by Todd Price | Sep 12, 2025 | Clinic, Community Outreach, Features, Outreach & Impact, Psychological Sciences, Research, Research and Innovation
Mind Matters: Psychology Clinic Serves Arkansans America is experiencing a mental health care crisis. The country does not have enough providers. And in rural states like Arkansas, patients often live far away from the mental health care services they need. For the...
by Todd Price | Aug 16, 2025 | Community Outreach, Features, Outreach & Impact, Research and Innovation
State of the Arts: Nurturing Visual Arts in Arkansas In 2017, a $120 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation transformed the University of Arkansas’ Department of Art into a School of Art. It was the largest gift ever to a university art...
by Todd Price | Jun 27, 2025 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation
People Make Riskier Choices When Stressed, and Here’s Why When people are stressed, they make riskier decisions. The biggest factor behind this change in behavior is a decrease in “loss aversion,” according to a recent study from University of Arkansas...
by Todd Price | May 23, 2025 | Community Outreach, Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Statewide Impact
New Program Aims to Reduce Youth Vaping in Central Arkansas In Arkansas, 44% of high school seniors said they have tried vaping, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. “The numbers in Arkansas mirror what we’re seeing nationally. It’s reaching...
by Todd Price | May 1, 2025 | Awards & Honors, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Chemistry Professor Receives Prestigious CAREER Award The National Science Foundation awarded Martin Edwards, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development grant, also known as a CAREER award, to...