A small bite of pre-history taken from the bottom of a gully at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania may offer clues to the evolution of early humans' diet, according to a University of Arkansas researcher.
Current sampling methods result in pollution loads for streams being underestimated by as much as 20 percent, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas.
Gardening does a body good: a study by Arkansas researchers shows that of all forms of exercise, yard work is the most significant for preventing osteoporosis in women aged 50 and older.
April 9 marks the anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Va., but 135 years after the end of the Civil War, an Arkansas professor is still helping put Confederate soldiers to rest.
Every day a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Arkansas grapples with questions like: How do you inflate what does not exist, under unknown conditions, using unknown materials, for an unknown application?
University of Arkansas researchers have found that the percentage of contaminated wells on two American Indian reservations in Nebraska exceeds state and national averages. This may point to a national problem with water quality on tribal lands, the researchers contend.
Even as March Madness reaches its climax, two Arkansas sociologists report that universities with highly successful basketball programs experience reduced graduation rates as a result of their athletic prowess.
Working with models of the materials responsible for ultrasound images projected onto a screen, a University of Arkansas physicist has found the key to optimizing their efficiency.
A model that shows why certain parts of a North Carolina barrier island erode faster than others has been developed by a University of Arkansas professor and his colleague; the model may help scientists pinpoint the causes of other problem areas.
This year 800 tornadoes will strike in the U.S., resulting in deaths, injuries, and millions of dollars in property damage; a University of Arkansas civil engineering professor wants to change those statistics.
As failure rates for startup businesses exceed 50 percent, and for high-technology businesses, the rate may be as high as 90 percent, University of Arkansas faculty members hope to change that by teaching students how to succeed in technology startup companies.
A University of Arkansas professor examines the death penalty's form and function and finds it grounded in the ritual of "terror management" instead of rationality (University of California-Davis Law Review).
The world's first fully digital highway data system, which records highway surfaces digitally and stores the information directly on computer drives for easy access, has been created by a University of Arkansas researcher.
University of Arkansas researchers have made amino acid changes that have created a more stable protein.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, an Arkansas researcher offers a no-frills look at the history of lingerie.
Narrowing roads to produce more livable communities may not always have the desired effect, thinks a University of Arkansas researcher (Journal of Transportation Engineering).
A "mega-drought" in the 16th century wreaked havoc for decades in the lives of the early Spanish and English settlers and American Indians throughout Mexico and North America, say researchers who study tree ring records (upcoming issue of EOS).
Hindsight may be 20/20, but an Arkansas psychologist says you should give it the deep 6; looking back can cost you mental health and stability.
Given a chance to exact revenge, 4 out of 5 people will turn the other cheek, but beware the 1 out of 5 who don't -- they want to do more than just settle the score.
An Arkansas psychologist says personality tests commonly used for hiring and team management contain a flaw that could skew their results.
Recent cases challenging university affirmative action policies mean that many institutions should rethink both the reasons for such programs and how they implement them, contends a University of Arkansas law professor (California Law Review).
University of Arkansas researchers think crabgrass deserves more respect. In fact, the results of their greenhouse study indicate crabgrass may be able to clean up soils heavily contaminated with petroleum.
The University of Arkansas College of Engineering will be showcased in a special session at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 30 - Feb. 2.
An Arkansas historian's new book rips away the victim's veil from Austria to reveal a people who welcomed Hitler's troops and acclaimed his anti-Semitic policies.
A University of Arkansas professor wants to help business owners, managers, and engineers decide when and how to implement optical technology, or "machine vision," through a CD-ROM, Consider Machine Vision.
A new book about arts education offers an innovative approach to halt the marginalization of the humanities in American schools. It also offers new incentive -- neglecting the arts can contribute to student apathy and violence.
University of Arkansas researchers are paving the way for smoother roads by developing a test to determine the long-term performance of asphalt pavements.
