John Pijanowski, associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Arkansas, is leading an initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, to teach ethics to undergraduate and graduate students in the sciences.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas will receive $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to create the Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center.
Pre-primary donor contributions may be a better measure of party unity and have implications for the way we think of divisive primaries.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have discovered and characterized a new organism that will help scientists understand the molecular mechanisms and ancestral genetic toolkit that enabled animals and fungi to evolve into diverse, multicellular life forms.
The first field investigations of the effect of terrain elevation changes on tornado path, vortex, strength and damage have yielded valuable information that could help prevent the loss of human life and damage to property in future tornadoes. Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas analyzed Google Earth images of the massive 2011 Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joplin, Mo., tornadoes and found similarities between the two in behavior and interaction with the terrain. The findings likely apply to all tornadoes.
Physicist Art Hobson writes that the answer to the long-running debate of quantum measurement lies in the phenomenon of nonlocality.
Tim Yeager, finance professor at the University of Arkansas and former economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, is available to comment on the Federal Reserve’s announcement Monday that the 18 largest U.S. banks have failed to satisfy at least one of the five areas critical to risk management and capital planning.
University of Arkansas organic chemist Nan Zheng is investigating the development of environmentally sustainable methods for amine synthesis.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have identified that water, when chilled to a very low temperature, transforms into a new form of liquid.
University of Arkansas researcher Gary Ritter and former U of A doctoral fellow Joshua Barnett have co-written a book about merit-pay plans to help school administrators understand issues to consider in the planning process.
University of Arkansas researchers conducted a life-cycle analysis of fluid milk that will provide guidance for producers, processors and others throughout the dairy supply chain.
Physicists at the University of Arkansas have collaborated with scientists in the United States and Asia to discover that a crucial ingredient of high-temperature superconductivity could be found in an entirely different class of materials.
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas treated thin films of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) – a popular polymer used as a dry lubricant for machine components – with silica nanoparticles and found that the filler material significantly reduced wear of the polymer while maintaining a low level of friction.
Gregory Dumond, an assistant professor of geosciences, is studying the geology of the Canadian Shield to see whether findings about intracontinental faults can be applied elsewhere, such as the Himalayans.
A University of Arkansas economist examined the relationship between corruption and regulatory compliance – on both a theoretical and empirical level – and found, surprisingly, that corruption in some circumstances actually fosters regulatory compliance.
The Internet has been understudied as a political and cultural formation, Stephanie Ricker Schulte argues in her new book, Cached: Decoding the Internet in Global Popular Culture.
An in-depth study of so-called “sequential” pricing of retail products in both online and “bricks-and-mortar” stores found that the ability to set prices based on real-time knowledge of customer preferences and purchase intentions can increase profits in some specific circumstances.
Scientists have identified subtle increases in the levels of industrial and domestic pollutants across the Central Appalachians, according to Steve Stephenson in his new book.
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed equipment that will prevent rolling blackouts by regulating or limiting the amount of excess current that moves through the power grid when a surge occurs.
University of Arkansas law professor Brian Gallini argues that the Pennsylvania grand jury investigation that led to the indictment of Jerry Sandusky unfairly involved former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
A new survey by researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that the health-care supply chain lags behind that of retail and could benefit significantly from adopting several best practices used by the retail industry.
In his new book, historian Randall Woods describes William Colby, who spent decades in the CIA, the "anti-James Bond." But beneath that unassuming persona was a man who held lives in his hands.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new model system to study a receptor protein that controls cell death in both humans and fruit flies.
The RFID Research Center and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas have partnered to conduct research that will integrate emerging visual identification technologies for retail applications.
For expert commentary and analysis of the U.S. Senate’s plan to alter waiting periods for immigration and to overhaul immigration law in general, please consider Elizabeth Young, professor of law and director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of Arkansas.
