Rehabilitation researcher Rick Roessler has spent his career developing programs to help people with chronic illnesses and disabilities return to or stay in the workplace, and his work has been recognized nationwide twice this year by awards from groups of his peers.
Renowned writer and associate professor of creative writing Ellen Gilchrist was recently awarded the Thomas Wolfe Award on behalf of the English department at UNC Chapel Hill and the Thomas Wolfe Society. Gilchrist has also been chosen as the Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at Tulane University.
The man tailgating you and gesturing wildly with a single finger "” is he angry or just acting aggressively, and does that make a difference in how you should respond?
Blackberry lovers can expect to see more of the fruit, thanks to two commercial blackberry varieties that produce both spring and fall crops. The University just released the two blackberry plants.
Although former Arkansas governor Sid McMath died last fall, his words, mannerisms, and views on a critical time in history remain visible for people to see, thanks to a collaborative effort to record and preserve the history of Arkansas.
A professor and colleagues have surveyed college students about their credit card use and family attitudes towards money, and found that family communication about money management and debt influences student choices. Researchers are using this info to create an interactive CD-ROM for families.
Persuasion has a new set of tools, according to psychology professor Eric S. Knowles. Knowles and his colleague, Jay A. Linn, have recently published a book titled "Resistance and Persuasion" that introduces ways to acknowledge and overcome resistance to persuasive arguments or appeals.
Imposed trade sanctions can strike fear in the hearts of government officials and industry leaders alike, as seen by the response to the European Union's recent sanctions imposed on U.S. goods from jewelry to textiles. In other contexts, however, trade sanctions can be a welcome way to increase market access.
Professor Huaxiang Fu examined the properties of a combination of organic material and inorganic semiconductors and found the hybrid retains the superior electronic properties of semiconductors and its mechanical flexibility of organic material"”and has advantages over pure semiconductor material.
The International Society of Franchising Conference will hold its 18th annual meeting March 5-7 in conjunction with the International Franchising Association meeting (March 8-7). Robert E. Stassen, assoc. professor of marketing, Sam M. Walton College of Business, serves as conference chair.
ArkWIT, the local chapter of WorldWITâ„¢, a free global online networking organization for professional women in business and technology, has officially launched in Arkansas, and is the 65th chapter worldwide.
When researchers finish the initial sequencing and analysis of the chicken genome this spring, they will have a blueprint for new insights into vertebrate development and genome evolution, but consumers shouldn't look for improvements to the dinnertime meal anytime soon.
If people see the words "genetically modified" on a food label, they're more likely to buy it if they feel informed about such products. Yet consumers often feel ill-informed about such foods, according to a survey by a University of Arkansas researcher and her colleague, and producers currently provide little information to educate their customers.
Ignore Iowa. Never mind New Hampshire. A researcher and his colleague have built a mathematical model based on previous presidential primary races that they hope will predict the democratic winner at the polls. And based on its calculations, the winner will be...
The SEC has increased its efforts to improve the usefulness of financial reporting for shareholders,but researchers have found that less than 17 percent of the information disclosed in these reports meets the existing SEC requirements.
Everyone is affected by gasoline prices. To help educate the policymakers of the U.S. Congress on the dynamics of the gasoline industry and its pricing, an assistant professor of economics recently traveled to Washington, D.C.
While wandering through rooms piled high with plant materials from Cook's and Darwin's voyages, a professor contemplated the role of insects in the diversification of plant species. Her musings led to a collaborative grant that will allow her to study plants at high altitudes in Ecuador.
One of the materials that powers modern technology has been discovered to retain its properties when present in extraordinarily tiny amounts. This discovery implies that this and other materials with similar properties may be valuable at nanoscale in the production of small, smart communications devices, tiny diagnostic instruments and nano-robots.
A professor argues that continued economic growth in the African continent will require the equivalent of a Marshall Plan for Africa, which includes attention to health care and a knowledge-based revolution within the countries themselves.
Earthquakes in northern Italy have caused the loss of lives and homes. Researchers seeking to better understand the geologic processes behind these earthquakes have turned to new sources of information on historic faults: water and archeology.
A new book examines the history of the banana industry and how America's taste for this appealing fruit fueled social strife, peasant uprisings and imperialist production tactics throughout Central and South America.
Researchers have released a database that contains information on nearly 500 indicted terrorists, spanning two decades of federal terrorist investigations from 1978 to 1999. The information could help scholars recognize trends in terrorist activity or aid prosecutors in sending known terrorists to jail.
The costs -- in money, time, and safety -- to maintain the 4 million miles of highways in the United States is staggering. But researcher Kelvin Wang has developed a system that will make this vital activity fast, cheap and safe for highway workers and motorists.
