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Teaching Academy 2019 New Fellows and Imhoff Awards
Adnan Alrubaye, Kelly A. Way, John Gauch, Caree Ann Marie Banton, Juan José Bustamante, Tomas Jandik, Linda Jones, Lynn Meade, Stephanie Schulte and Anne Velliquette were honored.
Liu Named Dean at Southern Illinois University
Xiaoqing "Frank" Liu, head of computer science and computer engineering, will start in the new role July 9. Dale Thompson, associate department head, will lead the department on an interim basis.
Engineering Departments Honor Faculty
College of Engineering faculty and staff members were honored for their achievements in teaching, research and service during the 2019-20 academic year during the college's faculty and staff.
College of Engineering Celebrates Student Award Winners
he College of Engineering is proud to recognize the class of 2020 student award winners, including its outstanding senior, Eleanor Grace Henson.
Arkansas Researchers Developing Prediction Models for Coronavirus
University of Arkansas data science professor Justin Zhan is collaborating with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to help predict trends and changes as the coronavirus spreads.
Three Students in the U of A Autism Support Program Invited to Hewlett-Packard for Success Program
Three students in the Autism Support Program — Jimmy Beatty, Sam Hudson and Ben Hudson — were recently invited to participate in the Hewlett-Packard Spectrum Success Program.
Oak Ridge Cybersecurity Expert to Present Thursday
Shaun Gleason, director of the Cyber and Applied Data Analytics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will talk about the development of cybersecurity for the nation at 11 a.m. Thursday in J.B. Hunt 236.
Data Science Professor Is Newest U of A Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar
Justin Zhan’s research focuses on big data, blockchain technologies, information assurance, social computing and biomedical informatics.
Computer Science Doctoral Student Earns Best Paper Award for Security Research
Mohammed Alshehri Sr. took home the top honors from the 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage.
Ungar to Be Inducted as Fellow of Arkansas Academy of Computing
Peter Ungar, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of the Environmental Dynamics doctoral program, will be inducted Oct. 11 in Little Rock.