Posters at the Capitol Wednesday 2/20/19
More than 110 undergraduate students will present 70 posters highlighting their original research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 11 am to 1 pm in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda in Little Rock.
The University of Central Arkansas is the primary organizer of the event, with support and participation from the Arkansas STEM Coalition, Arkansas State University, and Arkansas NSF EPSCoR. This marks the seventh year for the Arkansas STEM Posters at the State Capitol. 
For more information about the event, please click here.
CNSM Annual Student Research Symposium on 4/20/18
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 24th Annual Poster Symposium will be held on April 20, 2018 in the Farris Center Gymnasium from 1 – 3 pm. Deadlines below:
Abstract submission: Due by April 9, 2018 at noon.
Poster submission: Due by April 16, 2018 at noon.
For templates and submission guidelines, please go to the event website: https://uca.edu/cnsm/cnsm-annual-symposium/
Women in STEM Celebration 3/9/18
The Women and Minorities in STEM class is hosting a Celebration of Women in STEM on Friday, March 9 with speakers in Griffin Planetarium. A lunch will be served at 11:30 am in Lewis Science Center 100, followed by a panel discussion with diverse STEM professional women. Also, UCA’s STEM Institute will be hosting an event for central Arkansas high school girls in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. For more details, please see UCA News. Registration is required for the lunch at https://form.jotform.com/80445049671156
UCA Day of Giving, 3/8/18
“I will be better prepared for a future because of my research.” – Kristen Jones.
UCA’s Day of Giving is Thursday, March 8, 2018. The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics has two different funds from which donors can choose — the CNSM Advancement Undergraduate Research Fund or the CNSM Enhancement Fund.
For more details, please read the full story on UCA News.
Winners of Photo Contest Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Photography contest!
For more details, please go the UCA News link.
CNSM Featured in UCA Magazine
UCA Magazine’s Fall 2017 issue focuses on science, thus CNSM faculty, students and alum are featured in several articles. “Passing the Torch” discusses undergraduate student research in Chemistry and Geography. “Conway Corporation Center for Sciences” shows off our brand new state of the art science building and Griffin Planetarium. Drs. Azida Walker, Ginny Adams, Uma Garimella, Karen Thessing, Debra Burris and alum Dr. Missy Clifton are featured in “Women in STEM” for the outreach they do. UCA’s new partnership with the Research Learning Center at Steel Creek Campground is the topic of “Preserving Arkansas’s Natural Treasures”. Please read these great articles by Chelsea Huckabay and Fredericka Sharkey of University Relations and Creative Services to see what CNSM has been doing! UCA Magazine Fall 2017
New Planetarium Show
The “Edge of Darkness” is showing at Griffin Planetarium, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm on 10/6, 10/7, 10/13 & 10/14.
The one-hour show include a tour of the evening sky, flights around the universe, and the new full-dome movie “Edge of Darkness” which features discoveries of space missions to comets, asteroids, and outer solar system worlds.
The planetarium is located in the Conway Corporation for the Sciences. Doors open at 7:30pm and close promptly at 8 pm. Seating Limited!
For directions and for the remaining Fall 2017 schedule, please click on Planetarium website.
Eclipse Viewing Links for Monday 8/21
Dr. Scott Austin, Director of Astronomical Facilities at UCA, shares the following website links for your live eclipse viewing on Monday, 8/21:
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive
http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv