by February 16, 2024 4:30 pm
-ATU to induct three into Hall of Distinction
Don Daily Jr. of Atkins, Lou Nell McCraw Davis of Lamar and Jayne Jones of Pottsville have been selected for the highest honor Arkansas Tech University may bestow upon an…
by February 16, 2024 4:30 pm
-Don Daily Jr. of Atkins, Lou Nell McCraw Davis of Lamar and Jayne Jones of Pottsville have been selected for the highest honor Arkansas Tech University may bestow upon an…
by February 16, 2024 8:30 am
-The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) may soon eliminate some non-viable academic programs. Poor graduation rates and declining enrollment in the programs are behind the planned move. UAFS…
by February 15, 2024 1:10 pm
-Entrepreneurship for All Northwest Arkansas (EforAll NWA) and Springdale Public Schools are partnering on a pilot program to introduce entrepreneurship and business representation to Springdale students. According to an announcement…
by February 15, 2024 11:44 am
-Arkansas energy and workforce groups are collaborating to host the first emPOWER Arkansas Expo to raise awareness about the advanced energy sector and the careers that are available in the…
by February 15, 2024 10:33 am
-Lyon College in Batesville has 558 students this spring semester, a 27% increase from the spring 2023 enrollment of 440 students, according to the school. At 92%, first-time, full-time student…
by February 14, 2024 3:16 pm
-Students with the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will get new facilities. Gov. Sarah Sanders, Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob…
by February 13, 2024 12:50 pm
-The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has played an important role in Brent Williams’ life. He was a graduate student there many years ago….
by February 11, 2024 4:18 pm
-Arkansas, like many other states, is facing a crisis when it comes to quality, affordable childcare for workers. According to a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce study, the child care…
by February 8, 2024 3:54 pm
-The Institute for the Creative Arts in Fort Smith announced Thursday (Feb. 8) it has received a $1.25 million Charter Schools Program Subgrant (CSP) from the Arkansas Public School Resource…
by February 7, 2024 10:34 am
-The University of Arkansas recently opened a 6,000-square-foot lab for startups that need product prototypes which are significant for consumer research. The new lab will be focused on metal fabrication….
by February 6, 2024 11:13 am
-Amy Purdy didn’t feel right. She was working as a massage therapist and without warning she became very tired. She went home to rest, while the rest of the then…
by February 6, 2024 9:11 am
-As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Arkansas State University Museum will host an interactive panel discussion about the once-thriving Black business district of Jonesboro. The event will…
by February 5, 2024 4:56 pm
-A medical student at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) will intern with NASA at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, before graduating later this…
by February 5, 2024 1:33 pm
-Dr. Ashley Mounts of Sherwood has been named associate dean for clinical programs and outreach for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine…
by February 1, 2024 4:26 pm
-New research by Dr. Jennier Xie, an associate professor of biomedical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University found that osteopathic manipulative…
by February 1, 2024 9:32 am
-A new report commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville highlights Northwest Arkansas’ top-performing schools in career and technical education (CTE). It provides recommendations for advancing those programs and…
by January 31, 2024 10:38 am
-Arkansas State University is taking applicants and nominees for the next dean of its proposed College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The dean will be chief administrative officer for the CVM,…
by January 29, 2024 3:26 pm
-Hendrix College has named Northwest Arkansas native Dr. Meredith Brunen as its new vice president for Advancement, effective May 1, 2024. Brunen joins Hendrix from the University of West Georgia…
by January 29, 2024 10:25 am
-Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith has been appointed to a second five-year term on the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees by Gov. Sarah Sanders. His term will expire Jan. 14,…
by January 28, 2024 4:45 pm
-Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…