With more than 9,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.
(see more)With more than 9,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.
Criollo Ventres Named Master of Public Administration Student of the Year
Esthela Criollo Ventres, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been honored as Student of the Year in the Master of Public Administration program at UA Little Rock.
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2021 Aug 6
Paul Bianchi Earns CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors
UA Little Rock wrestling team member Paul Bianchi has been selected as a 2020-21 second team Academic All-America Division I At-Large selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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2021 Aug 10
UA Little Rock Human Resource Society Honored with Merit Award
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest human resources association, awarded a 2020-21 Superior Merit designation to UA Little Rock's student chapter for providing superior growth and development opportunities for its student members.
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2021 Aug 6
Four UA Little Rock golfers have been named 2020-21 Division I All-American Scholars,
Four UA Little Rock golfers have been named 2020-21 Division I All-American Scholars.
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2021 Aug 4
UA Little Rock Garners GCAA President's Special Recognition Honors
UA Little Rock's men's golf program has been recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) as President's Special Recognition honorees at the Division I level.
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2021 Aug 2
UA Little Rock Receives ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
UA Little Rock baseball has been recognized for its work in the classroom, earning 2020-21 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence honors. It marks the fifth time in the past six years under head coach Chris Curry the Trojans have received the national recognition.
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2021 Aug 2
UA Little Rock Student-Athletes Once Again Post Top-Five GPA Nationally for 2020-21
UA Little Rock's efforts in the classroom have paid off once again as the Trojans have been named to the 2020-21 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar Team, consisting of the top-25 teams with the highest cumulative team GPA. UA Little Rock's team GPA of 3.917 ranks fifth nationally as the Trojans are one of two Sun Belt teams among the nation's top five.
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2021 Jul 23
UA Little Rock Claims 16th AVCA Team Academic Award
UA Little Rock's Volleyball program was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association with its 16th AVCA Team Academic Award. The Trojans were further honored by being named to the AVCA's Team Academic Honor Roll.
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2021 Jul 23
UA Little Rock Student is Finding her Passion at Historic Arkansas Museum
Jordan Hancock, a rising senior from Benton, is gaining some valuable professional experience by working as an intern at the Historic Arkansas Museum this summer.
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2021 Jul 19
Five Trojans Named to Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars
UA Little Rock's women's golf program has been recognized as one of the top academic performing teams in the nation as five Trojan golfers have been named Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars for 2020-21.
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2021 Jul 9
Spring 2021 Graduation - Multiple Degrees
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its spring 2021 graduates with multiple degrees.
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2021 Jul 7
Spring 2021 Graduation
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its spring 2021 graduates.
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2021 Jul 7
Miller Selected for Arkansas Newspaper Foundation Summer Internship Program
Remington Miller has been selected as part of the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation's 2021 summer internship program.
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2021 Jul 2
McGehee Selected for Arkansas Newspaper Foundation Summer Internship Program
Chloe McGehee of Bryant has been selected as part of the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation's 2021 summer internship program. The Arkansas Newspaper Foundation (ANF) has a commitment to serve Arkansas newspapers by helping fund summer interns at Arkansas Press Association member newspapers across the state. The internships provide students with real-world journalism experience while newspapers obtain a qualified candidate to fill a temporary position.
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2021 Jul 2
Johnson Explores Economic Impact on Towns Featured in 'Small Business Revolution'
Josiah Johnson, a senior finance and economics major from Sherwood, is researching the impact on small towns that have been nominated for and featured on the TV show "Small Business Revolution." In the TV show, an ultimate prize of $500,000 is awarded to a small town for revitalization efforts. The prize is allocated primarily to six business ventures in each winning town to renovate stores and storefronts, improve marketing strategies, and establish a brand for each small business and town.
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2021 Jul 2
UA Little Rock Student Shares Love of Robotics with "Star Wars" Inspired Microdroids
One University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is hoping his series of microdroids inspired by a galaxy far, far away will inspire other students to get interested in STEM education. Alejandro "Alex" Alvarez-Barreiro, a junior double major in mechanical engineering technology and Spanish, received a UA Little Rock Signature Experience Award to build microdroids inspired by the "Star Wars" Universe.
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2021 Jul 2
UA Little Rock Swimming and Diving Team Earns Scholar All-American Honors
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America has selected the UA Little Rock swimming and diving team for Scholar All-American honors for their efforts in the classroom. The team earned the recognition after posting an average GPA of 3.42.
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2021 Jun 29
Brown Honored in 2021 Diamond Journalism Awards
Alexandria Brown, a senior mass communication major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been honored for her work with the very first story she ever made for UA Little Rock Public Radio. Brown, who reports and hosts "All Things Considered" and "Weekend Edition" for KUAR, received third place honors in the Features, Broadcast category for her story, "As Judge Considers Challenge To Early Census Deadline, Arkansas Officials Consider Impact."
