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U of A Celebrates Excellence in Teaching at 2025 Faculty Teaching Awards Reception
The University of Arkansas honored outstanding faculty members at the 2025 Faculty Teaching Awards Reception, held on Sept. 23. The event, co-sponsored by the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center (TFSC) and the U of A Teaching Academy, recognized faculty...
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 past 50 years, the Psychology Clinic, run by the...
I³R offers exciting new collaboration opportunities with Psychological Sciences
The University of Arkansas’ new Institute for Integrative & Innovative Research (I³R) will celebrate the commissioning of its new convergence and innovation hub on April 15. With an emphasis on convergence research, collaboration, leading-edge technology, I³R...
By the Numbers: Psychological Science Popularity Continues to Grow
Psychology continues to be one of the most sought-after disciplines in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. In 2014, approximately 800 students majored in psychology. Today, that number has grown dramatically, surpassing 1,400 students. Similarly, the number of...
Faculty Profile and Q & A – Jim Lampinen
Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself and how you decided on psychology as a career? A: I was born in Waukegan, Illinois. Waukegan is a small city a bit north of Chicago, right near the Wisconsin border along Lake Michigan. I’m the youngest of six kids—three girls...