A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student had the opportunity to expand his mechanical engineering and research skills while spending the summer interning at a cutting-edge national research center in Ireland. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Student Advances Biomedical Research in a Summer Internship at University of Galway”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has welcomed a highly experienced digital forensic examiner and cyber analyst, Rebecca Passmore, as its newest cybersecurity professor. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Hires Expert Digital Forensic Examiner as New Cybersecurity Professor”
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, the Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will be featured in an Oct. 2 discussion of misinformation, disinformation, and AI with the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA). Continue reading “Prof. Nitin Agarwal to be featured in Oct. 2 Arkansas Research Alliance Talk”
As head of Counseling Services at UA Little Rock, Dr. Aresh Assadi has counseled many college students during his 13 years at the university, but there is one question that has often plagued him early on in his career. Continue reading “Assadi Researches Why Male College Students Are Reluctant to Seek Counseling”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock doctoral student has received a competitive fellowship that will allow him to conduct research in France in 2025. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Doctoral Student Chosen for Competitive Research Fellowship in France”
Two UA Little Rock researchers have published a paper describing the benefits of creating training scenarios that show peer mentors how to prepare to teach in an online environment. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Researchers Publish Paper Showcasing Benefit of Creating Online Learning Training for Student Peer Mentors”
A majority of political science teachers in higher education felt more positive about teaching online after the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by a University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Professor Explores Attitudes of Faculty Members Toward Online Teaching as a Result of the Pandemic”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host a free virtual lecture July 24 on how the news media, social media, and hip hop artists can help prevent suicide. Continue reading “UA Little Rock, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Host Lecture on how News Media, Social Media, and Hip Hop Artists Can Help Prevent Suicide”
Susan McClain, a senior sociology major at UA Little Rock, has been honored with a prestigious grant from the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) awarded by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) for her comparative research study of gender objectification in print advertisements. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Student Awarded SURF Grant for Comparative Study on Gender Portrayal in Advertisements”
Dr. Rebecca Glazier, a professor of public affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has released an engaging new book culminating a dozen years of research on the intersection of religion, politics, and community engagement in Little Rock. Continue reading “Glazier Publishes Book on Little Rock Congregations Research”