While many workers are uncertain about their futures, that is only one of many challenges faced by the employees of bodyshoppers, who must also contend with isolation and mistreatment, according to University of Arkansas researchers.
In 1999, the Supreme Court passed a series of decisions stating that individuals who use "mitigating measures" to correct or ameliorate their disabilities may not be protected under the ADA. An Arkansas researcher believes this precedent may leave many Americans vulnerable to discrimination in the workplace.
A researcher explains how the philosophies behind African American musical forms serve as metaphors for ways of living in society. She goes on to show how African American authors took those metaphors and added flesh -- creating characters who embodied the spirit of the music and acted out the paradoxes of life as an African American.
War is being waged around the globe, but the target isn't people -- it's data. In information warfare, adversaries attack databases that enable everything from business transactions to military operations. The damage can range from loss of money to loss of lives.
Just as the free press affects the political system, the financial press influences corporate governance, providing essential information. But it works because the press is acting in its own self-interest, according to a University of Arkansas researcher.
Using a unique device known as the Andromeda Chamber to simulate conditions found on Mars, University of Arkansas researchers discovered that certain microorganisms called methanogens could grow at low pressures. Their findings imply that life could have existed on the Red Planet in the past, present, or that it could do so at some point in the future.
The worst of times brings out the resilience in people. Sept. 11 certainly validated that axiom for the director of the University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research, who was sitting in his hotel room on the 18th floor of the World Trade Center that morning.
A merit pay raise is like pornography: Most people can't define it, but they know it when they see it. Not only can a University of Arkansas researcher define a merit pay raise, she has evidence that it may be different for men and women.
Few Arkansans can identify an Ozark wake robin trillium or a blood root, says UA graduate Janet Coleman. As part of her research for a SILO undergraduate research fellowship Coleman says that plants available at local nurseries or in catalogs often dictate what people plant in their gardens.
Back to School: Physical education programs can introduce children to a variety of exercises and healthful activities, but a UA expert warns that all could be for naught if kids come home and plop down in front of TV or video games.
Back to School: Recent studies have shown that students are wearing backpacks containing significant amounts of weight - enough to cause shoulder problems, neck pain, or lower back injuries. A UA expert offers tips on how to buy and wear backpacks.
Back to School: Stress can be found everywhere these days. But some busy parents will be surprised to learn it can also be found in their children. A UA expert cautions parents against overlooking the warning signs and offers advice on how to handle a stressed-out kid.
Back to School: With rising college costs a constant concern, a University of Arkansas expert recommends that your student skip a few classes. But not in the way you'd expect.
A University of Arkansas study shows that two percent of college-age women already have osteoporosis. A further 15 percent have sustained significant losses in bone density, and may be well on their way to developing the disease. The study also reveals some surprising risk factors, which may help explain why so many young women have dangerously low bone density and provide them with the information they need to avoid problems in the future.
An Arkansas researcher looks at the history of Chinese imperial dynasties and declares what centuries of Chinese scholars have refused to admit -- that some of the most powerful men in China's history weren't exactly men.
Integrated circuits run our lives. They are essential to our computers, our telephones, and our way of life. But they are not easy to make. University of Arkansas researcher Scott Mason is improving the process, which will increase productivity and reduce costs.
An edible film consisting of two protein-based substances can prevent growth of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria on ready-to-eat chicken, creating a safer product for consumers, according to a University of Arkansas study.
Before lawmakers rush to respond to recent corporate scandals by changing audit regulations, a University of Arkansas researcher thinks they need to realize that the existing standards are not the problem.
Mammals, birds, insects and reptiles all have novel-and sometimes multiple-ways of attracting mates, but little is known about the genetic basis of mating and courtship rituals, and how this relates to the formation of species.
University of Arkansas researchers have used new solvents to create safe, inexpensive, high-quality semiconductor nanocrystals for use in industry.
A University of Arkansas study comparing racial diversity in public and private schools finds that public schools are slightly more integrated than their private counterparts. The researchers findings do not support a 1998 study that found private schools to be more racially integrated than public ones.
Learning engineering fundamentals can be a rough road, but University of Arkansas mechanical engineering faculty are trying to smooth out the bumps. Their award-winning paper details the results of their investigation.
Fad diets that restrict the foods we eat may actually jeopardize our health. Such weight loss schemes are based on the erroneous notion that eating only a few specific foods can lead to better health. On the contrary, says an Arkansas anthropologist -- humans evolved to consume the widest possible range of foods, and limiting that variety can lead to health risks.
Fire shaped the history of humans and today it fuels power plants and car engines, but researchers have yet to understand the inner workings of combustion. Physicists at the University of Arkansas have created an optical probe that combustion scientists can use to measure many different aspects of combustion's components simultaneously.
