• Health – We explore solutions to cure chronic diseases, deliver health care more efficiently and create clearer policies for public health.
• Nanotechnology — Our researchers and graduate students create nano materials with real-world applications, from atomic-level lubricants to microscopic drug-delivery systems to electrical circuitry at the scale of one billionth.
• Energy and Environment – We focus on the human and planetary scale by developing new technologies that redefine the power grid, photovoltaics, biomass and environmental policy. University researchers direct their efforts toward reducing energy consumption and conserving the environment. 
• Art, Architecture and Humanities – Our creative writing, history and architectural design programs rank among the best in the nation. The university's interdisciplinary approach combines art and humanity to produce a fuller picture of the world.
• Food Safety – We study the entire food-safety cycle from the organic production of crops to the development of nutritional blends of food. Arkansas is an agricultural state and policies developed here have a far-reaching effect on the residents of our state and across the country. 
• Supply Chain, Retail and Transportation – Our research into distribution, logistics and multi-modal transportation isn't theoretical. We see the business impact firsthand with the world's largest retailer Walmart, international meat and poultry leader Tyson Foods and trucking giant J.B. Hunt Transportation all headquartered in the area.

• Our focus on alternative energy sources led to the development of more efficient solar cells. This effort enabled students and recent graduates to start small companies dedicated to developing better parts for the solar-power industry. Other researchers focus their efforts on developing a more efficient and reliable power grid, as well as batteries for electric cars.
• Physics and engineering researchers affiliated with the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering lead the development of new and improved biosensors and superior materials – such as Teflon – for manufacturing.
• Each year, sociologist Kevin Fitzpatrick and his students conduct an inventory of the homeless population in Northwest Arkansas, part of his ongoing research into the lives of poor and homeless people in the South. Foundations and service providers nationwide use his books, developing partnerships and coordinating projects through his work.
• Exercise science researchers investigate areas of human performance that affect our understanding of dehydration, heat exhaustion, concussions and muscle regeneration.
• Dave Fredrick was the only classicist at the 2008 game developers conference. Today, he uses advanced gaming technology to reconstruct whole sections of Pompeii in an interactive virtual world. Students work along with him in his computer lab in the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies.

Research and Economic Development

The Office of Research and Economic Development works to enhance the university research enterprise. The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs assists with finding funding, submitting proposals and managing awards. The Office of Research Compliance helps researchers comply with federal and state regulations as well as University policies.

Centers for Research and Outreach

More than 50 centers at the university provide special programs of research on campus.

Arkansas Research and Technology Park

The mission of the park is to stimulate a knowledge-based economy in Arkansas through partnerships between academe and business.

Technology Ventures

The Technology Ventures team commercializes University research to support a lasting, knowledge-based economy to benefit Arkansas and the world.

Research Frontiers – This semi-annual magazine highlights the research, discoveries and innovation of University of Arkansas faculty. From the development of unburnable paper to understanding the dinosaurs that walked southeast Arkansas, the magazine and its website offer lively writing accompanied by original images and videos.

Inquiry – Undergraduate students, in general, will find that our campus welcomes them to pursue research from the get-go. Most of the honors programs require a thesis, too. The research findings produced by undergraduates are published each fall and spring semester in Inquiry. Students who wish to engage in research of any kind should seek the guidance of their advisers and professors to identify research teams and projects.

Arkansas Shorttakes – These videos tell short stories about the university's outstanding students, faculty and special points of pride. Most Short Takes videos are around one minute and thirty seconds in length.

Campus Experts – For faculty members who have expertise in a particular field and are comfortable talking with the media, the Campus Experts website gives reporters a chance to track down help.