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We're Not Monkeying Around: Doctoral Student Creates Blog to Share Interesting Primate Facts
Doctoral student Ashly Romero has started a blog series called Peculiar Primates as an outreach tool for the Terhune Lab in Fulbright College's Department of Anthropology.
High School Scholars Visit U of A to Gain STEM Skills, Give Performance June 15
Thirty high school students from across the nation are participating in the Math, Science and Engineering Academy pre-college program.
Membrane Center Workshop Set for Friday
The Arkansas Membrane Research Center and the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering will host the second Sino-US Membrane Center Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 15.
Professional Development for K12 Educators Offered This Summer via OPENGATE Grant
OPENGATE is funded through the National Science Foundation as a collaboration between five partner institutions in the University of Arkansas system.
Two Undergraduate Students Selected for Blue Waters Internship Program
Alaina Edwards, a mathematics major, and John McGarigal, a mechanical engineering major, have been selected for the 2018-19 Blue Waters Student Internship Program.
U of A Graduate Student Selected as Outstanding Young American
The United States' division of Junior Chamber International has named University of Arkansas graduate student Caitlin Ahrens one of its 2018 Ten Outstanding Young Americans.
Fulbright College Announces 2018 Winners of King, Nolan and OMNI Awards
Professors Kevin Fitzpatrick, Anna Zajicek, Song Feng and Juan Bustamante were selected to receive Fulbright College's most prestigious endowed faculty awards.
New Method Could Improve Longevity and Lessen Wear of Artificial Hips
A new technique improves lubrication of implants used for artificial hips and might reduce or eliminate the need for revision surgery.
Bubbles and Anti-Hedgehogs: Studying the Nanostructures That Could Lead to the Future of Data Storage
Researchers in Laurent Bellaiche's physics group at the University of Arkansas work with colleagues around the globe to study ferroelectric materials for smaller data storage.
Professors Author Research Paper on Stem Cell Differentiation
Professors Shilpa Iyer, biological sciences, and Raj Rao, biomedical engineering, have coauthored a research paper recently published in scientific journal PLOS ONE.