University of arkansas News

Fayetteville - Brain cell swelling follows and worsens traumatic brain injury. Scientists at the University of Arkansas found the drug Acetazolamide inhibits production of the protein triggering brain cell swelling, suggesting a treatment for brain injury.

Unigo, a college resource website, has released their "50 Shades of Cray" list, which ranks America's top ten party schools.

Fayetteville - Walton, who is the youngest child of Helen and Sam Walton, received an Honorary Degree of Arts and Humane Letters during the Spring Commencement and was a keynote speaker at the ceremony.

Fayetteville - Murie was the oldest graduate at the University of Arkansas' Commencement where he received a Master of Arts in Spanish at the age of 88, and he has more goals in mind.

Fayetteville - A snapshot of enrollment growth at the University of Arkansas reveals numeric increases not seen since the late 1940s, and witnessing the record number of students on campus brings those numbers to life.

Fayetteville - Platt calls himself an "image-maker," and his artwork that centers on survival, marginalization, and expressions of the human condition is on display at the University of Arkansas through September 30.

Fayetteville - One of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who perished in the attacks on 9/11 was a graduate of the University of Arkansas, and students are honoring her and other victims with “Razorbacks Remember” events like placement of flags on campus.

Fayetteville - Earlier this year, Walmart opened a unique, smaller store format on the campus of the University of Arkansas and it was a destination for many shareholders when they came to the area for the annual meeting.

Fayetteville - Volunteers at the student run Full Circle Campus Food Pantry located at the University of Arkansas received the “Student Volunteer of the Month Award" for their service to the community.

Fayetteville - Five law enforcement agencies representing different federal, state, and local departments participated in the security force surrounding the Dalai Lama’s visit to the University of Arkansas.

Fayetteville - A Tibetan Bazaar was held at “The Gardens” area of the University of Arkansas campus near where His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke at two events on March 11 and featured jewelry, music, ritual and meditation objects, healing mantra banners, and more.

Fayetteville - As the moderator of the panel discussion “Turning Swords into Ploughshares: The Many Paths of Nonviolence” put it, we have a monk, a nun, and a college professor with us today and we are bearing witness to a historic conversation.

Fayetteville - After helping design the Museum of Modern Art and Radio City Music Hall in New York City, architect Edward Durell Stone came home to Arkansas to design furniture for his friend J. William Fulbright, and the ‘Ozark Modern’ exhibit showcased that work.