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A study by information science professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Munich show that scientists and researchers appreciate the speed by which online journals can distribute new findings to their colleagues and the academic world, but they fear non-traditional publication can affect their chances of promotion and tenure. Other concerns include how long the research will be available online.

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Fifty years after nine black teenagers entered Little Rock Central High School sparking the first test of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown versus Board of Education, blacks and whites in Little Rock and surrounding Pulaski County believe it is very important for children to socialize with children of different races, according to a data collected by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in its fourth annual Racial Attitudes Survey.

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A new report by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock questioned blacks and white citizens about the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, the first national test of the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, and how the crisis affects local race relations today.

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Arkansas Professor presents new, simple method to learn about black holes up to eight billion light years away.

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Scientists at the Arkansas Nanotechnology Center at UALR (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) have developed a technique to kill cancer cells by nano-sized cobalt particles encased in graphitic carbon layers activated by radio frequency radiation. The procedure is moving toward clinical trials at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

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Die-hard sports fans may be risking heart attack, stroke, diabetes, cancer and premature death because of unhealthy lifestyle choices that seem to go along with rooting for favorite sports teams, according to the findings of health sciences professors at UALR.

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Climate change scientists detail the history of combustion and its affect on the environment from cavemen to the haze of megacities, concluding that man must find new alternatives to generate energy.

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Researchers find great promise in a process that could use solar energy to use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process increase dramatically the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert solar energy into hydrogen in fuel cells.

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Biologist Stephen Yanoviak of UALR and colleagues publish in the Royal Society's Biology Letters research giving hints on how insect flight developed.

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Collaboration between scientists at medical school and nearby metropolitan campus in Arkansas detected, tracked and killed cancer cells in real time in living system with carbon nanotubes.