Today the trees of the Ozark Mountains look lush and green, but over the next few months brown, bare patches will develop among the trees -- an indication of a small insect that may be responsible for killing an estimated $1 billion worth of timber in Arkansas and Missouri. This insect may also cause long-term change the vegetative landscape of the Ozarks.
Recent terrorist threats and a catastrophic accident have put bridges in the spotlight and raised questions concerning their safety. University of Arkansas researchers have been trying to find the answers for some well-traveled bridges.
The legacy of Clinton's foreign policy was a record of restraint and responsible management, says an Arkansas historian. That legacy is now threatened by the unilateral action and bipolar worldview of the war on terrorism -- characteristics we believed we'd buried with the Cold War.
The University of Arkansas Rome Study Center for Architecture and Humanities, a newly formed collaboration between the School of Architecture and Fulbright College, allows UA students and faculty to study and teach abroad in an effort to better understand Rome's influence on the West.
Homophobia is not an actual phobia, say Arkansas psychologists. In a recent study, they found that homophobia originates not out of fear -- as true phobias do -- but from feelings of disgust. They also found close associations between homophobic tendencies and concerns about contamination.
For NASDAQ firms, the choice of accounting methods can increase earnings predictability and firm profitability, according to new research by a University of Arkansas professor.
An Arkansas psychologist says people who refused to let the events of Sept. 11 reshape their world view recovered more swiftly than those who undertook extensive reevaluation. Her study also showed that most people succeeded in attaining closure despite an inability to "make sense" of what had happened.
Children who survive the trauma of sexual abuse are likely to experience a second violation -- this time at the hands of the very people intended to protect them, says a University of Arkansas researcher.
The first multi-disciplinary conference to address the legacy of the Clinton presidency will be held at the University of Arkansas, June 13-14. Renowned scholars from across the nation will examine Clinton's administration from economic, historic, political and cultural perspectives.
University of Arkansas physicists have used a newly developed technique that can stop light to create an all-optical switch. This is the first experimental demonstration of efficient all-optical switching in such system with a high degree of control.
Diagnosing mental illness in children can be extremely difficult. But Arkansas researchers say that a new interpretation of the Rorschach test may give psychologists a clearer picture of thought disorders in their youngest patients.
Graduate programs and college students face many of the same problems when seeking one another: How to make the best match possible so that all parties can engage in interesting research. A new database housed at the University of Arkansas may make it easier to match potential graduate students with university researchers.
Supervisors who direct both positive support and negative behaviors toward an employee cause more damage than if they were always negative according to University of Arkansas researcher Dan Ganster.
Measurements that track motion on the Earth's surface in millimeters per year yield evidence that may help researchers better predict earthquake distribution and volcanic activity in the Caribbean, according to University of Arkansas researchers.
You may think salads are heavenly, but a 17th century scholar and chef believed they could help mankind regain the wisdom and purity of paradise lost. 17th century recipes included in release.
The movement of a robot's arm, the pattern of spilt milk on a table and the act of parallel parking share something in common--they can all be described by mathematical equations. Mathematicians use these equations to explain why things happen and why they don't happen--for instance, how it is possible to parallel park a car even if the car can't be shoved sideways.
Scientists who try to infer behavioral patterns of ancient peoples from the evidence found in bones may be making erroneous assumptions. Award-winning research from an Arkansas anthropologist warns not to underestimate the effects of simple biology.
A comprehensive research effort to examine the history and current practices of these native people has resulted in a Web site geared to anyone seeking information on whales, native whaling communities, the history of whales and area climate and environmental changes.
Students and faculty of the Univ. of Arkansas programs in creative writing have produced a wealth of literature this spring, from poetry to short fiction, essays and novels. Here are some places to look for the best in Arkansas writing.
A University of Arkansas researcher uses an economic model to examine how African universities are advancing educational opportunities and looking at future directions that will help higher education prosper.
Publisher John H. Johnson and retired General Wesley K. Clark will receive honorary doctor of laws degrees at the University of Arkansas 2002 all-University commencement exercise.
For a certain group of rattlesnakes in the Arkansas Ozarks, there is such a thing as a free lunch. And that lunch has helped University of Arkansas scientists learn more about the physiology of these reptiles.
On Sept. 11, children across the nation were purposely or inadvertantly exposed to graphic depictions of terror, delivered into their own homes via TV. An Arkansas researcher makes recommendations to help families regulate and mediate the effects of TV. His study has been recognized by the Center for Successful Parenting.
A University of Arkansas researcher has found that two components of strategic planning are key to employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment, which directly impact productivity and employee retention.
The University of Arkansas received the largest gift in the history of American public higher education, a $300M commitment from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation to establish and endow an undergraduate honors college and endow the graduate school.
Resistance is futile, says an Arkansas psychologist. Or it soon will be, if his research on persuasive tactics has anything to do with it. He's been experimenting with ways to make persuasive offers, messages and appeals more successful -- not by enhancing their attractiveness but by whittling away people's natural resistance to them.
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