Dean’s Corner
INST Faculty Member Raluca Elena Golesteanu Jacobs Nominated for Prestigious Award
The International & Global Studies Program is proud to announce that Raluca Elena Golesteanu Jacobs has been nominated for the 25th edition of the H. Wereszycki and W. Felczak Award, one of the most respected distinctions in Central and Eastern European historical...
Storytelling Through Science: Honors Course Trains Students in Research Communications
When a team of University of Arkansas physicists developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene’s thermal motion and converting it into electrical current, Andy Albertson and his team understood that the story wasn’t just about challenging Richard Feynman’s...
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 higher than the recent 23.3% statewide estimate from the...
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 particularly concentrated in rural areas. Among Arkansas's 440 rural...
Allison Primm Brings Home the Bacon
From planning when and how a package of bacon is going to be produced to when you pick it up and place it in your grocery cart, Allison Primm’s influence is there from start to finish. An associate product manager for Tyson Foods, Allison, a native of Rogers and a...