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- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/tag/arkansas-state-university-newport/ ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:49:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ��Vlog��ý Little Rock to host Arkansas Science Olympiad April 6 /news-archive/2019/04/04/arkansas-science-olympiad-2/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:49:19 +0000 /news/?p=73910 ...]]> This weekend nearly 300 middle and high school students from across Arkansas will convene at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Saturday, April 6, to show off their science skills in the 9th annual Arkansas Science Olympiad. The state competition, which is coordinated through ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s STEM Education Center, runs from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. on campus. Students will compete for prizes and the chance to advance to the to be held May 31-June 1 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where Bill Nye the Science Guy will greet the teams. All of the teams participated in regional tournaments to advance to the state tournament. Regional tournaments were held at Northwest Arkansas Community College and Arkansas State University-Newport. This year’s state Science Olympiad features 44 events – 22 for middle school students (grades 6-8) and 22 events in the high school division (grades 9-12). Each event presents a challenge that students have to solve within a time limit. Medals will be awarded in each event, and trophies awarded to the highest-scoring teams. “Science Olympiad is all about problem solving and learning how to balance competing ideas,” said Eric Kaufmann, professor and director of undergraduate studies of mathematics and statistics and state director of the Arkansas Science Olympiad. “In Boomilever, students are asked to design a cantilever beam, which is as light as possible but holds as much weight as possible. They need to go beyond what they learn in the classroom.” Participating schools include Annie Camp Junior High, Cabot Junior High School South, Central Arkansas Christian School, County Line High School, County Line Junior High, Forest Heights STEM Academy, Haas Hall Academy in Bentonville, Haas Hall Academy in Fayetteville, LISA Academy Chenal, LISA Academy North, LISA Academy North Middle School, LISA Academy West, LISA Academy West High School, Little Rock Central High, Little Rock Christian Academy, Nettleton High School, Nettleton Junior High School, Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood, and The Academies at Jonesboro. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty assisted with this year’s events – from devising the competitions to running them. In addition, undergraduate and graduate students will assist. Here’s just a few of the creative challenges the students will have waiting for them when they get to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock:

Boomilever – Teams design and build a boomilever supporting a minimum load and to achieve the highest structural efficiency.
Circuit Lab – Participants complete tasks and answer questions about electricity and magnetism.
Codebusters – Teams will cryptanalyze (decode) encrypted messages using cryptanalysis techniques and show skill with advanced ciphers by encrypting or decrypting a message.
Density Lab – Participants compete in activities and answer questions about mass, density, number density, area density, concentration, pressure and buoyancy.
Designer Genes – Participants solve problems and analyze data or diagrams using their knowledge of the basic principles of genetics, molecular genetics and biotechnology.
Elastic Launched Glider – Prior to the tournament, teams design, construct, and test elastic launched gliders to achieve the maximum time aloft.
Fossils – Teams demonstrate their knowledge of ancient life by completing tasks related to fossil identification and classification.
Protein Modeling – Students use computer visualization and online resources to construct physical models of the CRISPR Cas9 protein that is being engineered to edit plant and animal cell genomes and answer questions about the chemistry of protein folding and the interaction of structure and function for model proteins.
Anatomy & Physiology – Students demonstrate understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body systems: cardiovascular, lymphatic and excretory.
Chemistry Lab – Teams complete tasks and answer questions about the science processes of chemistry focused in the areas of physical properties and acids and bases.
Disease Detectives – Participants will use investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health and disability in populations or groups of people.
Meteorology – This event emphasizes understanding of basic meteorological principles with emphasis on analysis and interpretation of meteorological data, graphs, charts and images.
Mystery Architecture – Teams will be given a bag of building materials and instructions for designing and building a device that can be tested.

]]> ASU criminal justice department named in honor of Patrick Weatherford /news-archive/2017/12/06/asu-criminal-justice-department-patrick-weatherford/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:21:13 +0000 /news/?p=68748 ...]]> Arkansas State University-Newport named its criminal justice department in honor of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock alumnus Patrick Weatherford, a Newport police officer who was killed in the line of duty while at a traffic stop with another officer on June 12. Police officers from the Newport Police Department, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, and area police departments attended the Nov. 30 ceremony naming the department the “Lieutenant Patrick Weatherford Criminal Justice Department.” Weatherford graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a master’s degree in criminal justice in May. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the university in 2015. He was a devoted husband and father, 15-year Newport police force veteran, and former part-time ASU-Newport campus officer. Weatherford was awarded the Jackson County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award in 2016. His skills, courage, and inner strength enabled him to be one of three Newport law enforcement officers to graduate from the FBI National Academy Program in 2016. The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees to name the department on Sept. 15. Photo of Lt. Patrick Weatherford courtesy of Arkansas State University-Newport. ]]> ASU criminal justice department to be named after ��Vlog��ý Little Rock alum Patrick Weatherford /news-archive/2017/09/21/patrick-weatherford/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:55:46 +0000 /news/?p=67970 ...]]> Arkansas State University-Newport will name its criminal justice department for Lt. Patrick Weatherford, a Newport police officer who was killed in the line of duty while at a traffic stop with another officer on June 12. The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees to name the department the “Lieutenant Patrick Weatherford Criminal Justice Center” on Sept. 15. Weatherford graduated from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock with a master’s degree in criminal justice in May. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the university in 2015. He was a 15-year veteran of the Newport police force. Weatherford was awarded the Jackson County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award in 2016. His skills, courage, and inner strength enabled him to be one of three Newport law enforcement officers to graduate from the FBI National Academy Program.]]>