UA Little Rock receives another $5 million for online influence research
Summary
UA Little Rock secured another $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand research on online influence campaigns and cognitive threats. The project will advance socio-computational methods that help communities detect manipulation, harmful narratives, and coordinated digital attacks. The work builds on the COSMOS Research Center’s existing research in social computing, AI-enabled threat mitigation, and cognitive security. The funding also supports training in big data, AI, machine learning, and security, which can strengthen the regional talent pipeline.
Funding
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$5.0M
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Date
June 24, 2026
Announcement date
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U.S. Department of Defense
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Company
ualr.edu
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