Arkansas EPSCoR

Congratulations to this I-Corps team!

Research Team Earns NSF Entrepreneurship Grant for Consumer-Savvy AI-Guided Imaging Dongyi Wang, Swarna Sethu and Yihong Feng of the U of A and Wale Obadimu of LinkedIn are developing a digital imaging system that can reliably predict whether consumers will accept new food products.

Arkansas EPSCoR Awards $534K in Research Seed Grants to Five Projects The Arkansas Economic Development Commission's EPSCoR Division has awarded approximately $534,000 in research seed grants.

Join us on November 3 for the Arkansas Semiconductor Business Leader Summit featuring speakers from academia, industry, and government to discuss the CHIPS+ Act and the state's industry. Registration is free:

You are invited to the Arkansas Semiconductor Business Leader Summit. Discussion on next steps for Arkansas business and innovation. Online Invitational Event discussing timelines, funding, job creation and more. Discussion on next steps for Arkansas business and innovation. Online Invitational Event discussing timelines, funding, job creation and more. Hosted by Power Technology, The Laser Experts since 1969.

Join Dr. Fred Prior on 11/9, 12PM CST for a webinar on in . Prior is an & researcher at the UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and is currently supported by the Track-1 . Registration is free: https://www.icimagingsociety.org.uk/index.cfm?task=confregister&meetingid=275&ismember=0

Many congratulations to Dr. Argelia Lorence on her and team's recent article in the Guardian!

Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants Night temperatures are rising fast, and that’s a problem for rice and other critical crops, which have fewer defenses at night

Congratulations to researcher Dr. Jun at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her recent 2-year grant from National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)! Dr. Jun is developing real-time and accurate genomic methods that can be used routinely to deliver life-saving information to doctors treating antibiotic-resistant infections.

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We had a blast at the 2022 Annual Conference this week! Many thanks to all attendees, presenters, and participants who made it a success. This was the first time our project participants convened in person since the project began in 2020.

Continued success from CASE Researchers!

Researchers to Develop Solid Lubricant Coatings for Conveyor Systems Researchers to develop solid lubricant coatings for conveyor systems.

Hey Arkansas Researchers! Yes, you! Our current Track-1 project - Data Analytics that are Robust and Trusted (DART) - is looking to fund seed projects up to $100k to support , and related research in (especially new investigators)! RFP & more: https://dartproject.org/research-seed-grants/

Mark your calendars! You're invited to beautiful downtown Little Rock for an Workshop on and No-Boundary Thinking. Join us on April 3-4 to discuss current frontier research and connect with researchers nationwide. Registration opens 3/1. Visit epscor.astate.edu for more details.