Research

Nine students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently showcased their research at STEM Posters at the Capitol, an annual event held at the Arkansas State Capitol that … Nine UA Little Rock Students Present STEM Research at Arkansas State Capitol

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host its annual Research and Creative Works Expo from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 17, across two campus locations: the Creative … UA Little Rock to Host 2026 Research and Creative Works Expo April 17

As cyber threats continue to grow across industries, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is expanding its role in cybersecurity research and workforce development with the launch of the … UA Little Rock Launches CORE Center to Advance Cybersecurity Research and Workforce Training

A graduate student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is helping shape the future of space exploration — one proposal at a time. Hannah Jones, a master’s student … UA Little Rock Graduate Student Tackles NASA Research Challenges Through National Proposal Academy

One morning, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock research project showed up on millions of phones. A UA Little Rock professor’s study on urban raccoons — once confined to … UA Little Rock Raccoon Study Goes Viral, Capturing Millions Online

In 2026, Dr. Derek R. Slagle, a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will serve as a Fulbright Specialist at the University of Pretoria in South … Translating Research into Action

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, the Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received the Best Paper Award at the 2025 … UA Little Rock Professor Earns Best Paper Award for AI Research

What role do emotion and social connection play in scientific discovery? Praveshika Bhandari, a researcher from Nepal pursuing a doctorate in computer science at the University of Arkansas at Little … UA Little Rock Ph.D. Student Uses AI to Study Emotion

Agriculture is Arkansas’s largest industry, and its future hinges on one resource: water. An economist at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is leading a major research effort to … UA Little Rock Economist Examines Future of Arkansas Water and Agriculture

One of UA Little Rock’s newest professors, Dr. Tiffani Tijerina, assistant professor in rhetoric and writing, received an Open Education Award for Excellence for the first book in a series … UA Little Rock Professor Wins Award for Open Pedagogy