computer science

Wing Ning Li, professor of computer science and computer engineering, will retire from the U of A on Dec. 31 after 34 years of service. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in computer science with highest distinction from the University of Iowa, Li…

The 2020 pandemic caused many Arkansans to branch out and try new jobs and hobbies. This series will help readers better understand a day in the life of certain career fields, based on an interview with someone in that field. …

The Northwest Arkansas Council, founded by major business leaders like Sam Walton and J.B. Hunt to help manage and support the development of the region, has continued in that purpose by relaunching multiple initiatives to help fill thousands of open…

Governor Asa Hutchinson recently attended Arkansas’ sixth annual Governor’s All-State Coding Competition. Hutchinson, in partnership with ARCodeKids, announced the winners of the competition in the Ida Waldron Auditorium of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway on Saturday, April 30,…

Forge Institute will be developing computer science curriculum for high schools as part of a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Through this partnership with the ADE Office of Computer Science, Forge Institute will create new computer networking…

This week I signed Senate Bill 107, which requires high school students to take at least one computer science course in order to graduate. This is a gigantic step forward among many steps that we’ve taken to advance computer science…

This year for the first time, enrollment in computer science courses topped 10,000, the sixth straight year enrollment has increased, and today I’d like to talk about what’s happening and what’s down the road. To be exact, the number of…

Enrollment in high school computer science classes has reached record highs.  Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Nov. 18 that 10,450 students are currently taking computer science classes across the state, which is an 847% increase from the 2014-2015 school year.…

A University of Arkansas professor has secured a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) grant to research algorithms that will enhance the speed and efficiency of software using large amounts of data. Data researcher Justin Zhan, a Department of…

In the six years since I signed the Computer Science Initiative legislation, the success of it has far exceeded my expectations, and today I’d like to talk about a new report that offers some bold recommendations for the future of…