tolerant rice”

UA Little Rock hosts second annual 3 Minute Thesis Competition

Mechanical and materials engineering student Ali Abdulhussein won UA Little Rock’s second annual 3 Minute Thesis, or 3MT, competition on Nov. 7. Continue reading “UA Little Rock hosts second annual 3 Minute Thesis Competition”

Photo by BENJAMIN KRAIN -04/12/18-Corrie Green, right, talks about her project "The New African-American Woman: Exploring Intersectionality in Non-Traditional Casting" to Jana McAuliffe who was judging some of the 150 student works at the Student Research and Creative Works Showcase. Green was one of 150 student researchers, artists and entrepreneurs presenting projects at the event.

Student research and creative works winners announced

The winners of the 2018 Student Research and Creative Works Showcase at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were announced during an awards ceremony May 1 in the Student Services Center. Continue reading “Student research and creative works winners announced”