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Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference, slated for Feb. 12, will provide information and agricultural policy education to farmers, agribusiness professionals, students and educators across the Mid-South. This year’s conference…
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China is winning the intellectual property arms race against the United States, according to a group of blockchain experts. Mary Lacity, director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the…
by - January 16, 2020 5:02 pm
The Future School of Fort Smith has received some big help to aid in its expansion project. Dwight Curry has donated $1 million towards the school’s building fund, said Trish…
by - January 16, 2020 3:55 pm
The University of Central Arkansas Department of Chemistry was awarded a $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program to establish a…
by - January 14, 2020 4:03 pm
Dirt, concrete and steel are moving – or coming down – on Fort Smith Public Schools construction projects. The most visual of the work is the somewhat iconic concrete canopy…
by - January 13, 2020 5:36 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $444,230 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 164 schools, school districts, and conservation…
by - January 12, 2020 6:56 pm
The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, a division of the Arkansas Department of Education, will observe the 65th anniversary of the integration of the Hoxie School District in partnership…
by - January 9, 2020 5:30 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has pledged $2.1 million in state funding for the new Fort Smith Public Schools career and technology center. Hutchinson said investment in the center is an investment…
by - January 8, 2020 9:05 am
For the first time in its history, Black River Technical College has a mascot. On Monday (Jan.6), Hadley Rose, BRTC Student Government Association (SGA) president announced that BRTC will be…
by - January 6, 2020 10:12 am
The Stuttgart School District in Arkansas County will partner will solar energy developer Scenic Hill Solar in Little Rock to build two solar power plants that will meet 100% of…
by - January 2, 2020 6:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Thursday (Jan. 2): Keith Crestman, Jonesboro, as Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial District. Appointment begins January 1, 2020, and expires December…
by - January 2, 2020 1:12 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will jumpstart early childhood learning for some at-risk children beginning in January. UAFS will support nearly 40 students who volunteer with the AmeriCorps…
by - December 19, 2019 2:13 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has hired Les Smith to be the institution’s chief business strategy officer. Smith will work directly for Kyle Parker, ACHE CEO, for vision, finance and…
by - December 16, 2019 6:29 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees voted Monday (Dec. 16) to hire a consulting firm to conduct an adequacy study of the state’s education system, and now the decision rests…
by - December 16, 2019 10:42 am
Blake Robertson, president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale, announced his retirement from the technical school, effective June 2020. “I will be 70 years old and worked in public…
by - December 15, 2019 2:59 pm
A bipartisan bill to make permanent $255 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) cleared Congress last week. The measure includes $255 million in annual funding…
by - December 11, 2019 6:00 pm
Graduation numbers may be slightly down from last year, but the number of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree Saturday from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is up…
by - December 11, 2019 3:01 pm
Rev. Cory Anderson has been named interim executive director for ForwARd Arkansas, effective immediately, following the early retirement of Executive Director Susan Harriman. Anderson is one of the founders and…
by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 10, 2019 5:25 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) the university will receive $1.7 million from the Windgate Foundation. The university will receive three gifts from the foundation…
