UALR to host STEM Leadership for Girls conference
Thanks to a grant from the Arkansas STEM Coalition, UALR will soon host its first STEM Leadership for Girls conference.
Research by UALR student, professor leads to top paper award
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor and a Ph.D. candidate recently earned a prestigious honor from an international conference. Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a leading social media scholar, and one of his Ph.D. students, Amit Saha, garnered a top paper award at the Social Media Technologies, Communication and Informatics Conference.
UALR researcher Cang Ye involved in development of robotic walker
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher is part of a team working to improve the lives of millions of senior citizens and others with mobility challenges. With funding from a more than $1 million National Institutes of Health grant, the researchers are developing a quadrupedal human-assistive robotic platform, or Q-HARP, a support device … UALR researcher Cang Ye involved in development of robotic walker
Graduate’s journey to commencement both ‘beautiful and difficult’
Gerald Lambert took a chance. He took several chances, really. Lambert moved from Ireland to New York and then relocated to Little Rock, where he met his future wife. With her encouragement, he left a well established career in the restaurant industry.
Cang Ye named an ARA Fellow
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher has been named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Fellow. Dr. Cang Ye, a professor in the UALR Department of Systems Engineering, was one of five researchers honored during a Thursday, Dec. 10, news conference at the State Capitol building in Little Rock.
Researcher receives grant to further study ‘deviant’ social media behaviors
A new grant from the Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) will help a University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor further establish himself as a leader in social media research. The grant, which builds on a previous ONR-funded project that Dr. Nitin Agarwal conducted, enables him and his team to dig … Researcher receives grant to further study ‘deviant’ social media behaviors
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.
Research explores how ‘deviant’ messages flood social media
From terrorist propaganda to political activism, many diverse causes and voices now use social media as their major public platform. As a result, the way in which groups release, spread, and popularize information online is becoming more and more culturally significant. Dr. Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy chair … Research explores how ‘deviant’ messages flood social media
Engineering program receives national award
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering recently received a prestigious national award.
Dr. Nitin Agarwal to give social media keynote in Europe
A social media researcher from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is slated to give a keynote speech at an international conference in Spain.
