Research
NSF Award to Monitor Changes in Alaskan River Ecosystem
The National Science Foundation awarded an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Arkansas $700,000 to monitor changes in river movement and the fish population that are impacting the infrastructure and economy of a village in southwest Alaska...
NIH Grant of $562,500 to Allow Study of Impact of Protein Modification on Cellular Metabolism
The National Institutes of Health awarded Chenguang Fan, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Arkansas, $562,500 to investigate the impact of lysine aminoacylation, a chemical modification of metabolism-driven proteins, on cellular...
Department of Sociology & Criminology Students Win National Research Awards
Two graduate students from the Department of Sociology and Criminology won national research awards from the American Society of Criminology–Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes. Congratulations to Ethan Mitchell, who won the ASC-DTBC Graduate Student Paper Award...
Professor Fiona Davidson Named October 2025 Wally Cordes Chair
The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center recently welcomed Fiona Davidson as the October 2025 Cordes Chair. Davidson is associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arkansas. She received her B.A. (Honors) from Newcastle Upon...
Fulbright College Assistant Professor Jake Dionne Wins National Teaching Award
Jake Dionne, assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the U of A, has been named Top Teacher by the Communication Ethics Division of the National Communication Association. The award recognizes Dionne's excellence in teaching, advising and mentorship....