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Agarwal addresses NATO meeting on dangers of information disseminated by botnets

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor advised members of NATO about the danger of false information distributed online through botnets, a network of computer programs that act autonomously on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Continue reading “Agarwal addresses NATO meeting on dangers of information disseminated by botnets”

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Sustainability Committee funds green campus initiatives

Three professors are hoping to make the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus a little greener with the help of the UA Little Rock Sustainability Committee.  Continue reading “Sustainability Committee funds green campus initiatives”

Nitin Agarwal head shot

Researcher part of $7.5 million project to track politically motivated online factions

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock information science professor and highly regarded social media researcher, will collaborate on a five-year $7.5 million project.

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The UA Little Rock team advancing to the second round of the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition include Coach Yanyan Li, Captain Connor Young, Aaron Mays, Hector Fernandez, Jeffrey Wooldridge, Josh Carlat, Malik El-Amin, Shijun Zhong, and Zachary Long.

UA Little Rock team takes fourth place in cyber defense competition

A cyber security team from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was one of the top finishers in the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Southwest regional March 17-19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock team takes fourth place in cyber defense competition”

UA Little Rock student hackers win big in Alabama

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock information science students won Best Use of Amazon Web Services for their project, “Atrocious Apartments,” during the 2017 CrimsonHacks event March 25. Continue reading “UA Little Rock student hackers win big in Alabama”

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Community invited to discover bioinformatics at UA Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a bioinformatics day on Friday, April 14, for students, faculty, and the public to learn more about the growing field of bioinformatics.  Continue reading “Community invited to discover bioinformatics at UA Little Rock”

Dr. Nitin Agarwal and Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm

Campus invited to interdisciplinary research colloquium March 30

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy chair and professor of Information Science, and Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, assistant professor of political science, will discuss the joys, challenges, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research during a March 30 colloquium at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Dr. Nitin Agarwal (left) and his doctoral students, Nihal Hussain and Samer Al-Khateeb. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/UALR Communications.

UA Little Rock professor and student to lead NATO training course on social media analysis

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor who has made a name for himself tracking the spread of terrorist organization messages through social media will soon teach those skills at a NATO training course in Latvia.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor and student to lead NATO training course on social media analysis”