The UA Little Rock Geology Camp participants (L to R) include: Front row: Geology camp instructors Elizabeth Haralson and Calie Pace and students Michelle Jones, Caroline Nalumansi, and Kaitlyn Gill. Back Row: Faizan Parray, Luigi Cutolo, Sreevatsav Seenivasan, Blair King, Jodi Williams, staff member, Insherah Qazi, and Maranda Geoffrion, staff member.

Arkansas students explore life as a geologist

Nine Arkansas students got a taste of life as a geologist during the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s second Geology Camp.  Continue reading “Arkansas students explore life as a geologist”

UA Little Rock students present research at the College of Engineering and Information Technology Open House on April 27.

College of Engineering and Information Technology announces award winners

The George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock honored nearly 100 awards winners during the college’s annual awards ceremony on April 27.  Continue reading “College of Engineering and Information Technology announces award winners”

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Beth McMillan leads Nov. 16 EARTHtalk! lecture

Dr. Beth McMillan, chair of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is the featured speaker of the next EARTHtalk! lecture series on Nov. 16.  Continue reading “Beth McMillan leads Nov. 16 EARTHtalk! lecture”

A group shot of the students next to the ocean.

UALR students visit Bahamas for spring break geology trip

Geology and ecology students explored unique rock formations and fossils, some rarely found anywhere else in the world, during a spring break trip to the Bahamas.

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Faculty member elected to national STEM board

The Washington D.C.-based nonprofit, Triangle Coalition for STEM Education, announced yesterday its 2014 board of directors which included a UALR faculty member, Dr. Wendi J.W. Williams. Continue reading “Faculty member elected to national STEM board”

EarthTalk kicks off with quake lecture

The science lecture series, UALR EarthTalk, debuted this semester and will feature lively discussions about meteorites; hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes; and the San Andreas fault.  Continue reading “EarthTalk kicks off with quake lecture”

Students to Examine Appalachian Geology

A delegation of students and faculty from UALR’s Department of Earth Sciences is heading for the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., this week to present research combined with a field trip to study Appalachian geology.

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Earth Science Celebrates Fossil Day Oct. 15

Earth scientists from UALR will celebrate National Fossil Day with an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, on the first floor of the Science Lab Building where the public can view actual fossils and casts of fossils from the university’s collection and from other institutional collections.

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Grant Competition to Foster Campus Sustainability

Members of the UALR Sustainability Committee are inviting all full- and part-time faculty to participate in a small grant competition aimed at incorporating sustainability into research activities at the university.

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