Aaron Johnson

UA Little Rock student receives scholarship from American Association of University Women

The Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village branch of the American Association of University Women has recognized a University of Arkansas at Little Rock student with a $1,500 scholarship for her work in the community.

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Drew Martin

UA Little Rock student interns with Attorney General’s Office

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate student is one of 10 Arkansas students who are participating in a summer internship program in the office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Continue reading “UA Little Rock student interns with Attorney General’s Office”

UA Little Rock Facilities Management staff creates PPE kits for students, employees

The Facilities Management employees are hard at work putting together Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for the students, staff, and faculty at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Little Rock Women's Golf Team

Little Rock Boasts Nation’s Fifth-Highest GPA For 2019-20

Little Rock’s efforts in the classroom have paid off once again as the Trojans have been named to the 2019-20 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team, consisting of the top-25 teams with the highest cumulative team GPA. Little Rock’s team GPA of 3.89 ranks fifth nationally and the highest in the Sun Belt Conference.

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Dr. Mary Yang

UA Little Rock receives nearly $450,000 to develop deep learning methods to identify cells that advance complex diseases

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $443,854 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop unique deep learning methods to identify key cell networks in complex diseases.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock receives nearly $450,000 to develop deep learning methods to identify cells that advance complex diseases”

Trigun Maroo is printing these face masks using a 3D printer.

UA Little Rock engineering student using 3D printer to make masks for healthcare workers

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is putting his engineering skills to good use by printing face masks to protect healthcare workers who are battling COVID-19. Continue reading “UA Little Rock engineering student using 3D printer to make masks for healthcare workers”

UA Little Rock women's golf team

Entire Trojan Roster Named 2019-20 WGCA All-America Scholars

Coming off an incredible year in the classroom, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s entire women’s golf roster has been named to the 2019-20 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team. It marks the sixth time in the last seven seasons Little Rock has had at least five golfers recognized with the prestigious honor. Continue reading “Entire Trojan Roster Named 2019-20 WGCA All-America Scholars”

UA Little Rock researchers help identify COVID-19 misinformation and myths in new public website

A research team at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is working to warn the public about the dangerous spread of misinformation and scams surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kristi Smith

Smith named to UA System Task Force on Racial Equity

Kristi Smith, senior director of development and interim director of the UA Little Rock Alumni Association, has been named to the University of Arkansas System Task Force on Racial Equity.  Continue reading “Smith named to UA System Task Force on Racial Equity”

Philip Huff, left, and Sandra Leiterman, right, head the UA Little Rock CyberGym. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock receives NSF grant to host free virtual cybersecurity camp

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a grant from the National Science Foundation that will allow students in grades 7-12 to attend a virtual cybersecurity summer camp in July for free. Continue reading “UA Little Rock receives NSF grant to host free virtual cybersecurity camp”