The only public personality as popular as Santa Claus this time of year is Martha Stewart. An Arkansas sociologist's study of the domestic maven finds that Stewart has built her success by breaking social stereotypes.
An Arkansas sociologist who has spent 6 years studying social dynamics at the Salvation Army encourages shoppers to go ahead and surrender their small change this holiday season.
The University of Arkansas physics department has been chosen as one of four universities for a pilot program to better prepare physics doctoral students for teaching jobs at institutions other than research universities.
The Billingsley of Bella Vista, Ark., have transformed their love of international culture into a $1.15 million gift to the University of Arkansas to help preserve music from cultures around the world.
Traditional desks don't fly well with astronauts trying to get work done in space, so University of Arkansas researchers and their students have designed work surfaces for the International Space Station.
An Arkansas anthropologist's examination of the links between identity and place finds that increased globalization has changed the way people view themselves and their origins.
An Arkansas professor's research indicates that a language barrier exists between Native Americans (NA) and whites -- even when both speak English. Further, this lapse of communication may contribute to high dropout and suicide rates among NA youth.
Two University of Arkansas professors have received a $250,000 grant from IBM for studies in two crucial research areas involving the computation of large molecules.
Information about archeological sites soon will be just a mouse click away. A grant from the Nat'l Park Service has funded the development of a North American library of archeological information gathered through remote sensing technologies.
Researchers have calculated slip rates in the New Madrid Seismic Zone that indicate the threat of a major earthquake in the nation's heartland may be higher than previously reported.
An Arkansas researcher is training athletes to increase their explosive power not by bodybuilding or strength training but by tapping into the most powerful part of the human body -- the brain.
Excavation of an early Aleutian longhouse has confirmed the accuracy of an 18th century illustration, drawn during Captn. James Cook's final round-the-world voyage.
The University of Arkansas, Oklahoma State University and the University of Nebraska have received nearly $2 million to stretch the current limits of collaboration through virtual reality and study sub-microscopic systems. The scientists seek to create these small systems for use in medical drug delivery, space craft parts and defense systems.
A pioneer of remote sensing techniques has found that layering technologies can create more precise maps of archeological sites without ever having to remove the soil. The University of Arkansas archeologist presents his work this Saturday at the Plains Anthropology Assoc Conference.
University of Arkansas researchers have built the world's smallest self-contained electrochemical analyzer, which may one day lead to smaller, faster and more efficient devices in medicine and industry.
This Halloween, the only skeleton you need to worry about is your own. An Arkansas researcher's latest study of bone density in young women is shattering the idea of osteoporosis as a "little old lady's" disease.
An Arkansas historian's new book examines the fact and folklore of felines through the ages and finds that the curious creatures have made a considerable impact on human public health and prosperity.
University of Arkansas Distinguished Professor and world-renowned conductor Sarah Caldwell wants to take music unheard by human ears for over 1,000 years and bring it to life by transcribing it, performing it and preserving it for future generations.
A national coalition has formed to help integrate technology into the community decision-making process. The AURORA partnership will meet Sept. 28 and 29 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Partners in the University of Arkansas' Latin American studies program have three new reasons to celebrate the program's 25th year -- new professors in foreign languages, history and anthropology whose research and teaching focuses on issues south of the U.S. border.
University of Arkansas research professor Ken Vickers spent years as an engineering manager at Texas Instruments wishing his new college graduate employees had received a broader selection of courses in their graduate degree programs. Now Prof. Vickers heads a university program that offers exactly the type of training he sought in graduate students.
Two Arkansas archeologists have unearthed evidence about the native tribes of Arkansas that contradicts historical accounts dating back to the de Soto expedition in 1539. Their work shatters old assumptions about the tribes' highly stratified social structure.
University of Arkansas researchers have determined the structure of a technologically important telecommunications surface that scientists have debated for years. In the process, they have developed a new technique that may help solve other significant atomic structures and could revolutionize the telecommunications industry, they report in an upcoming issue of Physical Review Letters.
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