Many important fossil finds are made by recreational cavers, who bring the remains to the attention of scientists. With a new book aimed at both scholars and spelunkers, an author hopes to get the word out about the importance of such findings to the Ice Age record.
Preliminary findings from the FDA indicate that meat and milk from cloned animals can be consumed safely by humans. Does that mean cloned turkeys will eventually make their way to your Thanksgiving table? An expert weighs in.
New instances of corporate corruption come to light daily. No only is organizational corruption widespread, but it is far more costly to society than street crime, according to researcher Vikas Anand, who has identified the three processes that underlie corrupt business practices.
A pre-school age child in day care may sing, wash his or her hands and play dress-up as part of the day, but to a professor, each of these events presents an opportunity to teach reading readiness.
A design by Aaron Gabriel and Kathy Chang of an orderly space for those transitioning out of homelessness won first prize in The First Step Housing Design Competition. Their design will be built and tested as a prototype in the Andrews Hotel, a century-old lodging house in New York City's Bowery District.
On a recent family trip to Yellowstone Park, a geologist noted that parts of the shoreline on Yellowstone Lake sport features more commonly seen on coastal areas. With subsequent research and historical photos, he has shown that the lake's shoreline has changed dramatically over the past 50 years.
Investors need a way to predict financial performance, while companies look for an advantage that will increase their profitability. And in the personal computer industry, that may all come down to the quality of technical support after the sale.
Companies in the United States spend billions of dollars each year to train employees on computer skills, but success varies. Researcher Fred Davis has characterized the most successful method and found an additional component that can significantly increase information retention.
To prevent catastrophic failures, network designers rely on highly redundant "“ and expensive "“ ring networks. But computer engineer Kazem Sohraby has demonstrated that properly designed mesh networks can be more cost-effective and just as reliable.
Researchers have refined the structure of the amino acid tryptophan, which will increase the accuracy of protein molecular modeling"”essentialin creating new drugsand structure determination for medically important molecules.
A group of researchers led by a man who helped identify the largest tract of old-growth forest in mid-America has helped establish a consortium to study and preserve the trees and their ecosystems.
A psychologist tells State Department officials they must give people choices and acknowledge their grievances if they want to improve attitudes about the U.S. overseas.
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly half a million dollars to the University of Arkansas to establish a national center to assess and evaluate practices in rural school systems.
The Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, will host Lawrence J. Ellison, chairman and CEO of Oracle Corporation, on Nov. 3, 2003. Ellison will be announcing a major gift to the College's Information Technology Research Center (ITRC).
Researchers have created a nanoscale hole that can detect individual DNA molecules, a significant step on the path to simple sequencing methods for biologically and medically important molecules.
New research will examine criminal, geographic and temporal data to identify the patterns of activity that precede terrorist attacks. Results could help predict and prevent acts of terrorism.
Slime molds, known more formally as Eumycetozoans, are the subject of a new $2.075 million, five-year research grant to fund a Planetary Biodiversity Inventory.
Women report higher levels of death anxiety than men, but the health-related beliefs of consumers from both genders influence both their level of death anxiety and their purchase of goods typically associated with death, such as pre-planned funeral packages.
Although they generally "like" prescription drug advertising, consumers often don't know what the ads are for, according to Steve Kopp, whose research indicates that some consumers who see the ads may develop alternative means for obtaining the medications without going to a doctor.
In making business decisions, not all information is equal. For executives in high-tech industries, the kind of information sources used in making critical decisions is affected by the structure of their compensation package, according to research.
Consolidation may help some of Arkansas' smallest schools become efficient, but it will not by itself address the problem of providing all students with an equitable education, researchers contend.
Researchers have found that between 1970 and 2000, the population in counties with federal lands within their borders has grown faster than population in counties without federal lands.
With Wesley Clark expected to announce his candidacy in the presidential race this week, experts say the retired general has a host of advantages over the other nine Democratic hopefuls "“ not the least of which is his Southern appeal.
Researchers report a direct correlation between highly successful basketball programs and reduced graduation rates at Division IA universities. This means that even as teams battle to win the championship title, their home institutions may suffer a significant loss..
The University of Arkansas has received $175,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study prehistoric and protohistoric rock art in Arkansas. The project will be the first comprehensive attempt to place this rock art within a regional frame work.
A team of researchers has measured water evaporation rates under Mars-like conditions, and their findings favor the presence of surface water on the planet. Water on the planet's surface makes the existence of past or present life on Mars a little more likely, according to the group.
A new study on the personal views and philosophies of Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders shows that these men and women were motivated to fight segregation not by optimism about gaining their rights but by pessimism.
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