The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has announced Susan D. Emmett, M.D., will lead its new Center for Hearing Health Equity. Emmett is an otolaryngologist and public health-trained researcher. In addition to obtaining a MPH, she also holds four grants…
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UALR Awarded $165K Grant to Support Research Efforts to Monitor Cyber Warfare Tactics on Social Media
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy endowed chair and distinguished professor of information science at UA Little Rock, has received a grant for $165,540 that will support research efforts to monitor cyber warfare tactics through social media. UA Little Rock…
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Arkansas Has Fewest Veterinarians Per Capita in US, Study Finds
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAhead of National Veterinarians Day on April 30, a recent study from veterinarians.org revealed that Arkansas has an average of 14 veterinarians per 100,000 people, making it the state with the least number of employed veterinarians in the entire nation.…
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UA Little Rock Selects 2022 Faculty Excellence Award Winners
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Joshua Silverstein, Noureen Siraj, and John Kirk as the 2022 winners of the Faculty Excellence Awards. This is the highest honor UA Little Rock awards its faculty members. Silverstein, a professor…
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UA Study Finds US Insiders to China News Sold Stock Ahead of Pandemic
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA recent study of stock sales by U.S. executives with corporate ties to China indicated that corporate insiders sold stock in their companies during the earliest stages of the coronavirus outbreak in China, weeks before the virus spread to other…
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March 18 PBS ‘Good Roots’ Examines Unpredictable Weather Impact on Farming in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPBS series “Good Roots” will examine how Arkansas’ unpredictable weather can have dramatic impacts on farming, and in turn, farmers’ livelihoods, in a new segment airing Friday, March 18, during “Arkansas Week” at 7:30 p.m. on Arkansas PBS. A livestream…
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NSF Awards UA Professor Research Team $670k for Virtual Reality Study
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe National Science Foundation awarded nearly $670,000 to a team of researchers, including one at the University of Arkansas, to study the relationship between eyewitness confidence and accuracy using virtual reality. Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences at U of A…
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UAMS Researchers Find Covid-19 Vaccine Fears Prevalent Even Among Vaccinated
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffResearchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently conducted a study which found that many adults in Arkansas receiving the COVID-19 vaccine are doing so despite experiencing some doubts about the shot. A survey of 1,475 people…
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Winrock to Lead $1.25M USDA Organic Agriculture Project in Mid-South
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when considering organic crop production. The $1.25 million grant will fund research,…
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ACHI Leads New Study Analyzing Impact of Medical Marijuana in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffResearchers at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have been awarded a $1.3 million research grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institute of Health, to…