Rahul Mehta of UCA's Physics and Astronomy department received a $20,000 grant from the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium for a study involving the spectroscopic and morphometric analysis of bones under simulated microgravity using a hindlimb suspended animal model. According to Mehta, "This project will allow us to understand the short- and long-term effects of space travel on human bones and help … [Read more...]
UCA biology student wins SURF research grant two years in a row
Allicia Kellogg of Springdale, a senior at UCA, for the second year in a row has been awarded a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) worth $3,900 by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Kellogg's study, entitled "Investigation of the Molecular Biology of GL1 and GIS in Rubus," will examine how prickles develop in plants in order to gain insights into how cells control their … [Read more...]
UCA faculty news
Mark Spitzer, assistant professor of writing at UCA, recently had his poem "Somewhere off in Alabam" accepted for publication in the late spring 2008 issue of the literary journal 5 AM. The following faculty from UCA's College of Business recently received awards for excellence in teaching, research, or service: Victor Puleo received The Excellence in Teaching Award; Tim Bisping received The … [Read more...]
UCA student writers featured on Arkansas public radio
This month's edition of "Tales from the South," a program on KUAR public radio, will be co-hosted by UCA writing lecturer Elaine Tomlinson Corum and features three of her students from UCA's University College reading essays they wrote in her Introduction to College Writing course last spring. The show's first story is by Kathy Wages, who tells about "The Scar" she got many years ago in a … [Read more...]
UCA's Shakespeare Theatre, NYU Acting School to hold open auditions
UCA's Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will hold open auditions on Saturday, Feb. 16 for roles in the 2008 AST Summer Festival. The auditions will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, and those who intend to audition must call 501-269-4815 to schedule an appointment. All AST acting roles are paid … [Read more...]
UCA music student receives SURF grant for research
Karyna Johnson of Huntsville, a senior at UCA, has been awarded a $2,194 Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Johnson's study will examine the effects of structured musical activity sessions on the development of a five year old, high-functioning child with autism. Autism is a developmental disability affecting the way a person … [Read more...]
UCA faculty news
Bruce Hutchinson, professor of digital filmmaking in UCA's Department of Mass Communication and Theatre, recently had his article, "Understanding Character Motivation: A Process-Oriented Approach to Realism," published in a collection entitled Narration and Spectatorship in Moving Images, edited by Joseph Anderson and Barbara Anderson. The same article was also translated into German and … [Read more...]
UCA researchers receive $483,000 to assist Arkansas at-risk students
The Arkansas Department of Education awarded $483,000 to three education researchers at UCA's Mashburn Institute who will investigate ways to improve teaching methods for at-risk adolescent students. The research project will be directed by Mark J. Cooper, Kathleen Atkins, and Patty Kohler-Evans of UCA's Department of Early Childhood and Special Education. "This initiative will have a direct … [Read more...]
UCA announces Fall 2007 Dean's List, Presidential Scholars
The University of Central Arkansas yesterday announced the names of 1,449 students who qualified for the undergraduate Dean's List, and 832 students who qualified for the undergraduate Presidential Scholars List, based on their academic performance during the Fall 2007 semester. "The impressive number of UCA students qualifying for the Dean's List and Presidential Scholars List is an indication … [Read more...]
UCA biology student receives SURF grant for research
Brittany Carson of Ward, a senior at UCA, has been awarded a $1,900 Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Carson's research project, "Determining FtsZ's Function in Mitochondrial Fission," will be supervised by Kari Naylor of UCA's Biology department in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. … [Read more...]
