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In a randomized survey of Rwandans, genocide scholar Samuel Totten found support for the reconciliation process tempered with profound skepticism.

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University of Arkansas researchers have examined the mechanisms underlying the synthesis of three-dimensional nanocrystals in solution and have created a systematic method for the directed synthesis of such nanocrystals.

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A special issue of the journal Memory is devoted to exploring the ways people edit memories for the inaccuracies and distortions known as false memories.

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As the United States looks to crops as possible future sources of energy, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues call for caution, citing the possibility of some biofuel crops becoming invasive species.

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University of Arkansas students and researchers have found a way to map and model three-dimensional representations of a downtown area to address questions of growth and development. Their cutting-edge work attracted the attention of the search-engine giant Google and the company SketchUp, which currently are examining the way the students used the software to create such large data files.

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A University of Arkansas researcher studied 123 manufacturing firms -- high-tech and non-high-tech -- and found that implementation of information-technology-based supply-chain management systems has an overall positive impact on a company's financial performance.

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Award-winning translation by a University of Arkansas professor recreates for English speakers the satire and comic-lyric sensibility of a beloved Roman poet.

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Veteran child development professionals at the University of Arkansas offer four keys to choosing good child care.

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A University of Arkansas economist studied performance data from hundreds of U.S. psychiatric hospitals and found that private, for-profit hospitals -- the most profitable psychiatric hospitals and most prevalent in terms of ownership type -- cycle patients through their doors faster than not-for-profit hospitals and public hospitals operated by federal, state and local government.

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University of Arkansas researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame-retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents.

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Biological engineering students at the University of Arkansas have developed a wireless biosensor that can accurately record and monitor a football player's body temperature in real time while the player is active. The prototype designed by students in the College of Engineering contributes to research into a commercial product that could prevent death due to heat stroke.

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In his new book, M'Culloch v. Maryland: Securing a Nation, the author, Mark Killenbeck, a University of Arkansas School of Law professor, explains why the Supreme Court's controversial decision in the landmark 1819 case defined the nature and scope of federal authority and its relationship to the states.

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A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have found that fatalistic religious beliefs can affect how people perceive risk and recover from natural disasters and how these attitudes shape the way cities are rebuilt.

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A little-known valley in northern Sweden holds evidence that warming temperatures may lead to significant changes in nutrient availability for plants and increasing amounts of greenhouse gases, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues say.

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Glycerine, a byproduct of biodiesel production, can be used as a dietary supplement for growing broiler chickens, according to research by University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture poultry scientists.

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A University of Arkansas researcher has received a grant to study the dynamics of synthesizing molecules with the same "handedness."

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A recent grant from NASA will enable the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas to continue its work creating missions to asteroids and exploring the possibilities and chemistry of water on Mars as part of the nation's space effort.

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People often seek closure of painful memories, but research at the University of Arkansas shows that open memories may be useful in helping to achieve goals.

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A University of Arkansas researcher has found a way make distribution centers more efficient. By helping companies retrieve products from warehouse shelves faster, the discovery will contribute significantly to the distribution process, which means customers will receive items quicker.

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Research in prosocial psychology examines how we resolve the age-old dilemma of working with others versus taking care of ourselves.

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Creating a complex molecule from scratch is a complicated process. A University of Arkansas researcher has received a $322,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to attempt to synthesize a biomedically important molecule using new chemistry.

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UA study reveals that organizations lose more than human and intellectual capital with turnover; they lose the productive value of employees' relationships.

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In a new biography, a distinguished historian finds Vietnam and the Great Society were "branches from the same root" -- Social Gospel idealism.

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"Abuse of women knows no boundaries of social status or race" is a simple message that obscures crucial complexities and could well short-change women of color. Research shows that race and ethnicity, economic resources, and age do make a difference.

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Researchers offer a three-pronged approach and practical suggestions for preventing food borne illnesses at picnics.

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Researchers at the University of Arkansas have found a way to create switching in nanoscale materials, opening the path to using these new properties for memory devices, nanomotors, nanoswitches or nanosensors.

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Economics researchers have found that federal funding for local domestic-violence programs is not reaching underserved areas and people who most desperately need the services. The researchers studied data from every county in the United States.

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The University of Arkansas is creating a center to test the durability of high-tech, high-speed fiber-optic communication devices made for the extreme environments faced by military and space flight equipment, thanks to an award from a local company that makes the devices.

