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Ricke Receives the National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award

Steven C. Ricke will receive National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the annual Poultry Science Association meeting, which will be held virtually July 20-22.  Read more...

ASCENT approved by Board of Trustees, U of A

ASCENT has been approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.

NSF Funds Project to Enhance Cybersecurity of Electronic Circuits

Jia Di, professor of computer science and computer engineering and Twenty-First Century Research Leadership Chair, has received $349,551 from the National Science Foundation to support his research into security issues in computing hardware. Di's proposal was titled,...

University of Wisconsin College Names Ricke a Distinguished Alumnus

Steven C. Ricke, professor of food science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been named a Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read more...

Ricke Receives Lectureship Award, Discusses Salmonella Research

Steven C. Ricke, director of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Center for Food Safety, received the W.C. Frazier Memorial Lecture award from the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May. Click here for full...

ASCENT Director receives grant from the National Science Foundation

ASCENT Director, Dr. Jia Di, was awarded $349,198 to advance his design of microcontrollers that can operate in extreme environmental conditions, such as space.  The award is part of the NSF's Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry program. Click here...
CyberCorps® Student Job Fair

CyberCorps® Student Job Fair

From left, Karen Marrongelle (NSF), F. Fleming Crim (NSF), Jia Di (UofA), Dale Thompson (UofA), Bradford J. Willke (DHS), and Veronica Villalobos (OPM)   The National Science Foundation hosted its Scholarship for Service (SFS) annual CyberCorps® Student Job Fair...

New U of A Research Center Focuses on Security Across Disciplines

New U of A Research Center Focuses on Security Across Disciplines

Sep. 15, 2016 The Arkansas Security Research and Education Institute (ASCENT), a new center at the University of Arkansas, will focus on spreading security expertise across several different fields. ASCENT is now officially approved by Arkansas Higher Education...