Co-chair of the conference Dana Blair (center), with Mohi Uddin and Forhad Kasem, two U of A grad students who presented papers at the conference.

South Central Writing Centers Association Hold Conference at U of A

Writing Studio tutor Abby Long was honored as the 2024 SCWCA Tutor of the Year at the SCWCA conference earlier this month.

Engineering Students Select Degree Programs During Decision Week

The College of Engineering recently held a reimagined "Decision Week," including two sessions at which 664 first-year engineering students selected their intended discipline among 10 possible degree sequences.

'Student Success & Global Futures With WLLC' Features Roundtable and Information Sessions

Undergraduates learned from students who had previously studied world languages, played a Passport game to win prizes and learned specific language programs, study abroad and extracurricular activities.

U of A Human Resources Leaders Featured at 2024 HRD Summit

Michelle Hargis Wolfe, chief people officer, and Ashley Ingram, director of talent development, presented breakout sessions during the HRD Summit, held March 9 inside the Graduate Education Building.

Visit With Contracts & Strategic Sourcing at Making Your Day Work Carnival March 28

Connect with university employees who work in the department of contracts and strategic sourcing. Visit the Making Your Day Work Carnival on March 28 in the Arkansas Union Ballroom and Connections Lounge.

Funding Available for Research in Cell and Tissue Metabolism

A pilot project will provide funding for research on campus that measures an aspect of metabolism or elucidates the role of metabolism within a biomedical application. Apply by April 15.

Hieu Bui Photo Submitted

Doctoral Candidate Successful at Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium 2024

Hieu Bui, a doctoral student in industrial engineering, competed in the Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium 2024 Conference held Feb. 26-27 in Little Rock.

A global student startup competition hosted in Northwest Arkansas, the Heartland Challenge, has awarded nearly $500,000 in prize money since it was first held virtually in spring 2020. Cari Humphry

Twelve Student Startups Competing for $100,000 at Heartland Challenge

Designed to simulate the process of raising venture capital for a high-growth enterprise, the Heartland Challenge is a global, graduate student startup competition with a prize pool of more than $100,000.

Joseph Batta-Mpouma (far left), and Gurshagan Kandhola (center) formed CelluDot in 2019 during their participation in the graduate New Venture Development courses. Professor Jim-Woo Kim (far right), supervised Batta-Mpouma's doctoral research. Fred Miller, Division of Agriculture

U of A Startup CelluDot Wins Statewide Innovation Award

CelluDot, a startup founded at the U of A that seeks to mitigate herbicide drift, won the Innovation Pacesetter award at the 36th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.

Riley Atkinson and Lauren Beavers, Main Hill Media manager and assistant manager (respectively), with awards received at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference. Photo Submitted

Main Hill Media Continues Winning Streak With ACP Advertising & Business Awards

Main Hill Media, the student-run advertising agency, won eight awards from the Associated Collegiate Press, and Hill Magazine, the student-published feature magazine, was second nationally in best of show.

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