Latest Issue of The Arkansas Catalyst Highlights Campus Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. --The June 2013 issue of The Arkansas Catalyst, an online monthly newsletter from the office of research and economic development, highlights exciting research and economic development activities at the University of Arkansas.
The newsletter features university researchers and new research funding.
This month's issue features university research focusing on the dairy industry's carbon footprint; a discovery that furthers the knowledge of superconductivity; a prestigious prize awarded to art historian Leo Mazow; and includes news about the investigation of a way to improve Teflon.
The office of research and economic development is working to enhance the university research enterprise, including multidisciplinary research. Future newsletters will also focus on six interdisciplinary research strengths at the U of A: health, energy and environment, nanoscience and engineering, supply chain logistics and transportation, food safety, and American art, architecture and the humanities.
See the newsletter online or subscribe by visiting The Arkansas Catalyst ListServ page. People who have questions about the newsletter or suggestions for topics should contact the vice provost for research and economic development at research@uark.edu or 479-575-2470.
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Chris Branam, research communications writer/editor
University Relations
479-575-4737,
cwbranam@uark.edu
Headlines
2024 GirlTREC Transportation Engineering Day Camp July 8-12
The U of A College of Engineering will host GirlTREC, its annual girls' transportation engineering summer day camp, on the Fayetteville campus July 8-12. Apply now. Scholarships are available.
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Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Honors Millar as 2024 Mentor of the Year
Carrie Millar, who has more than 20 years experience in speech-language pathology and works at Washington Regional, was awarded the Mentor of the Year for her work with U of A graduate students.
U of A Emerging Tech Accelerator Boosts Sales for Startup Cohort
Launched in January, the Bounds accelerator helped rev up sales of all 10 companies in its inaugural cohort, growing these ventures through a partnership between the U of A and Cartwheel Startup Studio.
Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering Inducts Members, Announces Faculty, Staff Awards
David Bates, David Boguslawski, Julia Carmack, Rafael Merida, Lindsey Simpson, Kelly Sullivan and Ed Pohl, honorary, were inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineers in April.