by Hardin Young | Feb 16, 2025 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Hominin Presence in Eurasia Dated to Almost 2 Million Years Ago FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The subject of when early hominins, closely related ancestors to humans, first left Africa to begin their slow dispersal across the globe is a matter of ongoing discussion among...
by John Shaw | Jan 30, 2025 | Features, Field Notes, Research, Research and Innovation
Department of Geosciences Hosts Mars Scientists to Look at Arkansas Rocks The planet Mars is 140 million miles away from the University of Arkansas (on average). Even so, 12 planetary scientists from around the country gathered on campus to learn more about Mars on...
by Andra Liwag | Jan 29, 2025 | Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Digital History Collaboration Awarded $500,000 Mellon Foundation Grant A digital history collaboration between University of Arkansas and Grambling State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. The grant, awarded to GSU with a...
by Trish Starks | Jan 13, 2025 | Faculty Points of Pride, Features, Interdisciplinary Research, Research, Research and Innovation
U of A Humanities Center Names First Fellows, New Project Funding The U of A Humanities Center is delighted to announce the selection of recipients for their fall 2024 funding competitions. HUMANITIES CENTER FELLOWS This year the center’s selection committee...
by Leigh Sparks | Jan 11, 2025 | Events, Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Student Success
U of A to Host Celtic Studies Conference in Spring The 2025 Celtic Studies Association of North America Annual Conference will take place on the U of A campus April 3-5. Registration is free and open to the public. This will be the first time the university hosts the...
by Hardin Young | Jan 3, 2025 | Books & Publications, Featured Posts, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
New Paper Examines the Elusive Nature of Liquid Brines on Mars More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes. This...
