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75 Years after Accident, UAMS Surgeons, I³R Researchers Restore Greenwood Pastor’s Sense of Touch, Ability to Grip

November 8, 2024

As Dewey Hickey took apart and reassembled a bait casting reel using an experimental prosthetic hand system, he marveled at the revolutionary technology that made it possible...

Growing Produce - Getting To Know Cultivate IQ, a Next Level Farm-To-Market Tool

October 16, 2024

A transparent supply chain seems easy enough to build. But consider taking that supply chain information and adding in sales and production data that will help you to know how much to grow. Think of how much food wouldn’t be wasted each year. With a little help from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, a University of Arkansas team, led by the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R), aims to improve regional farm-to-market supply chains...

The Chronicle of Higher Education - The Power of Touch: Delivering Feeling from Artificial Limbs

Fall, 2024

University of Arkansas researchers are restoring a sense of touch…and hope.

The Arkansas Traveler- U of A’s new research-level MRI scanner provides opportunities for innovation and economic development

August 28, 2024

The University of Arkansas’ first research-level MRI scanner, the Magnetom Cima.X, was delivered to the building for the Institute for Integrative & Innovative Research, which is set to open later this year.

Ozarks at Large- Innovative tech arrives for nearly-complete research institute at U of A

August 29, 2024

Construction for the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research at the University of Arkansas, or I3R, is nearly complete. By spring 2025, students will fill the halls of the almost 150,000-square-foot facility, which has been almost three years in the making. Sophia Nourani visited the construction site this past weekend, where university faculty and staff celebrated the arrival of a state-of-the-art MRI machine.

Arkansas Magazine Feature Reaching Across Realities (PDF)

Fall 2023

I³R researchers are creating the future of virtual and augmented reality. Read how their research in neuro-haptic feedback in VR/AR has potential high-impact applications for the military and for physical rehabilitation interventions.

UA Gets $4.9 Million Grant for Prosthetics Clinical Trial

August 29, 2023

The Department of Defense awarded the University of Arkansas $4.9 million to expand the Neural Enabled Hand Prosthetic clinical trial in collaboration with Walter Reed Military Medical Center, one of three military hospitals treating traumatic upper body amputations.

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Arkansas Money and Politics- The Future is Now: UA’s I³R a Catalyst for Innovation Through Integrative Health

August 18, 2023

The University of Arkansas, led by I³R, is at the forefront of integrative health innovations, tackling the National Science Foundation's 'Grand Challenges of Today.' With four novel technologies, they aim to assist underserved populations using a convergence strategy to undertake pressing societal challenges.

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette- UA- Fayetteville getting HIP for student success

July 31, 2023

The University of Arkansas’ “High Impact Practices Showcase” allowed I³R to share the important studies being conducted to prospective college students, allowing them to further understand the importance of the Health and Wellness research at the University of Arkansas.

UA celebrates milestone for new research institute

June 28, 2023

The topping out of the building that will house I³R’s bold visions and exciting innovations occurred at the end of June. The building is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, housing researchers from many different disciplines.

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