Technology, COVID likely to Shape Law Profession for Years to Come Of all the industries impacted by the encroachment of technology and the creep of COVID-19, law firms aren’t the first to spring to many people’s attention. But that’s exactly…
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New Biopsy Robot at UAMS Detects Early-Stage Cancer in Far Reaches of Lung
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDoctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently activated the first lung biopsy robot in Arkansas. The robot allows doctors to discover and biopsy previously undetectable cancerous nodules in the far reaches of the lungs. “This enables…
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce Establishes New Artificial Intelligence Committee
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today that the Commerce Department has established a high-level committee to advise the President and other federal agencies on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI). Working with the National AI…
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Venture Center Program for Local Entrepreneurs, ‘Spark!’, Now Accepting Applications
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Venture Center, the Little Rock Regional Chamber, Arvest Bank, and the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) have teamed up to host the third year of Spark!, a local small business pre-accelerator program. Applications are open now…
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Fintech Companies Bring Innovation to 2021 FIS Demo Day
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHundreds of investors, bankers, fintech decision-makers and community leaders heard virtual technology demonstrations from ten fintech companies that participated in the 2021 FIS Accelerator Demo Day on Thursday. This year’s event concluded the sixth year of the FIS® Fintech Accelerator…
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UAMS Researchers Awarded $2.5M Grant to Create Opioid Prevention App
A team of research scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the…
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Wipro to Open Delivery Center in Central Arkansas
Wipro Limited, a global information technology and consulting company announced Tuesday that it will open a new delivery center in Sherwood, Arkansas. The company expects to hire up to 400 employees in the next two years at the new location.…
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) is part of an international research cohort that has received about $2.35 million in funding from the Department of Defense (DOD) to investigate the use of social cyber forensics to understand covert…
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Forge Institute Partners with Splunk TruSTAR
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock’s Forge Institute announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Splunk TruSTAR, an industry-leading cloud-native intelligence management platform. The platform enhances seamless integration and actionable automation across Forge Institute’s ecosystem of collaborative information. Forge Institute’s Emerging Threat…
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Arkansas Department of Education Grants UALR $175K for Online K-12 Teaching Academy
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $175,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Education that will provide funding for a new online teacher academy for K-12 teachers in Arkansas. The 2021-2022 Online Teacher Academy Endorsement program…