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The Arkansas Innovation Hub in North Little Rock has partnered with Best Buy to launch the first Teen Tech Center in the state. The Best Buy Teen Tech Center is…
by - February 23, 2021 3:11 pm
The House Education Committee advanced a bill that would provide scholarships to fast-tracking medical school students and rejected a bill that would allow high school students to immediately play sports…
by - February 20, 2021 9:25 am
As a celebration of Black History Month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Student Government Association will hold a virtual conversation with prominent Black leaders in Arkansas. The event,…
by - February 18, 2021 3:36 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will once again have in-person commencement ceremonies in May. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduation will be different than in years past, but…
by - February 16, 2021 11:42 am
The University of Arkansas said Tuesday (Feb. 16) seven student teams won up to $2,000 each in a seed funding competition hosted by the UA Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation…
by - February 15, 2021 4:06 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) Foundation announced Monday (Feb. 15) three new members to its board of directors: LeAnn Bonello Smith, vice president and chief people officer for Walmart’s Global…
by - February 15, 2021 12:32 pm
Three finalists for the Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions will make visits to Arkansas State University during the next two weeks. The chair of the search,…
by - February 15, 2021 10:52 am
The University of Arkansas said Monday (Feb. 15) it will partner with state government, Shorter College in Little Rock and a private company to identify Arkansans hit hardest by the…
by - February 11, 2021 2:17 pm
Biochemist Josh Sakon, whose inventions have addressed bone disease, hair loss and ethanol production, recently was selected as a 2020 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellow. The University of Arkansas…
by - February 9, 2021 2:27 pm
Arkansas State University Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir resigned Tuesday (Feb. 9) to take the athletic director’s job at the University of Central Florida. ASU Chancellor Dr. Kelly…
by - February 9, 2021 1:26 pm
The proposal to restrict the teaching of the 1619 Project in Arkansas public schools failed on a voice-vote in a House committee Tuesday (Feb. 9). Following a two-hour debate and…
by - February 9, 2021 1:01 pm
The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas will celebrate its 75th anniversary through spring 2022, adding graduate degree programs and building a center showcasing…
by - February 8, 2021 6:57 pm
Baptist Health-Fort Smith and Mercy Fort Smith announced Monday (Feb. 8) a collaboration to invest $1 million in healthcare science programming at the Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation Center….
by - February 8, 2021 12:01 pm
The new director of grounds management at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is focusing on three big things this year – more trees on campus, a Wi-Fi smart…
by - February 6, 2021 12:35 pm
Black River Technical College was awarded a $598,000 Regional Workforce Grant for Industrial Computing technology. This grant will be used to buy software and equipment for existing programs and may…
by - February 5, 2021 11:18 am
Dr. Evelyn E. Jorgenson, president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, will step down from her position at the end of her contract, June 30, 2022. Jorgenson has served…
by - February 4, 2021 2:43 pm
Tyson Foods is launching an in-plant educational and career development pilot program that provides workers with jobs skills training and workforce certifications beginning this year at no cost to workers….
by - February 4, 2021 2:03 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made three appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State University (ASU) System. Hutchinson signed Act 18, on Feb. 1 officially adding Henderson State University…
by - February 4, 2021 11:22 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith received more than $78,000 to launch the newest regional office – to be located in downtown Fort Smith – of the Arkansas Small…
by - February 3, 2021 10:10 am
Jerry and Sherri Damerow, longtime supporters of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Arkansas, have made a planned gift of $1 million to support scholarships for science majors…
