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Students in 24 Northwest Arkansas schools will participate in a free program offering smart thermometers to mitigate illness spread, including COVID-19. Nationwide, schools recently received the first shipment of Kinsa…
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The new Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) medical research institute to be located in the former Golden Living building in Fort Smith will do more than bring medical research…
by - October 27, 2020 8:14 pm
The University of Central Arkansas has named Mary Bane Lackie as its new vice president of University Advancement and president of the UCA Foundation. She officially assumed the role on…
by - October 27, 2020 4:31 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools is looking to tweak some of its policies and practices – especially with physical education equipment – in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the spring…
by - October 24, 2020 8:11 pm
The U.S. Economic Development Administration was awarded Friday (Oct. 23) a $2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas–Pulaski Technical College to launch the first phase of its STEM Park…
by - October 24, 2020 7:58 pm
Eight Little Rock nonprofit organizations will receive $200,000 in funding from the Walton Family Foundation’s inaugural Community Support Grant Program. These organizations will collectively help more than 1,500 Little Rock…
by - October 23, 2020 3:32 pm
Arkansas set another daily record Friday (Oct. 23) with 1,337 new known COVID-19 cases reported by the Arkansas Department of Health. The daily tally pushes the cumulative number of confirmed…
by - October 22, 2020 5:22 pm
New daily COVID-19 cases again topped 1,000 in Thursday’s (Oct. 22) report, and the number of public school districts in “red zones” rose to 42, up from 26 a week…
by - October 19, 2020 3:33 pm
Susanna Post, the math and business technology teacher at Belle Point Alternative Center in Fort Smith, is the Arkansas Teacher of the Year. The award was announced at an assembly…
by - October 17, 2020 7:29 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has developed an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the social and economic impact of COVID-19…
by - October 15, 2020 5:49 pm
If you need a reminder that COVID-19 is still a serious threat, welcome to Thursday. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) reported a record number of new cases, and the…
by - October 13, 2020 6:17 pm
A COVID-19 modeling update from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reports “significant growth in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths” in recent weeks, but also includes estimates of reduced…
by - October 13, 2020 10:17 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will hold in-person fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-19 for graduates from all 2020 semesters, with proper social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines. “It has been…
by - October 12, 2020 6:44 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted Monday (Oct. 12) to change the name of Albert Pike Elementary School to Park Elementary School. The name change will go…
by - October 12, 2020 4:58 pm
Ozarka College, based in Melbourne, has been selected as a recipient of the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) grant, a federal grant program through the U.S. Department of Labor…
by - October 12, 2020 4:46 pm
There will be no public debate between those who oppose and those who support extension of a 1/4 cent sales tax in Sebastian County that generates about $6 million in…
by - October 10, 2020 3:25 pm
UA Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale outlined a vision and priorities for the metropolitan university on Friday (Oct. 9) in a speech to the University Assembly. Drale has guided UA…
by - October 9, 2020 2:15 pm
At the groundbreaking ceremony of its new Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of Central Arkansas officials announced Friday (Oct. 9) a new $3 million gift for the…
by - October 9, 2020 12:18 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $1.3 million to study disparities in immune response to COVID-19, through serological testing in Arkansas. Serological testing…
by - October 7, 2020 4:53 pm
As of Sept. 14, Friends of UAFS have more than $100,000 to spend on a campaign to convince Sebastian County voters to renew a 1/4 cent sales tax that provides…
