Science Wednesday Highlighted in Echo
The Community Conversation section of the September 5, 2018, Echo featured CNSM’s first Science Wednesday of the Fall 2018 semester. The open forum discussion on “The Science of Cybersecurity” took place at Kings Live Music in downtown Conway on August 29. Panelists were Professor of Physics and CNSM Dean Stephen Addison, engineer Zach King, and Associate Professor of Political Science Mary Sullivan. For more details, please read the full Echo article at this link: http://ucaecho.net/campus-life/science-wednesday-panel-explores-cybersecurity/
Science Wednesday is planned, sponsored, and moderated by faculty and students from CNSM and UCA’s STEM Residential College. The full semester schedule can be found at the Science Wednesday website.
CNSM Annual Student Research Symposium on 4/20/18
The College of Science and Engineering 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/cose/cose-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 Science and Engineering 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.
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
Cyber Range Announcement
Governor Asa Hutchinson Wednesday announced that a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education will be provided to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to help pay for a fully functional dedicated cyber range for educational training—a first-of-its-kind operation. 
For the full story, please read the UCA News Announcement.
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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