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The federal government has asked engineering researchers to develop purely electronic systems to make the nation's power grid more reliable and efficient. Silicon-carbide, solid-state equipment will replace outdated and obsolete electro-mechanical devices.

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Marketing researchers have found that contemplating death and considering the important decisions to be made at the end of one's life can empower families as responsible consumers and prevent them from spending more money than they want to on funerals or memorial services.

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A University of Arkansas professor and her colleague examined the experiences and suggestions of one group of Individual Development Account participants to understand their savings experiences and identify ways in which such programs could be enhanced.

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Researchers studying rattlesnakes in the Arkansas Ozarks have a unique opportunity to study the "before" and "after" changes in ecosystems caused by forest management practices.

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The world of nano-machines has moved a step closer to reality, thanks to researchers who have found a way to sculpt material at the nanoscale in a predictable, controllable and inexpensive manner by using a conducting liquid medium.

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Psychology professor Eric Knowles has come up with a method to measure an individual's resistance as it occurs. The 'resistometer' is a computer outfitted with a large steering wheel used by experiment participants to indicate their level of resistance.

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Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Chancellor Daniel Ferritor and philanthropist Pat Walker will be honored with honorary degrees at the 2005 All-University Commencement, which will be held at 8:45 a.m. May 14 in Bud Walton Arena. The schedule of commencement for the university's colleges and their speakers was also announced.

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A multilevel perspective may be the key to a more comprehensive understanding of the broad subject of helpful behavior and what motivates people to act helpfully in different types of situations, according to a University of Arkansas professor of psychology, and his colleagues.

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Ecological engineering professor Marty Matlock has given his students an unusual assignment: He wants them to re-design a river. This project requires research that co-leaders Matlock and Mike Hanley of the Nature Conservancy believe can be applied to other stream ecosystems nationwide.

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A group of international researchers plans to use studies by land and by sea to determine the size and shape of an underground magma chamber beneath an active volcano, which will help improve the ability to assess hazards and forecast volcanic events.

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Math preparation is becoming the most prominent indicator of completing a college degree, but even those who struggle can graduate by being strategic about course selection, according to a team of University of Arkansas researchers.

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Training workers is essential to the success of child-welfare agencies, but it costs time and money that agencies often lack. Two University of Arkansas professors have partnered to develop an efficient and effective distance-learning model for training child-welfare practitioners.

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The words "Bible Belt" may not immediately bring to mind images of Muslim slaves, North Carolina Jews or southeastern Indians, but these should be part of any conversation about religion in the South, according to a history professor at the University of Arkansas.

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Susan Ziegler, a professor of biological sciences, has shed some light on the ecology of a polluted and a pristine stream that feed the Mississippi River watershed, and found an unexpected source of change "“ reactions due to differences not only in nutrient composition, but in light exposure.

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Schools are improving health education and increasing physical activity to combat obesity among children, but what about school staff? A UA professor is working with a school district to improve the health of public school employees, and to lower taxpayer costs in the process.

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An architecture studio led by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and sponsored by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has won two prestigious national awards. The studio has won a national Education Honors Award and a 2005 NCARB prize.

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University of Arkansas professor Michael Heffernan's seventh book of poetry, "The Night Breeze Off the Ocean," will be released at the end of March, just in time for him to sign copies at the Associated Writing Programs annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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University of Arkansas professor Frank Scheide will throw a spotlight on Little Tich, who was one of the top English music hall performers of all time and had a big influence on modern-day film, during a presentation at the British Silent Cinema Festival in Nottingham, England.

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Dona Reese is involved in an interdisciplinary effort to study how hospice programs can better serve a more diverse patient population. Her research shows that fear, distrust and misinformation about hospice programs have led some to avoid hospice care.

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University of Arkansas researchers have witnessed the birth of a quantum dot and learned more about how such atomic islands form and grow, using the ultrahigh vacuum facility on campus.

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A study by Tina Penhollow, a University of Arkansas doctoral student, has been published in the latest volume of the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality. The study deals with how exercise affects sexual self-esteem and self-perception.

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While theories about what human ancestors ate abound, until now few methods existed for testing these models. A professor and his colleagues have created methods for examining modern-day teeth and fossil teeth for indications of diet.