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2021 Jun 29
Alison Stephens Heads to Canadian National Track and Field Championships
University of Arkansas at Little Rock thrower Alison Stephens competed against the best in the Sun Belt Conference during the spring. Now she'll compete against the best from her home country of Canada with a trip to Tokyo on the line. Stephens will compete in the discus throw at the Canadian National Track and Field Championships in Montreal, Quebec on June 27.
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2021 Jun 23
UA Little Rock Chemistry Students Receive Honors
Several students from the UA Little Rock Department of Chemistry have been honored by the Central Arkansas American Chemical Society.
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2021 Jun 21
Stephens Places Fifth at Canadian Olympic Trials
UA Little Rock's Alison Stephens finished fifth in the discus throw at the Canada Olympic Trials on June 27. Stephens, who just finished her second year with the Trojans, threw 139-8 (42.58m) to place fifth overall in the competition. It marked her first-ever Olympic trials competition.
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2021 Jun 29
INTERNET SAFETY MONTH STUDENT PROFILE: ETHAN O'LESKE
In celebration of Internet Safety Month, UA Little Rock is profiling students researchers working in this area. Tell us about yourself? My name is Ethan O'Leske. I was born and raised in Little Rock, AR, and am currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at UA Little Rock. From my early adolescence, I was drawn to technical skills like software development and programming, because it helped me understand the technology I interacted with everyday. As I reflect on my three years spent at UA Little Rock, I find that these skills have drawn me towards cybersecurity, in large part due to work at a research center on campus, the Emerging Analytics Center.
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2021 Jun 21
Little Receives Stonewall Scholarship from UA Little Rock
Joel Little, a political science and legal studies major from Benton, has been named the recipient of the 2021-22 Stonewall Scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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2021 Jun 21
DeKay Examines Factors That Affect How Little Rock Congregation Members Prioritize Community Issues
One University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is diving deeper into the results from the 2020 Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) to investigate the influence of income, politics, and religion on how people prioritize important community issues. Landon DeKay, a senior graduate with a degree in political science, received a Signature Research Grant from UA Little Rock to examine how LRCS study participants prioritize healthcare, race relations, and income equality.
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2021 Jun 21
UA Little Rock announces Spring 2021 Chancellor's List
UA Little Rock announces its Spring 2021 Chancellor's List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 GPA.
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2021 Jun 8
ADESOBA SELECTED FOR DATA SCIENCE INTERNSHIP AT IBM
Adeola Adesoba, a graduate student at UA Little Rock, has been selected for a competitive summer internship with IBM.
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2021 Jun 21
UA Little Rock Student-Athletes Earn 4.0 GPA for Spring 2021 Semester
More than 50 University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes finished the spring 2021 semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. It was another impressive performance in the classroom for UA Little Rock student-athletes over the last four months, finishing the spring 2021 term with a department GPA of 3.17. It extends the Trojans' impressive streak of semesters above a 3.0 GPA to 18-straight as the department boasts an overall GPA of 3.31. An impressive 70.97 percent of Little Rock's 248 student-athletes finished the spring 2021 semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher with 54 achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA. Additionally, 10 of Little Rock's 15 programs finished with a team GPA of 3.00 this past spring, six of which were during the heart of their competition seasons.
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2021 Jun 7
Chance Melby Commencement Story
Chance Melby, a Donaghey Scholar from Cabot, first got hooked on cybersecurity when he interned with the Cabot Public School District Technology Department during high school. "Originally, I was accepted into the Donaghey Scholars Program and that solidified my choice into going to UA Little Rock," Melby said. "I also heard the Computer Science Program was one of the best in the state. I saw the opportunities that computer science and the City of Little Rock could give me. I wanted to get my foot in the door and learn new things. I knew UA Little Rock was a place where I could excel." He graduated this semester with a bachelor's degree in computer science with a focus on cybersecurity and is looking forward to a future career in cybersecurity. UA Little Rock is starting its first bachelor's degree program in cybersecurity this fall. Melby has been instrumental in the development of the Cyber Arena, which provides cloud-based cybersecurity education for K-12 students in Arkansas.
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2021 Jun 7
Acxiom Diversity Scholarship
Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been selected as nationwide winners of Acxiom's Diversity Scholarship Program. The UA Little Rock student winners include Adeola Adesoba, a graduate student in information science from Nigeria, Grace Crossette-Thambiah, a doctoral student in computer and information science specializing in data quality from Los Angeles, and Gabrielle Wilber, a junior business information systems major from Little Rock. The Acxiom initiative offers $5,000 scholarships to U.S.-based students from diverse backgrounds who are enrolled in a full-time post-secondary technology degree program. The program encourages women, veterans, minorities and individuals with a disability to apply for scholarships to support the next generation of technology talent.
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2021 Jun 7
UA Little Rock Dedicates New Student Mural
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock dedicated a new student mural in the lobby of Ottenheimer Library during a ceremony on May 11. The new mural, entitled "Koi," is eight feet wide and 16 feet long. Emma Chambers, the student artist who created the mural, hopes the peaceful painting of fish swimming in a koi pond will bring a sense of calm and tranquility to all who see it.
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2021 Jun 7