A University of Arkansas wind engineering expert has developed a method to accurately identify areas of chip overheating, the most common cause of chip failure.
The University of Arkansas will team up with the University of Virginia to conduct the Clinton History Project, a multi-year initiative to chronicle the life of the nation''s 42nd president through audio and videotaped interviews with hundreds of people who knew and worked with him.
A University of Arkansas economist conducted the first empirical study to show that crony capital lending was the most important cause of the Asian financial crisis, which continues to have profound effect on world markets.
Mental health professionals have flocked to New York to offer treatment to survivors, rescuers and witnesses of the terrorist attacks. But a researcher warns that therapy at this point may do more harm than good, especially for children.
Beneath the sandy shore of Nags Head, N.C. lies a river system that flowed across the continental shelf to the ocean during the last ice age, according to a UA researcher. Such geology still influences the present and future of the barrier islands.
The 2000 election was the second presidential race to make use of the Internet, which means the age-old technique of mudslinging met the technology of the digital era. A new study finds that nearly 3/4 of Bush, Gore's webpage content comprised political attacks.
University of Arkansas researchers have developed a novel membrane that can reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of filtration, a critical process in industries ranging from foods and pharmaceuticals to petrochemicals and paint.
In Latin America, support for democracy over other forms of government falls 6 percent each year. Voter turnout is plummeting. New research suggests that in trying to dig itself out of an economic hole, Latin America is undermining the foundation of its democracies.
From a deeper look at terrorism to stock market response, experts from the University of Arkansas can provide deeper insight and analysis concerning the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.
A new nationwide study reveals why more and more young disabled people are becoming politically involved and shows the best way of promoting activism in the disability community.
Opening an archeological site to the public can lead to vandalism and destruction, but a new plan from the Univ. of Arkansas and Yarmouk University may help preserve Jordan's rich cultural heritage by bringing millions of people to see it each year.
University of Arkansas researchers have found a novel physical effect of systems used in ultrasound and sonar that is ten times stronger than current methods used in these techniques. This large ratio of physical change to electric effect may be used one day to create more sensitive and more portable sonar devices and medical ultrasound equipment.
The release of Susanna Thomas from an Italian jail brought Quakerism into the media spotlight. But a historian's new book about the religious sect shows that the Society of Friends was not always as committed to pacifism as it is today.
System-on-a-chip (SOC) is the hottest new approach to making electronics smaller, faster and cheaper and University of Arkansas researcher Alan Mantooth is working on a computer model that will make producing SOCs feasible for consumer products.
A University of Arkansas researcher has compared the family trees of fruit flies and their host cacti and found that evolutionary "jumps" to different types of plant hosts have occurred throughout time, suggesting that ecological specialization can occur repeatedly from the same species pool.
A University of Arkansas team will work in zero gravity to test a sample collector for a proposed NASA mission that one day may bring asteroids to Earth from space.
Stockholders in companies undertaking international mergers will probably see the value of their stock drop, according to University of Arkansas researchers Tommy Carnes and Tomas Jandik.
University of Arkansas researchers Jack De Vore of vocational and Jim Snow don't worry about energy crises. They demonstrated that energy is neither scarce nor expensive by developing a solar kiln that dries wood faster than current methods and retains 100 percent of the wood product.
Imagine pinpointing long-buried archeological sites, based on the way sunlight hits a slope or on the number of calories used to transport water from a stream. Using innovative mapping techniques, researchers are doing just that - with startling accuracy.
Silicon carbide devices are the hottest news in semiconductor technology and may create useful advances in automobile, plane and utility power systems. University of Arkansas researchers are developing the computer models to make wide implementation possible.
Russia's attempt to raise the sunken nuclear submarine Kursk is generating concern worldwide about radiation leaks and environmental contamination, but a University of Arkansas chemical hazards expert has found that the environmental disaster has already happened.
Researchers offer insight and advice on issues ranging from latch-key safety to student credit card debt, from packing nutritional lunches to avoiding schoolyard bullies. Stories address subjects relevant to elementary, high school and college-age students.
The link to place has long been considered a defining characteristic of Southern literature. But many Southern writers are moving their plotlines to the American West. A literary researcher examines the implications for Southern writing and regional literature as a whole.
