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Engineering Programs Helped Montavius Eason Find His Path to Senior Walk

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:33:57 -0400

Despite coming from halfway across the state, thanks to the U of A's Engineering Career Awareness Program, Montavius Eason already had "great friends" before arriving for his freshman year at the U of A. The program, also called ECAP, is design...

English Doctoral Students Receive Dissertation Research Awards

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:49:08 -0400

John Plavcan and Abigail Ross, two doctoral candidates with the Graduate Program in English, have received Dissertation Research Awards for 2026 from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The grants, each for $8,000, are annually ...

Honors Biomedical Engineering Student Earns Top Poster Award at International Research Summit

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:34:27 -0400

Competing alongside leading researchers from around the world, honors biomedical engineering student Connor Robinson earned third place for Best Overall Poster at the 2026 International Microphysiological Systems Society World Summit in Washing...

Five U of A Students Receive International Awards to Teach Abroad

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:21:36 -0400

Four University of Arkansas students have received English Teaching Assistant Awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, and one student has been named an alternate for the prestigious international exchange program.

Choosing Fulbright: U of A Graduate Maddie Gwinner Begins Career in Germany

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:47:18 -0400

Recent U of A graduate Maddie Gwinner is starting her career in Germany this fall, and she had the fortunate problem of choosing between two prestigious programs: the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) and the Fulbright English Teaching A...

University of Arkansas Celebrates Spring 2026 Graduates

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:37:51 -0400

The University of Arkansas honored its most recent graduating class with a series of spring commencement ceremonies. Recordings of ceremonies are available on the U of A YouT...

How One Walton Graduate Used AI to Grow a Student Business

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:54:51 -0400

When Cameron Mercer started helping University of Arkansas students move out of their dorms during his freshman year, he was simply trying to make some extra spending money. Four years later, the business he built from those early move-in and m...

Walton Graduate Teams Keep Earning Top Honors

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:16:09 -0400

Graduate business students from the Sam M. Walton College of Business are gaining national recognition for venture ideas developed in the classroom, earning top placements and prize funding across a series of high-profile pitch competitions thi...

Italian Program Inducts 17 New Members Into Gamma Kappa Alpha

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:24:45 -0400

The U of A's Italian Program proudly welcomed 17 outstanding students into its chapter of Gamma Kappa Alpha, the national Italian honor society, during its annual initiation ceremony in April. Gamma Kappa Alpha recognizes exceptional academic a...

Nascimento, Crop Science M.S. Student, Named NAPB Borlaug Scholar

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:06:44 -0400

Emanuel Ferrari do Nascimento, a U of A master's degree student in crop, soil and environmental sciences, has been named a 2026 Borlaug Scholar by the National Association for Plant Breeding. Nascimento, who is from Brazil, is part of the Arkan...

University of Arkansas Students Earn Top Spots on Dean's List

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:51:16 -0400

Students achieving academic excellence have been named to the University of Arkansas Spring 2026 Dean's List. The honor recognizes undergraduates with GPAs of 3.75-3.99 and law students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The https://...

University of Arkansas Announces Spring 2026 Chancellor's List

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:09:53 -0400

The U of A is recognizing students for earning a place on the Spring 2026 Chancellor's List. To qualify, undergraduate students must attain a 4.0 GPA for the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours of coursework. The https:/...

School of Law Student Selected for 2026 Civil Rights Fellowship

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:30:33 -0400

Colton Godsey, a rising second-year student at the U of A School of Law, has been selected as a Civil Rights Fellow in the 2026 class of the Center for Equal Opportunity. This fifth annual class is the largest, most competitive class of fellows...

Latino Alumni Society Announces 2026 Awardees

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:41:30 -0400

The Latino Alumni Society hosted its 2026 spring Meritos Latinos event on May 8. This annual event celebrates the achievements of our graduating student leaders and honors the society's 2026 award recipients. As a proud part of the Arkansas Alu...

U of A Food Scientists Ubeyitogullari and Kaur Earn AOCS Research Awards

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:14:30 -0400

The American Oil Chemists' Society recently recognized two food science researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station for contributions to science in their field. Ali Ubeyitogullari, an assistant professor of food engineering, w...

U of A Graduate Anna Fielder Wins Critical Language Scholarship and Princeton in Asia

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:06:48 -0400

U of A graduating senior Anna Fielder has been awarded the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship to study Russian in Kyrgyzstan this summer and Princeton in Asia to Kazakhstan in the 2026-27 academic year.

Bumpers College Yearly Academic Award Winners, Ambassadors Honored

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:06:28 -0400

Nine students in five different majors in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences received nine annual academic awards from the college at its annual student honors and awards reception.

RIOT Robotics Wins Design Award at STORM Competition

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:45:19 -0400

RIOT Robotics, a robotics club from the U of A, earned the Design Award at the 2026 STORM robotics competition, held April 11 in Oklahoma. STORM, the Student Tele-Operated Robotics Mission, is an annual intercollegiate robotics competition host...

Journalism Students Selected for National Reporting Program

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:36:18 -0400

Three U of A School of Journalism and Strategic Media students have received spots in the selective Dow Jones News Fund program, a record for the school. Keelin Fisher, Cooper Gant and Casey Mann were among 79 college students chosen out of mor...

Nine U of A Students Earn Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:35:33 -0400

Nine students and alumni from the University of Arkansas have received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and one was recognized as an honorable mention. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is one of the nation's most ...

Miceala Morano's Path to Senior Walk Was Paved With Pennies

Wed, 27 May 2026 11:52:49 -0400

"Around one in four students at the University of Arkansas are first-generation students," says Miceala Morano, a senior from West Fork. "I'm proud to be a part of that one in four, especially since my path to Senior Walk began with literal pen...

Jacob Holmes Named 2026 College of Engineering Outstanding Senior

Wed, 27 May 2026 11:49:09 -0400

Jacob Holmes, a senior in the Department of Industrial Engineering, has been named the 2026 College of Engineering Outstanding Senior at the U of A. The college presents this honor each year to a graduating senior whose dedication to campus and...

Winners of 2026 Undergraduate Research Week Competition Announced

Wed, 27 May 2026 11:39:47 -0400

The University of Arkansas Libraries, Honors College and Division of Research and Innovation are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Undergraduate Research Week competition in each of the research categories.

Award-Winning Portfolios: U of A Students Are Turning College Experiences Into Career Readiness

Wed, 27 May 2026 11:27:39 -0400

University of Arkansas students are transforming their college experiences into powerful digital portfolios that showcase their readiness for the workforce - and some are earning top honors for their work. Through reflection, storytelling and d...

Graduating Senior Carson Hamilton Chosen for SITE Experience

Wed, 27 May 2026 11:20:41 -0400

A graduating senior in Italian, Carson Hamilton (Italian minor), has been selected for the Study Intercultural Training Experience (SITE) Fellowship, a prestigious international opportunity for recent U.S. graduates. Hamilton will spend the 202...