Caleaha Virgil, a 21-year-old senior from Conway, works as an engineering intern at Reynolds Consumer Products in Hot Springs. Reynolds Consumer Products is known for its trusted household products, including Reynolds Wrap foil and Hefty trash bags, slider bags, and disposable tableware. Photo by Ben Krain.

Internship puts UA Little Rock student one step closer to dream job

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has her heart set on working at one of the top technology companies in the world and is using her UA Little Rock classes and internships to get the experience she needs for the future of her dreams.  Continue reading “Internship puts UA Little Rock student one step closer to dream job”

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Bowen law professor appointed to national committee on health literacy

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law professor has been named to the Roundtable on Health Literacy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.  Continue reading “Bowen law professor appointed to national committee on health literacy”

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Donors honor memory of Michael Allen Lasiter with UALR scholarship

Former friends and colleagues are honoring the memory of Arkansas construction industry leader Michael Allen Lasiter by donating $60,000 toward helping future civil and construction engineering students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Artist renderings of future eStem High School on the UALR campus

eStem, UALR break ground for new high school

Work is underway on an innovative partnership that will bring eStem High School to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus.

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Participants and faculty mentors, from left to right, are: Front row: Monica Bebawy, Brandon Dalton, and Diana Anguiano; Second row: Dr. Mengjun Xie, Dennis Frank, and Jasmine Mabrey; Third row: Jonathan Ming, Ying Vang, Antwane Lewis, and Dr. Kenji Yoshigoe; and Back row: Edsel Paula-Aquino, Zachary King, graduate assistant Yanyan Li, and Dr. Mariofanna Milanova.

UALR student researches how to keep cars safe from hacking

In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee being driven by a reporter who documented how the researchers controlled everything from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering.

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Kari Payton, a May graduate of UALR, is now an industrial engineer in global plant support with LM Wind Power in Little Rock. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/UALR Communications.

UALR graduate finds success at LM Wind Power

In 2011, Kari Payton arrived at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as a decorated athlete with a bright college basketball career ahead of her.

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Congressional Robotics Caucus features Professor Cang Ye

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher was among a select group of robotics innovators who were featured at a national event — the Congressional Robotics Caucus — in Washington, D.C.

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UALR interns work to prevent pollution  

With the support of a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), four University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have the opportunity to intern with a local industry partner this summer.

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Members of UALR American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Chapter who participated in a recent competition

UALR engineer students compete in design competition

The UALR American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Chapter participated in the ASME Student Professional Development Conference (ASME/SPDC) Student Design competition.

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