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Dr. Brian Walker, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a $72,000 grant through the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to support research aimed at developing new compounds with the potential to fight cancer. Working in collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas for … UA Little Rock’s Dr. Brian Walker Receives $72,000 Grant to Advance Anti-Cancer Research

University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate Brittany Rose has written a successful $16,270 grant on behalf of World Services for the Blind (WSB) to fund a life-changing program for blind and visually impaired students. The grant, awarded by The Schmieding Foundation, will fund a year of the Techniques of Daily Living Program at the … UA Little Rock Graduate Student Secures $16K Grant to Support Independent Living Skills for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

A diverse group of students from across Arkansas gathered at UA Little Rock this summer to design and pitch artificial intelligence solutions aimed at improving mental health during the university’s first AI and Mental Health Hackathon. The weeklong event in June brought together high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to form interdisciplinary teams focused on … Students Tackle Mental Health Challenges with AI at First UA Little Rock Hackathon

A recent grant from Bank of America will help fund a University of Arkansas at Little Rock program that prepares incoming freshmen for college-level work while also supporting community health efforts led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The $45,000 grant, made to the University of Arkansas Foundation, will direct $25,000 to … Bank of America Supports College Readiness and Community Health with $45,000 Grant to UA Little Rock and UAMS

After spending much of his youth in Michigan’s foster care system, Curtis Harris Jr. knew he wanted to pursue a career that would allow him to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others facing similar challenges. That sense of determination has fueled Harris’s mission to become a social worker, where he can serve … UA Little Rock Graduate Turns Childhood Struggles Into Lifelong Mission to Help Others

Caley Sample, a Jacksonville native who now lives in Lonoke, is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UA Little Rock this December, marking a significant milestone in her nursing education.

Following her diagnosis of throat cancer in 2015, Shalonda Michelle Nelson faced a daunting future. 

A UA Little Rock student gained valuable research experience and mentoring during the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

One University of Arkansas at Little Rock student and budding scientist dove headfirst into their IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)-funded summer research program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Chanell Smith, a nurse with more than 20 years of experience, has been named the new director of Health Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.