The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is reopening its observatory after more than a decade of inactivity, thanks in part to the overwhelming enthusiasm sparked by the university’s public event for the Great North American Eclipse on April 8, …
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Ask city slickers what they find most striking about the Arkansas countryside, and they will likely mention the expanse of brilliant stars that seem to stretch forever across the inky night sky. That view launched Amber Straughn from a tiny …
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created four new schools to better serve students and meet the needs of Arkansas’s capital city. The academic reorganization combines the leadership and academic programs of several smaller departments into schools that …
Astronomers Without Borders is working with Arkansas-based Explore Scientific to collect protective glasses left over from the 2017 eclipse and donate them to other countries. Explore Scientific, located in Springdale, is one of the organization’s corporate partners. As of Tuesday …