University of Arkansas Little Rock News

The late James W. Spears, who was a law professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law, was honored Oct.

New signs and markers along Arkansas ' portions of the Trail of Tears should be erected by spring, officials said after President Obama signed an act that expands the historic trail to more than 4,900 miles in nine states.

MANURE, compost and ash were used as fertilisers for centuries before the 1800s, but people did not understand how they worked until the science of chemistry was developed in the 19th century and it became clear that they supply plants with nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.

A collaborative team of biologists and nanotechnologists from UALR - the University of Arkansas at Little Rock - have demonstrated how seeds exposed to carbon nanotubes in the agar medium sprouted up to two times faster than control seed, a growth enhancement that has enormous potential on agriculture as well as plant-based biofuel production.

ULM draws its second Sun Belt Conference championship event this Saturday when hosting the league's cross country championship at Selman Field.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock economist Michael Pakko said Thursday he foresees modest economic growth with steadily improving conditions through 2011 including growth in the residential real-estate market.

KISS, music's madmen in makeup, will return to central Arkansas to "Rock and Roll All Nite" today at Verizon Arena for the KISS Alive/35 tour.

Officials say new signs and markers along Arkansas' portions of the Trail of Tears should be erected by spring, after President Barack Obama signed an act that expands the historic trail to more than 4,900 miles in nine states, including Arkansas.

Tomato seeds exposed to nanoparticles in the form of carbon nanotubes that are only 1/50,000 the width of a human hair, sprouted sooner and grew faster in what researchers are describing as a step toward the "goals of nanoagriculture." Scientists from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock mixed nanotubes with tomato seeds and discovered that ...

Gus Leeper, a 6-foot-9-inch senior, has committed to play basketball at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock in the Sunbelt Conference.

Sydney York, a graduate of Jacksonville High School, was the recipient of the first Major Jacob Gray Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution $500 scholarship.

If you thought you felt the ground shaking in Central Arkansas today, it wasn't your imagination.

She loves to watch as teens and grown-ups take to the basketball court for a friendly game and children romp on the playground that was built by 250 volunteers in 2006, financed through a grant Mjartan secured soon after she became Our Housea s executive director in 2005.

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education recently released preliminary enrollment numbers for the statea s colleges and universities.

The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, based at the University of Central Arkansas, will open its first production in Little Rock as a co-production with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Theatre and Dance next month.

Today, Georgia Southern University announced the names of three finalists for the Georgia Southern University presidency.

Three college administrators have been named finalists for the presidency at Georgia Southern University.

For those who believe in the future of biodiesel in Arkansas, a recent front page of the Wall Street Journal may have brought some scowls and tears.

Troy University chancellor Jack Hawkins has been named president of the Sun Belt Conference executive committee.

TINY they may be, but carbon nanotubes have found a remarkable range of uses, from stretchy loudspeakers to artificial photosynthesis.