University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale has named Frank M. Cuervo as its new Director of Athletics for the Little Rock Trojans. Cuervo brings a 26-year career in intercollegiate athletics, marked by leadership roles across all Division…
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Program Launch to Bring Internationally Skilled Techs to Arkansas
After almost a full year of research and collaboration, UA Little Rock, the Venture Center and the Little Rock Regional Chamber have jointly announced the launch of the Arkansas Tech Launch Exchange Program (AR Tech Launch) on Dec. 6 during the 158th Little…
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UA Little Rock Gets $50k from Innovation Corps for New Consumer Product
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock team has received a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to help bring a new consumer product to market. The team includes Imran Sarker, a Ph.D. student…
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UA Little Rock Announces Partnership with NOCAP Sports
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Athletics announced Wednesday that Trojan student-athletes are now able to start maximizing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities through the NOCAP Sports athlete marketing platform. NOCAP Sports offers UA Little Rock student-athletes a portal…
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Wilkerson Earns Bachelor’s Degree at 73 from UA Little Rock, 55 Years After High School
At 73, Carolyn Wilkerson has completed her lifelong dream of earning a bachelor’s degree. “My journey has been one the most rewarding personal decisions that I’ve ever made,” Wilkerson said. “This is probably the only major milestone that I have…
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) Lab has received approval from the Arkansas Division of Higher Education (ADHE) to become an established research center on campus. “By designating COSMOS as…
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UA Little Rock Professor Receives NIH Grant for Disease Evolution Research
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $443,854 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop unique deep learning methods to identify key cell networks in complex diseases. Dr. Mary Yang, professor of information science…
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock received a helping hand from Peach Layne in the form of a large donation of hand sanitizer that will help keep the faculty, staff, and students healthy when they return to campus this…
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UA Little Rock Student Gives Back Through Junior Achievement of Arkansas Internship
A promise to her older sister prompted a return to college after 20 years in the workforce, but now Antwanette Smith is giving back to the community through an internship with Junior Achievement (JA) of Arkansas. Smith, a wife and…
The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Arkansas has donated $30,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to establish a fund to support the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lab for construction management and engineering students. “In the 21st century…