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Released: 13-Jun-2013 12:00 AM EDT
Book Presents Strategies for Paying Teachers Based on Performance: Researchers Discuss Alternative Compensation Plans
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 31-May-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Researchers Focus on Dairy’s Carbon Footprint
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 29-May-2013 10:00 AM EDT
Discovery by Physicists Furthers Understanding of Superconductivity
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 17-May-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Research Improves Dry Lubricant Used in Machinery and Biomedical Devices
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 9-May-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Geologist Receives National Science Foundation Early Career Award for Study of Intracontinental Systems
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 7-May-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Corruption Sometimes Fosters Regulatory Compliance
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 2-May-2013 5:15 PM EDT
Casting a Cultural Spotlight on History of Internet
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 30-Apr-2013 8:00 AM EDT
‘Sequential’ Pricing Can Increase Retail Profits
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 19-Apr-2013 10:55 AM EDT
Research Chronicles Natural History of the Central Appalachians
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 19-Apr-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Researchers Develop Device to Mitigate Blackouts, Prevent Equipment Damage
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 18-Apr-2013 1:00 PM EDT
Sandusky Grand Jury Unfairly Mentioned Paterno, Professor Argues
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 11-Apr-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Healthcare Supply Chain Could Benefit from Using Retail’s Best Practices, Study Finds
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

   
Released: 8-Apr-2013 12:40 PM EDT
Life of ex-CIA Director Brought Out of the Shadows
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 3-Apr-2013 11:45 AM EDT
Researchers Develop New System to Study Trigger of Cell Death in Nervous System
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 27-Mar-2013 12:45 PM EDT
University Centers Combine Efforts to Enhance Visual Identification Technologies
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 19-Mar-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Immigration Law Expert Available for Comment on U.S. Senate’s Most Recent Plan to Overhaul Immigration Laws
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 19-Mar-2013 12:00 AM EDT
Right to Dream Examines Immigration, Supports DREAMers
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 4-Mar-2013 5:00 PM EST
Antigen-Encapsulated Chitosan Particles Improve Immune Response
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 27-Feb-2013 8:00 AM EST
UA Climate Experts Comment on Federal Agency’s Statistics About Carbon Dioxide Emissions
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 26-Feb-2013 4:45 PM EST
Walmart Foundation Donates $3 Million to University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture for Strawberry Sustainability
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 15-Feb-2013 1:00 PM EST
Tree-Ring Data Show History, Pattern to Droughts
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 12-Feb-2013 8:00 AM EST
Research Center Releases Improved Version of Online Tool for Adopting Universal Standards for Health-Care Data
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

   
Released: 5-Feb-2013 8:00 AM EST
Chemist Receives NSFoundation Early Career Award for Study of the Interface Between Core and Shell of Quantum Dots
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 29-Jan-2013 2:45 PM EST
Immigration Law Expert Available for Comment on Senators’ Proposal to Overhaul Immigration Laws
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 24-Jan-2013 10:30 AM EST
Researchers Solve Complex Problem in Membrane Biochemistry Through Study of Amino Acids
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

After years of experimentation, researchers at the University of Arkansas have solved a complex, decades-old problem in membrane biochemistry.

Released: 17-Jan-2013 8:00 AM EST
In Global Trade, Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be a Bad Thing
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 18-Dec-2012 8:00 AM EST
Studies Examine Walmart's Sustainability Journey
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 17-Dec-2012 11:30 AM EST
New Study Shows Proxy Rule Benefited Shareholders
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 13-Dec-2012 10:00 AM EST
Breaking Ground in Slime Mold Research
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 4-Dec-2012 8:00 AM EST
Researchers Publish Book on Wireless Health-Monitoring Systems
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 29-Nov-2012 2:50 PM EST
Anthropologist Peter Ungar Named AAAS Fellow
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Peter S. Ungar, anthropology professor at the University of Arkansas, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Released: 29-Nov-2012 8:00 AM EST
Consumers Develop Complex Relationships with Celebrities to Construct Identity
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

   
Released: 9-Nov-2012 8:00 AM EST
Researchers Develop Effective Thermal Energy Storage System
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 5-Nov-2012 9:05 AM EST
At Supreme Court: Open Mouth Means Closed Mind: Behavior of Justices Predicts Their Votes
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 24-Oct-2012 9:00 AM EDT
2012 Arkansas Poll: Presidential Preference Clear, Ballot Measures Too Close to Call
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The 14th annual Arkansas Poll finds Arkansans worried about the economy but enthusiastic about their governor and confident in the direction of their state.

Released: 23-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
University of Arkansas Community Design Center to Partner with City, Local NGOs to Create Urban Agricultural Scenario Plan
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 22-Oct-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Model Suggests Water Could Flow on Mars
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas researchers have created a model that might explain how water could produce the flow patterns seen by a spacecraft orbiting Mars.

Released: 16-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Shared Transportation System Would Increase Profits, Reduce Carbon Emissions
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 25-Sep-2012 12:50 PM EDT
Unique Imaging System Will Advance Alternative Methods of Detecting and Treating Breast Cancer
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 25-Sep-2012 8:00 AM EDT
New Book Examines Role of Spirituality in the Workplace
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 25-Sep-2012 6:00 AM EDT
Novel Materials Become Multifunctional at Ultimate Quantum Limit
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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.

Released: 18-Sep-2012 3:00 PM EDT
Research Gives Insight Into Graphene-Metal Junctions
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have developed a better understanding of how these graphene-metal interfaces affect the movement of electrons through two-terminal junctions.

Released: 18-Sep-2012 9:40 AM EDT
Parenting After the Death of a Child: Communicating with Surviving Children After a Sibling’s Death
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas professor, Lynne Webb, researches the impact on families and their communication methods with surviving children, after experiencing a death of a child.

Released: 13-Sep-2012 12:50 PM EDT
Book Offers Help for Families in Crisis:Families Can Change the Way They Communicate in Crises
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

In Effective Family Communication for Coping with Crises, edited by Lynne M. Webb and Fran C. Dickson, communication researchers offer families strategies for communicating during times of crisis.

Released: 12-Sep-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Upgrade Triples Computational Capability of Razor Supercomputer
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A hardware upgrade to Razor, the flagship supercomputer of the Arkansas High Performance Computing Center, has tripled the computer’s computational capability and will advance multidisciplinary research.

Released: 30-Aug-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Urban Designers, Ecological Engineers to Develop Ecological Plan for Lake Conway Watershed
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas researchers have embarked on a watershed management and development plan to improve ecological services and quality of life in Conway, Ark., and surrounding Faulkner County. Two service units of the university – the Community Design Center and the Division of Agriculture’s Ecological Engineering Group – will collaborate to design and develop a low-impact development plan for the Lake Conway Urban Watershed, which has suffered in recent years due to rapid urban growth.

Released: 29-Aug-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have received funding from the National Science Foundation to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless networks that use very little power. The research will improve wireless sensors deployed in remote areas where these systems must rely on batteries or energy-harvesting devices for power.

Released: 28-Aug-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Researchers Develop Method to Simplify Production of Proteins Used in Many Types of Drugs
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a method to simplify the pharmaceutical production of proteins used in drugs that treat a variety of diseases and health conditions, including diabetes, cancer, arthritis and macular degeneration.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2012 10:30 AM EDT
Learning How Children Learn to Edit Memory
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Researchers led by James Lampinen of the University of Arkansas received a $400,380 grant from the National Science Foundation to learn when and how children develop memory-editing skills and suggest methods of learning such skills.



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