by Johanna Thomas | Apr 12, 2024 | Awards & Honors, Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Student Success
U of A Receives $300,000 to Evaluate Efficacy of Summer Pre-Law Program An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Arkansas was recently awarded $300,000 from AccessLex Institute to extend the university’s ongoing efforts to support underrepresented and...
by Brittaney Mann | Apr 9, 2024 | Features, Interdisciplinary Research, Research, Research and Innovation
Researchers Look to Rice for ‘Clean Label’ Ingredients Naturally occurring polyphenols and proteins from pigmented waxy rice may help starch ingredients improve texture without any chemical modification — a change some consumers may welcome, said Ya-Jane...
by Jennifer Holland | Apr 8, 2024 | Features, Research, Research and Innovation, Student Awards & Achievements, Student Success
Short Takes Features Doctoral Student Alyssa Carson and Her Love for Space Alyssa Carson yearns to venture into space and explore the unknown. She’s slowly building her resume as a potential astronaut, and as a doctoral student at the U of A, she’s honing her skills...
by Andy Albertson | Apr 5, 2024 | Features, Interdisciplinary Research, Research, Research and Innovation
U of A Invests More Than $136 Million in Research Enterprise: Advancing Research Excellence Update Last year the University of Arkansas hit a record high in research expenditures at $184 million, a figure that places the U of A among the top tier of universities...
by Melinda Adams | Mar 31, 2024 | Awards & Honors, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Historian Wins Prize for Best Book in Slavic Studies Distinguished Professor of History Trish Starks was awarded the Southern Conference on Slavic Studies prize for Best Book at their 60th anniversary meeting at UNC-Chapel Hill. The committee recognized...
by Delia Garcia | Mar 31, 2024 | Awards & Honors, Features, Research, Research and Innovation
Historian Receives Grant From National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine The National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine have awarded Distinguished Professor of History Trish Starks a $50,000 grant to write a book on the history...