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Honors Engineering Alumnus Luke Osborn Selected for Forbes '30 Under 30' in Science
Osborn, a Little Rock native, has developed "electronic skin" that can be applied to prosthetic hands, enabling amputees to feel pressure and pain.
Bumpers College Students Win Awards at Agronomy, Soil and Environmental Sciences Meeting
Alyssa Ferri was one of several students from the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences whose research won awards at a national conference.
Chen Named Arkansas Research Alliance Fellow
Jingyi Chen, associate professor of physical chemistry, has been named an Arkansas Research Alliance Fellow.
Chancellor's Innovation and Collaboration Funds Offered
The Chancellor's Innovation and Collaboration Funds will be offered again this year. Call for all 2019 applications will occur early in the spring semester.
Chancellor Visits Alumni, Students-to-be and Rotarians in Mountain Home
Chancellor Steinmetz spoke of student success initiatives, Advance Arkansas scholarships, faculty achievements and state growth.
Grants Fund Research on Biofuel Production, Reduced Fertilizer Use
Efficient production of alternative fuels and crops that require little or no added fertilizer are the goals of grants totaling more than $1 million.
NASA Awards U of A Pluto Lab Solar System Grant
The funding will be used to purchase lab equipment, supplies and research travel for the university's Pluto Lab, which is managed by Caitlin Ahrens.
U of A Partners With DoE, National Labs in New Field of Topological Materials
U of A researchers will explore a new field with potential to advance electronics and quantum information science.
Comfort Sheds Light on 'The Dark Years'
Kathy Comfort, associate professor of French, has recently published a book titled Refiguring Les Années Noires: Literary Representations of the Nazi Occupation.
Climate Change Could Affect Fish in Buffalo River in Competing Ways
The smallmouth bass population might be boosted slightly or reduced substantially, depending on temperatures and rainfall.