by - October 24, 2024 8:34 pm
Arkansas State University’s Neil Griffin College of Business will host the 2025 Catalyst: NEA Economic Development and Leadership Forum, highlighting the role Northeast Arkansas plays as a key driver of…
by - October 24, 2024 4:50 pm
After a year’s hiatus, Invest Fort Smith will return to the Bakery District on Nov. 13. This year’s economic summit will be more interactive than years past by incorporating additional…
by - October 24, 2024 1:26 pm
Rogers Public Schools recently completed a $5 million project to expand its Career Center as the school district works to meet employer demand for skilled labor. Career and technical education…
by - October 23, 2024 4:11 pm
The University of Arkansas Division of University Advancement has established a National Office of Advancement to enhance the university’s engagement and broaden its impact across the United States, the university…
by - October 23, 2024 12:11 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has started to offer one-day workshops on artificial intelligence (AI). “These AI workshops provide hands-on learning experiences focused on applying artificial intelligence in the…
by - October 23, 2024 10:49 am
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, director of the National Institutes of Health, was in Bentonville on Tuesday (Oct. 22) to get an update on the Alice Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) and…
by - October 22, 2024 7:25 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock named Dr. Michael Cavanaugh Jr., associate professor of criminal justice, as the new director of the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, bringing…
by - October 22, 2024 1:16 pm
It’s been a busy fall for the folks at Bentonville-based Heartland Forward, the policy think tank. Three major initiatives were announced between late August and early October involving artificial intelligence,…
by - October 22, 2024 12:14 pm
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli expressed her excitement at work and research being conducted by the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education during a tour of its…
by - October 22, 2024 11:54 am
Anastasia Makhanova, a psychology professor at the University of Arkansas, has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. She will use the money to lead…
by - October 20, 2024 6:30 pm
I’m a fourth-generation farmer here in Arkansas, producing poultry and growing hay to help feed our state and our nation. I’m also proud to serve as the president of the Arkansas Farm…
by - October 18, 2024 3:55 pm
Arkansas Edge, the name, image, and likeness (NIL) group for the Arkansas Razorbacks, has launched the Spare Change Round Up program, allowing people to round up their purchases to support…
by - October 17, 2024 12:57 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a $561,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program at the National Security Agency to…
by - October 16, 2024 4:33 pm
Almost 65% of Arkansas parents favored restricting student cell phones in schools in a poll commissioned by the national school reform group ExcelinEd. In other education news, the Arkansas Department…
by - October 16, 2024 4:30 pm
The 44th annual Arkansas Scottish Festival – ScotsFest – the largest annual festival in Independence County’s will start Friday and run through Sunday (Oct. 18-20), on the Lyon College campus….
by - October 15, 2024 8:30 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. Mark Funk as the new director of its School of Business. Funk has taken over for Dr. Robert Mitchell, who…
by - October 15, 2024 12:58 pm
Five attorneys have thrown their hat into the ring for the chance to be Fort Smith Public School’s in-house legal counsel. As of Oct. 14, six applied for the position,…
by - October 12, 2024 9:20 pm
The University of Arkansas–Pulaski Technical College released a study conducted by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics, that estimates a $258 million economic impact on central Arkansas. The…
by - October 10, 2024 8:23 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the drug and opioid crisis among youth in Arkansas. The award comes from appropriations…
by - October 10, 2024 10:43 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $650,000 grant to a research team led by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in…
