by Hardin Young | Nov 30, 2023 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Research and Innovation
USDA Awards $650,000 to Develop Invasive Species Detection System Globally, invasive species cause an estimated $423 billion in damage every year, particularly to agricultural production and biodiversity, and these damages are only expected to increase as climate...
by Hardin Young | Nov 3, 2023 | Features, Outreach & Impact, Research
25th Arkansas Poll Finds Economy to Still Be Primary Concern for Voters The 25th annual Arkansas Poll, released today, found voters were most concerned about the economy, politics/politicians and education. While the number of respondents reporting concerns about the...
by Hardin Young | Oct 30, 2023 | Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Radio & Podcasts, Research
Treating and Preventing Insomnia Hardin Young: Welcome to Short Talks from the Hill, a podcast from the University of Arkansas. I’m Hardin Young, a research and economic development writer here at the university. Today I’d like to welcome Ivan Vargas, an assistant...
by Hardin Young | Oct 8, 2023 | Features, National Recognition, Research, Research and Innovation
Study Finds Probation Associated With Poorer Health for Black Americans “Mistrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful,” warned Friedrich Nietzsche more than a century ago. Instead, the impulse to punish appears to have grown more and more powerful in the...
by Hardin Young | Oct 6, 2023 | Awards & Honors, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
NIH Awards $3.1 Million to Study Human Mitochondrial Disorders The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded $3.1 million to the University of Arkansas to study a spectrum of pediatric mitochondrial disorders caused by...