Fribourgh Award Reception raises $60,000 for STEM scholarships at UA Little Rock
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock raised $60,000 for undergraduate mathematics and science students during the eighth annual Fribourgh Award Reception held Sept. 28 at Pleasant Valley Country Club.
Cheryl Avants joins Science Dean’s Council
In 2005, Cheryl Avants, clinical pharmacist for national accounts at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, went to great heights to provide an education for African children left orphaned by AIDS.
Astronaut Bernard Harris gives advice to future STEM leaders
In 1969, 13-year-old Bernard Harris Jr. witnessed the pinnacle achievement of the American space program as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon.
Former astronaut to visit ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp Tuesday, May 11
The first African American to walk in space will speak at the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp Tuesday, July 11, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Jerry and Sherri Damerow to receive UA Little Rock Fribourgh Award
Jerry and Sherri Damerow, longtime supporters of STEM education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will be honored during the eighth annual Fribourgh Award Reception.
UA Little Rock to host robotics camp for elementary students, teachers
During a summer camp for elementary students, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock robotics coach will offer fellow educators the chance to learn how to start robotics teams at their schools.
Future STEM teachers look to inspire students with robotics club
Sandra Leiterman, a math specialist in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Educational Center, created the first VEX University (VEXU) robotics team in the state of Arkansas.
UA Little Rock students display research at the Capitol
Six University of Arkansas at Little Rock students recently had the unique opportunity to present their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research to state legislators and about 100 high school students.
Dean Whitman meets with Arkansas lawmakers in Washington
Dr. Lawrence Whitman, dean of the George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Technology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, traveled to Washington, D.C. Feb. 6-8 to meet with members of the Arkansas congressional delegation.
UA Little Rock teacher coaches girls robotics team in online competition
An all-girls high school robotics team coached by a University of Arkansas at Little Rock teacher hopes to get enough votes to earn a trip to the world robotics finals in Louisville, Kentucky.