by Hardin Young | Dec 1, 2022 | Books & Publications, Features, Research
New Theory Concludes That the Origin of Life on Earth-Like Planets Is Likely Does the existence of life on Earth tell us anything about the probability of abiogenesis — the origin of life from inorganic substances — arising elsewhere? That’s a question that has...
by Hardin Young | Nov 3, 2022 | Features, Research and Innovation
Arkansas Poll Finds Economy Still Top Concern for Arkansas Voters The 24th annual Arkansas Poll, released today, found voters continue to be most concerned about the economy, politics and drugs, which were two of the top three concerns from 2021 (drugs supplanted...
by Hardin Young | Sep 23, 2022 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Black-Owned Restaurants Impacted Disproportionately by COVID-19 It’s well established that people of color suffered higher mortality rates and worse health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic than white people. But the economic consequences of COVID-19 are still...
by Hardin Young | Sep 16, 2022 | Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
NIST Awards $700,000 to Improve Small, Low-Cost, Wireless COVID Sensor The National Institute of Standards and Technology, via an application from the RAPID Manufacturing Institute, awarded the University of Arkansas $699,604 to improve a Wi-Fi nano-biosensor that...
by Hardin Young | Sep 2, 2022 | Features, Field Notes, Research
Climate Change Is Increasing Frequency of Fish Mass Die-Offs As the planet’s climate has gotten warmer, so has the prevalence of fish die-offs, or mass mortality events. These die-offs can have severe impacts on the function of ecosystems, imperil existing fish...
