by Todd Price | Jan 11, 2026 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Statewide Impact
U of A to Play Vital Role in State’s Lithium Economy Lithium batteries power our cellphones, laptops and hybrid cars. Today, most lithium is mined in South America, but the newly discovered Smackover Formation in southwest Arkansas contains 5 to 19 million tons...
by Todd Price | Jan 5, 2026 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Statewide Impact
Nearly One in Three Arkansans Report Symptoms of Depression In Arkansas, nearly one in three people, or 30.8%, suffer from clinically significant depressive symptoms, according to results from the new Arkansas Health Survey. That rate of depression is substantially...
by Todd Price | Jan 4, 2026 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Statewide Impact
New Survey Shows Obesity Rates Exceed 45% in Rural Arkansas Arkansas already has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, and now, results from the new Arkansas Health Survey, housed at the University of Arkansas, show that obesity across the state is...
by Todd Price | Dec 28, 2025 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation
How Did Bronze Age Plague Spread? A Sheep Might Solve the Mystery In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe’s population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, transmitting the Black Death from infected rats to millions of people....
by Todd Price | Dec 17, 2025 | Awards & Honors, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Researchers Across U of A Ranked Among Most Cited in the World Faculty from across the University of Arkansas were recognized as among the top-cited researchers in the world by a recent annual ranking. The ranking calculates how often a researcher’s work is...
