by Elizabeth Margulis and Camilla Shumaker | Apr 19, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Expectations and biases play a large role in our experiences. This has been demonstrated in studies involving art, wine and even soda. In 2007, Joshua Bell, an internationally acclaimed musician, illustrated the role context plays in our enjoyment...
by Peter Ungar and Camilla Shumaker | Mar 29, 2018 | Awards & Honors, Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Peter Ungar has been named a winner of a 2018 SEC Faculty Achievement Award. These awards honor one faculty member from each SEC university who has a record of extraordinary teaching and nationally recognized scholarship. “Across every dimension...
by Sergey Prosandeev, Laurnet Bellaiche and Camilla Shumaker | Mar 14, 2018 | Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Electrical devices in use today use conductive materials to guide electrons where they are needed. These materials must be fastened in place and insulated in order to keep the electricity on the right path. New research from the University of...
by Camilla Shumaker | Mar 8, 2018 | Awards & Honors, Research
The sixth annual University of Arkansas Technology Ventures Inventor Appreciation Banquet was held at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on Feb. 28. Kim Needy, interim vice provost for research and innovation, presented the awards and Don Bobbitt, University of...
by Camilla Shumaker | Feb 9, 2018 | Awards & Honors, Research
Jeremy Hyman, lecturer in the Department of Philosophy in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue his study of an early draft of...