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Attorney General Griffin Provides $1 Million Grant to Build Cybersecurity Center at UA Little Rock

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has announced a $1 million grant to establish a cybersecurity research and education center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. UA Little Rock, a recognized leader in cybersecurity education, will use...
31-Oct-2024 4:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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UA Little Rock Unveils New Website Tracking Over a Century of Little Rock’s History

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has debuted a new educational website that chronicles the evolution of the City of Little Rock through more than a century of history. Funded by two grants totaling more than $375,000 from the National...
28-Oct-2024 10:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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UA Little Rock Awarded $561K NCAE-C Grant to Lead GenCyber Program Coalition

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a $561,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program at the National Security Agency to spearhead a coalition of institutions who will offer an...
16-Oct-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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UA Little Rock Receives $5 Million to Combat Drug Use Among Arkansas Youth

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the growing drug and opioid crisis among youth in Arkansas. The award comes from appropriations language authored by U.S. Sen. John Boozman passed into...
10-Oct-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Hispanic/Latin Initiative at Arkansas University Thrives with Remarkable Growth in Student Participation

The Hispanic/Latin Initiative (HLI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has seen remarkable growth in the past year, with student participation increasing from 10 students last year to 64 this year—a 540 percent growth!
3-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Director of Counseling Services Researches Why Male College Students Are Reluctant to Seek Counseling

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. Why do so few male college...
30-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Arkansas University Starts Community Archaeology Project to Uncover Local History

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started a community archaeology project on campus, inviting local residents to join forces with students and faculty in uncovering the rich history of the area.
16-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Professor Emeritus Robertson Establishes Scholarship Fund for Future Public Administration Leaders

A distinguished professor emeritus of public affairs, Dr. Roby Robertson, has made a generous donation to create a scholarship for students pursuing a Master of Public Administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
16-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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UA Little Rock Archivist Explores Intersection of Native American Mythology and Solar Eclipse

26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT

Khodakovskaya Co-Edits Book on Benefits of Nanotechnology for Crops

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Biology Professor Mariya Khodakovskaya, her collaborators, and her graduate students are among a handful of scientists around the world pioneering research on the potential benefits of nanotechnology for crops....
2-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EST

Little Rock University Tabs Native of Great Britain for Institute on Race and Ethnicity Post

A native of Great Britain who has written numerous books on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement in the United States and Arkansas is the new director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and...
11-Sep-2015 12:05 PM EDT

Professors Contribute Collaborative Model for European Union

A $7.5 million European Union-funded research project of more than four years proposes new public-private partnerships between government and private businesses that enhances security and controls and also employs intelligent software tools to...
12-May-2015 10:05 AM EDT

National Museum Showcases Art From Dr. J.W. Wiggins Collection at UALR

Dr. J.W. Wiggins, the collection manager and curator for the Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) at UALR, has in-depth knowledge of Native American artists and their works. Curators and artists alike seek his counsel and occasionally request...
11-Dec-2014 12:00 PM EST

What Online Gaming Can Tell Us About Organizational Trust

Dr. Rolf Wigand's article, “The Dynamics of Shared Leadership: Building Trust and Enhancing Performance,” was published as the lead story in volume 99, issue 5 of the Journal of Applied Psychology. The article’s publication is a direct result...
24-Nov-2014 1:00 PM EST

Atmospheric Mercury Review Raises Concerns of Environmental Impact

The UALR Professor and Chair of Chemistry examines the cycling of mercury through soil and water as it impacts atmospheric loadings in a recently published peer-reviewed journal article.
28-Aug-2014 10:00 AM EDT

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Professor Mines Social Media for Insight on Ukraine

A UALR assistant professor has received military grant funding that could provide insight into the crisis in Ukraine, using social media tracking tools
5-Aug-2014 12:00 PM EDT

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UA Little Rock is a metropolitan university on the move, a dynamic learning institution where students find unique learning and internship opportunities provided through one-of-a-kind connections to the state’s thriving capital city.

With more than 100 programs of study, UALR has an academic program to suit many interests – and an equal number of social and service organizations as well.

Experts

SCIENCE

Raffaela Lesch, PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY

Keywords:
Animal Behavior,Bioacoustics

LIFE

Daniel Littlefield, PhD

DIRECTOR OF SEQUOYAH NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER

Keywords:
Native Americans

SCIENCE

Philip Huff, PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CYBERSECURITY

Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence,blockchain,Cybersecurity,Electric Power,Industrial Control Systems

LIFE

Rebecca Glazier, PhD

Director of the Little Rock Congregations Study, Associate Professor of Political Science

Keywords:
Online Education,Religion,U.S. Foreign Policy

SCIENCE

Nitin Agarwal, PhD

JERRY L. MAULDEN-ENTERGY ENDOWED CHAIR AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF INFORMATION SCIENCE; DIRECTOR OF THE COLLABORATORIUM FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE BEHAVIORAL STUDIES

Keywords:
cognitive warfare,collective action,Data Mining,health and wellness,Privacy,Social Computing,Social Influence

LIFE