When faced with a labyrinth of shelves and stacks of books and magazines, many college students find the library to be a source of intimidation instead of information. However, a University of Arkansas researcher says that professors and librarians can change students' image of the library from unfathomable to valuable by remembering a few guidelines.
In Arkansas, farmers will check their fields for changes in moisture levels and forestry workers can examine forests for pest outbreaks with the click of a few buttons, thanks to new technology created by University of Arkansas researchers and housed on campus.
In 1969, Peter Pulay wrote a paper that was to change permanently the way scientists study atoms and molecules, the basic matter of the universe. Today, his research continues with a $401,000 grant from the NSF.
In 1859, William Gilmore Simms was heralded as the greatest living American writer. 150 years later, his works have disappeared from literary anthologies. Now, a researcher is working to reinstate Simms in the literary canon.
University of Arkansas researcher Larry Roe details inflation systems for communication antenna arrays, solar collectors, sun shields and other space-based structures in Gossamer Spacecraft, a new book published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Going to the gym this summer may be a popular place to help power your muscles, but does the nutritional content of the summer produce you consume pack enough punch?
A new study from the Univ. of Arkansas shows that the most involved parents, not the most restrictive, best regulate their children's TV and Internet usage. The researcher also offers tips for healthy viewing.
Nationally renowned poet Miller Williams and his daughter, Grammy Award-winning songwriter Lucinda Williams, will be featured on CNN in the first program of a new series called "America's Best."
Electric utility deregulation has been a disaster in California because the new rules imposed by legislators violate the basic supply and demand tenets of the free market, according to a University of Arkansas researcher.
Ten years ago Russia chose its first elected leader in more than 1000 years and had high hopes for a prosperous future. Today the economy is in shambles and everyone wants to know why. A University of Arkansas economist has the answer.
College students that plan ahead accumulate more credit card debt than more spontaneous, live-for-the-moment students, according to University of Arkansas researcher Norma A. Mendoza.
For most people, a 30-minute walk or a trip to the weight room would probably help improve their health, but for a small group of people with a rare metabolic disorder, exercise can be debilitating. A University of Arkansas researcher works with an experimental mouse model to study the physiological consequences of exercise in mice with fat metabolism disorders.
With a bevy of summer comedies on the way, an Arkansas researcher points out how Communist themes have invaded many movie plotlines. Not to worry, though, they're there to soothe not subvert.
The British government hastily closed the Millennium Bridge in London due to its unexpected and uncontrollable swaying, but a University of Arkansas researcher has created a computer model that may prevent such problems before a bridge is built.
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has won a National Science Foundation grant to study spintronics, a revolutionary method of making devices that use an electron's spin, or magnetic properties, to produce high-speed information transfer using less power.
University of Arkansas physicists have achieved the highest efficiency ever in transferring polarized electrons into a semiconductor surface, which could lead to the creation of small but powerful computational devices that may revolutionize the electronics industry.
University of Arkansas researchers have moved one step closer to growing microorganisms under Mars-like conditions by suspending them in water containing dissolved matter from Mars soil simulant.
An Arkansas researcher examines African American poetry produced between the two world wars and finds that for many, the American dream was a dream deferred.
If China requires a role model to polish its international image, subdue internal conflict and enter the global economy, it need look no further than its own past, claims a University of Arkansas historian.
Increasing environmental regulations can decrease production costs and increase corporate profits, according to a University of Arkansas economist.
World-renowned author Ellen Gilchrist has been appointed an associate professor in the University of Arkansas creative writing program.
The Univ. of Ark. will host the fourth annual meeting of The Space Between Society, an interdisciplinary group dedicated to the study of the art, literature and culture that emerged between the two world wars. Conference dates: May 17-19.
Two University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that when it comes to accurate sampling of water quality, timing is everything, especially during a storm.
A University of Arkansas professor wants physicists to bring extraterrestrial life into the classroom as a tool so they can teach their students basic scientific principles that will enhance their scientific literacy and allow them to make sound decisions about current scientific issues.
A University of Arkansas biology professor has won a Charles Bullard Fellowship for Forest Research, which will provide him with a year-long stipend to continue his ongoing research on avian ecology at Harvard University.
The Univ. of Arkansas announces Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan will deliver the all-university commencement address on Saturday, May 12. Queen Noor also will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters for her internationally significant achievements.
A University of Arkansas professor plans to expand a successful physics education reform program to include preparing future secondary school teachers to teach physics.
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