Innovation

Trojan Forge, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s new makerspace, will encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration among students, providing them access to high-level technology and equipment in a communal space open to all.  It will develop the next generation of the state’s workforce through hands-on learning and teamwork, said Chancellor Christina S. Drale. From faculty and … UA Little Rock’s Trojan Forge a New Space for Collaboration and Community

What happens when artificial intelligence (AI) moves from the screen into the real world? Find out at the upcoming AI in the Rock @ UA Little Rock event on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (DCSTEM), the event will bring together … AI in the Rock Comes to UA Little Rock to Explore AI in Education, Industry, and Innovation

Curiosity and problem-solving have taken Zach Hicks from the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program to a career as an Air Force physician stationed in Japan. Those same qualities helped him turn a personal setback into a way to help other service members. Four years ago, Hicks failed an Air Force fitness test. When he looked for … UA Little Rock Alum, Former Donaghey Scholar Creates Fitness App for U.S. Service Members

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s planned Museum of Natural History will feature “so many really amazing items from our collection, bring more people to campus, (and accomplish) scientific outreach” through its myriad displays, according to Dr. Sinéad Ní Chadhain, associate professor and chair of the biology department.  “Our hope is to engage people — curious about … New Natural History Museum at UA Little Rock will be Scientific Outreach to Community

For their Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) capstone design project, a pair of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students decided to give back to the university in a practical and lasting way: making it easier and more efficient to open and close the shutter for the campus observatory.  On July 23, Jerry Adcock and Andrew … UA Little Rock Students Improve Campus Observatory with Senior Project

As the University of Arkansas at Little Rock continues to expand affordable educational opportunities, a national higher education organization is recognizing an approach that benefits both students’ budgets and their academic success.  The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently recognized open educational resources (OER) as a high-impact practice (HIP), a designation reserved for … UA Little Rock Builds on Momentum for Open Educational Resources

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been recognized as one of the nation’s fastest-rising universities after climbing 749 places in the 2026 AD Scientific Index World University Rankings. Among U.S. institutions, UA Little Rock ranked third for the largest improvement in ranking in the field of education, trailing only Purdue University Northwest and … UA Little Rock Climbs more than 700 spots in Global Education Research Rankings

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Education recently hosted a comprehensive two-day orientation for the Trojan Residency Program, bringing together mentor teachers and teacher candidates from across all licensure programs ahead of the new school year. The Trojan Teacher Residency Program offers yearlong residencies for teacher candidates, pairing them with experienced mentor … Experienced Mentors Help Prepare UA Little Rock Teacher Residents

Artificial intelligence research from Dr. Nitin Agarwal at the University of Arkansas at LittleRock has earned international recognition after a collaborative paper was published at the 39th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS). The conference is widely considered the world’s premier gathering for artificial intelligence and machine learning research. The achievement places UA … UA Little Rock Professor Nitin Agarwal’s AI Research Published at World’s Top Artificial Intelligence Conference

In “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” Mark Twain observes (through his protagonist) that “work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” That idea is at the heart of the latest exhibit at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Downtown, which … New UA Little Rock Downtown Exhibit Examines History of Play