The Path to Opportunity
For more than 10 years, the Path Program at the University of Arkansas Honors College has provided extensive opportunities for students who may be the first in their families to attend college. Senior biology major Caleb Flores is embracing his time in the program and secured an internship through the Honors Futures Hub, gaining hands-on clinical experience with a local civil surgeon. As an intern, he’s making an impact on his local community and putting his passion into practice.
Restoring Touch
An innovative prosthetic device developed by researchers at the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R) at the University of Arkansas has allowed Arkansan Dewey Hickey to once again experience touch. Hickey, whose hand was amputated in 1963, is the first Arkansan and only the second person in the world to receive the novel prosthetic device, which restores a meaningful sense of touch and grip force to individuals with an upper limb amputation.
Give Her Space
University of Arkansas doctoral student Alyssa Carson yearns to venture into space and explore the unknown. She’s slowly building her resume as a potential astronaut and is honing her skills in the field of astrobiology. She’s attended every space camp offered by NASA, has garnered thousands of followers on social media and is well on her way to making a career out of studying the cosmos.
Art in the Natural State
The University of Arkansas School of Art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is building something beautiful for students studying art and design. The school is increasing access to art education in Arkansas and is the first and only accredited, collegiate school of art in the state. The epicenter for the school’s studio art and graphic design programs are in the Windgate Art and Design District, which includes the Studio and Design Center. Since its opening in 2023, the Studio and Design Center has become a hub for collaboration, allowing for greater accessibility by the community and giving faculty and students the space they need to develop and showcase their creative interests.
Fulfilling Our Land-Grant Mission
For more than 150 years, the primary purpose of the University of Arkansas has been to improve the lives of every Arkansan. In 2023, the university celebrated record enrollment of Arkansans, and 98% of Arkansans who applied for scholarship support received a scholarship or other financial award. Chancellor Charles Robinson, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission Suzanne McCray, alumna Ayana Gray and students Amelia Southern Uribe, Erick Soto and Jenna Klewsaat share what makes the U of A unique, as the campus looks forward to the next 150 years and focuses on student success, research excellence and strengthening its position as an employer of choice.
Trail Blazers
The Fayetteville Traverse recreational trail connects the University of Arkansas with the rest of the region and provides a source of natural beauty for the students, faculty and staff who utilize it. Designed to be accessible for all, the trail offers many scenic spots for biking, running and walking and are unique to the U of A. It’s a trail for all ages and abilities and is also one of the only natural surface trails designed for adaptive cyclists in the state of Arkansas. Read more about Trail Blazers.
A Way With Words
Alumna Ayana Gray is a best-selling author, and the first chapter of her story began as a student at the University of Arkansas. Since publishing her original novel in 2021, she can often be found touring the country, signing copies of her “Beasts of Prey” trilogy series at local bookstores or libraries. When she returns to Fayetteville, though, she’s reminded of where it all began, including the two key experiences she had as a student that inspired her to build a new world for readers.
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