Research

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an exciting opportunity for local entrepreneurs and small business owners to fast-track their funding search at the upcoming Lender Quick-Connect event.  Organized by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), this event connects current and prospective business owners directly with local lenders in a … Find Your Funding: ASBTDC’s ‘Lender Quick Connect’ at UA Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $1 million in funding from Google.org, the company’s philanthropy, to establish a statewide Cybersecurity Clinic Network, expanding hands-on learning opportunities for students while delivering critical cybersecurity support to organizations across Arkansas. The new initiative builds on the university’s leadership in the Cyber Learning Network, a collaborative … UA Little Rock Launches Statewide Cybersecurity Clinic Network with $1 Million Google.org Funding

Nistha Neupane was in the middle of presenting her research at the UA Little Rock Research Expo when she got the news. “Honestly, pure shock,” she said. “Within a matter of two minutes, I was surrounded by my closest friends hugging me.” The moment quickly turned into something else. Her first thought was to call … Whitbeck Award Winner: Nistha Neupane Focuses on Advocacy in Medicine

What began as a quest to learn more about her family’s heritage has led one University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate student to help identify more than 60 previously unknown victims and perpetrators in cold cases across the United States and Canada. One of those cases hit especially close to home. Stephanie Wyatt, an … UA Little Rock Graduate Student Helps Identify Cold Case Victim After More Than 30 Years

There is a photograph Peter Zokoro returns to in his research presentations: two children hunched over their schoolwork late at night, their only light a flickering kerosene lamp. He does not use it for dramatic effect. He uses it because he has lived it. Zokoro, a master’s student in mechanical engineering at the University of … UA Little Rock Student turns Personal Experience into Award-Winning Research

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty members have been inducted into the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Academy, a distinction recognizing leading researchers whose work is driving innovation and economic growth across the state. Dr. Anindya Ghosh, professor of chemistry and associate dean of the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and … UA Little Rock Faculty Inducted Into Arkansas Research Alliance Academy

Walking into Ottenheimer Library, you might not expect to come face-to-face with the skull of a sabertooth cat or the claw of an Allosaurus. But that’s exactly the kind of moment Syd Joheim has been working to create. A senior double majoring in geology and biology with an ecological and organismal concentration, Joheim has spent … Two-Time Winner Syd Joheim Is Leaving a Legacy Millions of Years in the Making

If you’ve got an artificial intelligence (AI) idea and you’ve been waiting for the right moment to put it in front of people who can actually help make it happen, Thursday night might be it. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an exciting showcase of AI innovation this week, as the Amazon … Amazon Web Services AI Pitch Competition Comes to UA Little Rock This Thursday

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a Carnegie classified high research activity (R2) institution, announced it  has secured $12.75 million in federal funding to support veterans services, cutting-edge nanotechnology research, cybersecurity innovation, and advanced social network analysis during a press conference on Thursday.  “UA Little Rock is home to a diverse student body and … UA Little Rock Secures $12.75 Million in Federal Funding to Advance Veterans Services, Nanotechnology, Cybersecurity, and National Defense Research

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we think, work and create, and UA Little Rock is bringing that conversation directly to our community. Acclaimed scholar Dr. José Antonio Bowen will speak on AI, creativity, and the future of work in his free public talk, Thinking, Work, and Creativity in the Age of AI, on March … UA Little Rock Hosts Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen: Thinking, Work, and Creativity in the Age of AI