/news-archive/tag/elizabeth-ann-lee/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/04/15/research-expo/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:59:42 +0000 /news/?p=74043 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to showcase Student Research And Creative Works]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will showcase the best of its students鈥� research and creative works on Thursday, April 18, at the 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo from noon – 3 p.m. in the Jack Stephens Center. The 2019 expo is part of the university’s Research and Creativity in the Rock event, which includes the expo as well as individual showcases and demonstrations within the university’s colleges. At the expo, more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students will display聽projects spanning research in computer science/information science, creative work, economics, education, engineering/engineering technology/construction management, health science, humanities, interdisciplinary, life science, physical science, service work/professional application, social science, and social work. Recipients of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Signature Experience Awards and Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education are among the students showcasing their work. The event is free and open to the public. 鈥淭he Student Research and Creative Works Expo really captures the diversity, breadth, and calibre of our students and is a testament to the expertise and engagement of their faculty mentors,鈥� said Lawrence Smith, assistant professor in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Theatre Arts and Dance Department and co-chair of聽the Student Research and Creative Works Committee. 鈥淚t gives you a great insight to the creativity and intellectual rigor that is the heart of our work at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥� Students from every college within the university are participating this year. 鈥淓ach year, students鈥� research projects affirm the difference they and their mentors make on a wide range of relevant world issues, such as pollution, breast cancer, and social injustice,鈥� said Elizabeth Ann Lee, assistant professor of nursing, who is also co-chair of the event committee. 鈥淟ikewise, students鈥� amazing creative works enrich the arts, and their professional activities make our community a better place to live.鈥� In addition to the expo, individual colleges within the university will showcases their programs, research, and resources as part of Research and Creativity in the Rock. The College of Social Sciences and Communication聽will host聽a two-day mini-conference beginning Wednesday, April 17, in the Donaghey Student Center that features interdisciplinary panels with faculty, staff, and students. An online schedule of events is available. The College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences will showcase its science laboratories to high school students who聽will see science experiments in the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics and Astronomy and tour campus. Dance and music performances begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall; an Explore the Majors fair begins at 11 a.m. in the Maners-Papas Gallery; and a tour of Windgate Center for Art and Design begins at 11:30 a.m. The College of Education and Health Professions will have an open house from 10 a.m. – noon in the Bailey Alumni Center to showcase faculty and student research as well as information and activities from the STEM Education Center. The George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology will host an open house for visiting high school students from 9-11:30 a.m. 鈥淭his is a phenomenal showcasing of the work done by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, faculty, and staff,鈥� said Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, interim dean of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Graduate School. Community members, including high school students, have also been invited to visit the events. Transportation will be provided between the venues for the convenience of visitors. A map of trolley stops is available online. For more information about any of the events, contact Tiffany McFadden-Kidd, Graduate School recruitment and communications coordinator, at tlmcfadden@ualr.edu or 501-569-3088.  ]]> /news-archive/2019/02/15/student-research-creative-works-expo/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:03:13 +0000 /news/?p=73431 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock accepting applications for expanded Student Research and Creative Works Expo]]> Registration is open, and applications are being accepted for the expanded Student Research and Creative Works Showcase on Thursday, April 18.聽 The 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo will be part of a campus-wide research event, 鈥淩esearch and Creativity in the Rock,鈥� that will include the College of Social Sciences and Communication Research Showcase as well open houses at the College of Engineering and Information Technology, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences, and College of Education and Health Professions. This year鈥檚 showcase will be in the Jack Stephens Center from noon to 3 p.m. All currently registered 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to present their research or creative work as posters, exhibits, installations, performances, or oral presentations individually or as a group. Students may register their project for inclusion in the 2019 showcase here. Priority registration is March 8.聽Students who submit a finalized poster by this date will have their printing costs covered through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Once their proposal has been approved by the SRCW committee for presentation at the Expo, students will receive instructions for submission of the electronic copy of their poster. This event is an opportunity for students to showcase their research and creative efforts. Students can submit their project to one of 13 categories: computer science/information science, creative work, economics, education, engineering, health science, humanities, interdisciplinary, life science, physical science, service work/professional application, social science, and social work. Applicable submissions include, but are not limited to, theses and dissertations, honors and capstone projects, independent study projects, and course-related work. Questions or comments should be directed to the Student Research and Creative Works Committee Co-chairs Elizabeth Ann Lee at ealee@ualr.edu or Larry Smith at ldsmith11@ualr.edu. In the upper right photo, applied science doctoral students, from left, Diamond McGehee, Zoya Faruqui, Kamal Pandey and Sudha Shanmugam, with Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya, right, are researching the heat tolerance of rice. Photo by Benjamin Krain.]]>