A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor and alumnus are using health entertainment and education to fight childhood obesity in Little Rock. Continue reading “Professor, grad use health entertainment to battle childhood obesity in Little Rock”
Little Rock high school students who took top prizes at the Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair held earlier this year at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently advanced to the international competition where two students won big awards. Continue reading “Central Arkansas high school students win big at international science, engineering fair”
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at UA Little Rock is the subject of a new short film featuring the center’s work in outreach programs to children and teachers. Continue reading “National Science Teachers Association shines spotlight on Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education”
Arkansas teachers who instruct kindergarten through high school students are invited to learn innovative approaches to the writing process and improve their teaching practices during a summer institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “Little Rock Writing Project to host institute for K-12 teachers”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture has received a nearly $20,000 grant to digitize historical materials related to Arkansas for use in K-12 social studies education. Continue reading “UA Little Rock receives 20K grant to digitize historical records for K-12 education”
The Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY) program is accepting applications for this year’s educational event for high-ability students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Continue reading “Registration open for gifted and talented youth summer SLUFY program”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Athletics will host its first-ever School Day on Wednesday, Nov. 15, as the Little Rock women’s basketball team plays Tulsa at 11:30 a.m. at the Jack Stephens Center. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host School Day at Jack Stephens Center”
Hundreds of students — and their robots — from throughout Arkansas will put on a show this weekend at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “Best Robotics Day coming to UA Little Rock Nov. 4”
Author Luis Alberto Urrea Tuesday drew a crowd to the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall for the Sept. 19 kickoff of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program.
Continue reading “Celebrated author kicks off NEA Big Read Program”
An award-winning author hailed by NPR as a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart” will discuss his celebrated novel at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this month. Continue reading “Bestselling author kicks off September Big Read event at UA Little Rock”