Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) receives a $263,813 award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the relation between obesity and breast tumors. Younghye Song, Ph.D., from the U of A, will lead the project! Learn more: shorturl.at/saesv

We welcome Dr. Mohsen Bazargan - a nationally recognized medical sociologist - at I³R as a Research Professor! This aligns with U of A's aim to solve complex health challenges, e.g. Arkansas' maternal health outcomes, with a community focus. Know more: shorturl.at/ic77h

A recent national study conducted by Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Bumpers College suggests that food businesses may need to evolve to continue to cater to people on GLP-1 weight loss medication. Read the detailed story: shorturl.at/JL5mc

Researchers at the U of A create a new antimicrobial surface that eliminates microbes! The technology could be game-changing for medical facilities, Food & Beverage and food processing industry, among others. Read the full story here: shorturl.at/G4PKz

New study led by Shannon Speir from the Bumpers College and Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Arkansas provides headway into effective clean-up of microplastics from stream environments to restore ecology. Read the full story here: shorturl.at/3Bs6j

Chancellor Charles Robinson congratulated Abhinav Komanduri, Jared Noel, and Ian Popp on being awarded the highly competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. For more info on U of A awards, visit: awards.uark.edu

What are you paying for your dog's food? Agricultural economics researchers investigated the impact of health and wellness attributes on dog food pricing and the amount that owners are willing to pay. They found that attributes like aiding ‘digestion' and ‘allergy care’ fetched

A team of University of Arkansas researchers was granted an R15 grant of $435,226 by the National Institutes of Health NIH to create a smart hydrogel dressing for chronic wound care that will benefit millions of Americans! Read the full story: shorturl.at/pnJdy UARKchem UArk BME

The office of Attorney General of Arkansas, Tim Griffin, made a $500K award to University of Arkansas to investigate the role of social media influencers on the use of smokeless tobacco by teens. @COHEP UofA Division of Research and Innovation Attorney General Tim Griffin #UARK arkansasresearch.uark.edu/500000-awarded…

By 2026, 15 counties will have utility-scale #solar arrays. How much impact are the arrays having on the state's #agricultural land use? Researchers with UA System Div of Ag and University of Arkansas looked into it. Read what they found at aaes.uada.edu/news/solar-ag-…. Bio-Agri Engineer Uark Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Bumpers College

A study by @Uarkansas researchers, funded by U.S. National Science Foundation , was recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) National Academy of Sciences . The study explores the evolution diatoms, the microalgae that produce 20% of Earth’s oxygen. Read more: shorturl.at/dLviX

Inflight loss of control is a leading cause of plane crashes. New research from University of Arkansas surveyed pilots on the causes of these dangerous incidents and how to avoid them in the future. UofA Division of Research and Innovation U of A Engineering The FAA ✈️ #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/research-explo…

We are proud of University of Arkansas ' state-of-the-art labs, supported by U.S. National Science Foundation , that help researchers decode the natural world! Learn more about the University of Arkansas Stable Isotope Lab (UASIL) and Trace Element and Radiogenic Isotope Lab (TRAIL): shorturl.at/SB8Gq

Why do some CEOs make 344x more than their employees? A new study by University of Arkansas researcher Jason Ridge says it’s not just business - it’s personality. CEOs with Machiavellian traits (manipulative, strategic, emotionally detached) earn more Full story: shorturl.at/qTDIR

New paper by Vincent Chevrier makes the best case yet for the existence of brines on Mars, a crucial precondition for Martian habitability University of Arkansas Nature Communications UofA Division of Research and Innovation #UARK news.uark.edu/articles/79736…

Cynthia Sides, an Arkansas native and veteran administrator in the University of Arkansas System, was recently named the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station's associate vice president for agriculture-research and associate director for research and compliance. Read more

Why do we take more risks when stressed? 😰💸 A new University of Arkansas study by UArk Psychology , published in Psychoneuroendocrinology, reveals stress reduces loss aversion—especially in men—leading to riskier decisions. Read more: shorturl.at/pahWW

Is lasting concussion recovery possible? 🧠 A new peer-reviewed study featuring U of A researchers says yes — with the right kind of care. Published in Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, it could reshape sports medicine as we know it. 🔗 shorturl.at/81XFt

Researchers at University of Arkansas found a fast, inexpensive and accurate new way to detect COVID-19 using liquid crystals, the same technology in our televisions and screens. UofA Division of Research and Innovation U of A Engineering #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/liquid-crystal…

Proud of Celina Suarez from University of Arkansas, & team, for their Zion National Park exhibit on the End Triassic Extinction (~201M yrs ago), when 75% of life vanished—clearing the way for dinosaurs.🌍🦖Their work links past climate change to lessons for today. Read more: nps.gov/zion/learn/his…