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Dr. Nitin Agarwal, the Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received the Best Paper Award at the 2025 International Conference on AI-Based Media Innovation (AIMEDIA 2025) in Venice, Italy, for groundbreaking research that uses artificial intelligence to uncover bias embedded in YouTube content. … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Professor Earns Best Paper Award for AI Research

What role do emotion and social connection play in scientific discovery? Praveshika Bhandari, a researcher from Nepal pursuing a doctorate in computer science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is using artificial intelligence and natural language processing — a field that enables computers to analyze and interpret human language — to explore that … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Ph.D. Student Uses AI to Study Emotion

Agriculture is Arkansas’s largest industry, and its future hinges on one resource: water. An economist at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is leading a major research effort to understand how farmers make decisions about irrigation in order to better recognize the pressures they face and identify solutions that could help Arkansas agriculture thrive … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Economist Examines Future of Arkansas Water and Agriculture

One of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock’s newest professors, Dr. Tiffani Tijerina, assistant professor in rhetoric and writing, received an Open Education Award for Excellence for the first book in a series she is editing, Pedagogy Opened: Innovative Theory and Practice.  This award was presented by Open Education Global organization as part of the Open Education Awards … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Professor Wins Award for Open Pedagogy

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock and founding director of the Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received the Best Paper Award at the 2025 International Conference on AI-Based Media Innovation (AIMEDIA 2025) … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Researcher Wins Best Paper Award for Groundbreaking AI Study on YouTube Bias

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor is pioneering research to improve accessibility in the field of cybersecurity.  After more than two decades of service in the U.S. Air Force as a cyber warfare operator, William Cox, assistant professor of cybersecurity and information technology, knows what it takes to defend critical systems from attack. … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Professor Works to Improve Accessibility in Cybersecurity

Dr. Rich Shumate, an assistant professor at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock’s School of Mass Communication, has received national recognition for his groundbreaking research on the media strategies of President John F. Kennedy. The American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) recognized Shumate with the William David Sloan Award for Top Faculty Paper during its 44th annual convention held … Shumate Honored with National Award for Research on JFK’s Televised Press Conferences

From a rural high school principal to a leading academic researcher, Dr. David White’s career has been shaped by curiosity and mentorship — a path that has now led him to direct ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock’s Survey Research Center. Being curious suits him well, as someone whose career has been defined by being curious, asking questions … Curiosity, Community, and Leadership: Dr. David White Named Director of the Survey Research Center

As demand for cleaner, longer-lasting energy storage grows, researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are leading the charge toward innovative next-generation battery technology. At the heart of that effort is Dr. Noureen Siraj, associate professor of chemistry, who recently established the university’s new battery research laboratory – the first of its kind … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Battery Lab Powers Arkansas’s Future in Energy Independence

Hannah Jones, a graduate student in mechanical engineering at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock, spent her summer interning at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, gaining hands-on experience that brought her closer to her dream of a career in aerospace engineering. Jones, a Benton native who is set to graduate in May 2027, worked in … ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Graduate Student Gains Out-of-This-World Experience at NASA