In Right to Dream: Immigration Reform and America’s Future, University of Arkansas sociologist William A. Schwab examines the evidence and calls for passage of the DREAM Act.
Biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have encapsulated two types of protein antigens in chitosan and demonstrated that the combined material enables or improves three important immune responses.
Climate experts associated with the University of Arkansas Office of Sustainability say that statistics released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration about carbon dioxide emissions are misleading.
Fresher strawberries for consumers and an economic boost for local farmers throughout the country is the aim of a $3 million donation made recently by the Walmart Foundation to the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The donation will go to the Division’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability.
Researchers used more than 1,400 climate-sensitive tree-ring chronologies from multiple tree species across North America to reconstruct the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI), a widely used soil moisture index.
Researchers at the Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics at the University of Arkansas have released an improved version of an online decision-support tool that has helped a wide range of health-care providers adopt universal standards to identify materials, locations and partners within the U.S. health-care system.
Chemistry professor Colin Heyes has received a Faculty Early Career Development (Career) Program award from the National Science Foundation for his investigation of the interfaces between the core and shell of colloidal quantum dots.
Elizabeth Young, professor of law and director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of Arkansas, is available to speak to the media about senators’ proposal, announced Monday, to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws.
After years of experimentation, researchers at the University of Arkansas have solved a complex, decades-old problem in membrane biochemistry.
University of Arkansas researchers examined the relationship between products in global trade and a country’s product specialization pattern and found that a multitude of similar of products can be beneficial to growth, but after a point, the benefit begins to decline.
Business researchers at the University of Arkansas and colleagues at the University of South Carolina have launched a major project examining Walmart’s 7-year-old sustainability effort.
A federal rule established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis improved shareholder value before an appeals court struck it down, according to a management professor at the University of Arkansas and her colleagues.
This past summer, Laura Walker became the first scientist to collect slime molds from soils in Panama’s Barro Colorado Nature Monument. In doing so, she became one of the first researchers to systematically take samples of slime molds, the most abundant predators of soil bacteria and fungi, in tropical soils.
A new book by Vijay Varadan, Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Arkansas, discusses the development and application of mobile, wireless health-monitoring systems and the use of smartphones and other mobile devices for health-care applications.
Peter S. Ungar, anthropology professor at the University of Arkansas, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
A new study by a marketing researcher at the University of Arkansas and her colleague in the United Kingdom suggests that consumers take an active role in using celebrities to construct identity and self-image.
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a thermal energy storage system that will work as a viable alternative to current methods used for storing energy collected from solar panels.
University of Arkansas research shows Supreme Court justices use oral argument to convince their fellow justices of their own views of the case under consideration.
The 14th annual Arkansas Poll finds Arkansans worried about the economy but enthusiastic about their governor and confident in the direction of their state.
Designers and researchers at the University of Arkansas will work with the City of Fayetteville and local NGOs to create Fayetteville 2030: Food City Scenario Plan, the design for an urban agricultural plan.
University of Arkansas researchers have created a model that might explain how water could produce the flow patterns seen by a spacecraft orbiting Mars.
The Physical Internet – a concept in which goods are handled, stored and transported in a shared network of manufacturers, retailers and the transportation industry – would benefit the U.S. economy and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by engineers at the University of Arkansas and Virginia Tech University.
The acquisition of a state-of-the-art terahertz imaging system will enable University of Arkansas researchers to further their investigation of an alternative method of detecting and treating breast cancer. The unique system, made possible by a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and $171,428 in matching funds from the university, will deepen scientists’ understanding and use of terahertz radiation and imaging techniques as they apply to a variety of applications.
Judi Neal’s new book, The Spirit of Project Management, examines the role of spirituality in project management and explains how spirituality inspires team members and positively affects performance.
A University of Arkansas physicist and his colleagues have examined the lower limits of novel materials called complex oxides and discovered that unlike conventional semiconductors the materials not only conduct electricity, but also develop unusual magnetic properties.
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