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Check back often to discover exciting and new things happening in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Central Arkansas.

JMNR Prairie in Full Bloom!

The JMNR committee wanted you all to know that the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve prairie will be on fire with blooming Blazing Star and other perennial prairie plants from June 23rd until July 3rd or so.  If you’re in Conway, please consider a walk through the reserve on UCA’s campus to see the show and you’ll notice many improvements Dr. KC Larson and her crew have made in the last year.

CNSM represented at UCA’s 64th Annual Service Awards

Congratulations are in order for several CNSM faculty members that were recognized at UCA’s Annual Service Awards.  Dr. Andrew Mason, Physics and Astronomy, and Dr. William Taylor, Chemistry, were both finalists for the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award.  Dr. Melissa Kelley, Chemistry, was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award.  Way to go CNSM faculty!!Screen Shot 2017-04-20 at 9.28.49 AMFor the full story, please see the UCA News.

Secret Lives of Stars premieres 1/27/17

“Secret Lives of Stars”, narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart, has been added to Griffin Planetarium Shows’ rotation schedule.  ShowsScreen Shot 2017-01-27 at 8.52.56 AM are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm in GRIFFIN PLANETARIUM in the new Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences Room 108.  The approximately one-hour show will include a tour of the current evening sky, flights through the universe, and the full-dome production of”Secret Lives of Stars”.  Admission is free.  Seating is first come first serve for up to 94 people.  Shows start promptly at 8pm.  No admittance once the show has begun.

For the Spring 2017 full schedule, please go to https://uca.edu/physics/planetarium/

Southwestern Energy Endowed Fund for Student Research

The University of Central Arkansas received a gift of $300,000 from Southwestern Energy Company to support undergraduate and graduate student research.

The Southwestern Energy Endowed Fund for Student Research will be granted to students conducting research in the fields of environmental science, geography and physics.  Graduate student Christopher Robinson was announced as the first Southwestern Energy/Steven L. Mueller Research Fellow on December 5, 2016.   To read more, please click here.