by - March 19, 2023 11:23 am
The University of Arkansas has selected a dozen student startup teams for its fourth annual Heartland Challenge Startup Competition. The Heartland Challenge is a global competition designed to simulate the…
by - March 16, 2023 7:32 pm
With Wednesday’s (March 15) news that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) will place its foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, the University of…
by - March 16, 2023 12:18 pm
Applied Research Associates, a research and engineering firm headquartered in New Mexico, awarded University of Arkansas faculty in the College of Engineering nearly $3.5 million to study the most expedient…
by - March 16, 2023 12:10 pm
The Women’s Leadership Center in the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University will host its annual Women’s Leadership Conference on April 6. The conference themed as “Seize…
by - March 15, 2023 5:14 pm
It’s been a long way to the top for Shelley Simpson, president of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, who started her career in logistics as an hourly customer service employee 27…
by - March 15, 2023 3:18 pm
Dr. Carl Cates has decided to step down as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Communication at the end of the academic year. Departing as dean effective…
by - March 15, 2023 8:27 am
The Arkansas Department of Education is seeking applicants for six working groups to develop rules for the LEARNS Act, the recently enacted education reform bill supported by Gov. Sarah Sanders….
by - March 14, 2023 9:52 pm
After a lengthy discussion on whether a library can reconsider or ban a book, the Crawford County Library Board voted to take action on one of four books in the…
by - March 13, 2023 9:18 am
Mark Power, the University of Arkansas’ top fundraiser since 2017, is resigning as vice chancellor for university advancement, effective April 16. According to an internal memo obtained by the Northwest…
by - March 13, 2023 8:39 am
Arkansas State University will proceed with creation of a College of Veterinary Medicine in Jonesboro, and ASU Three Rivers will upgrade its nursing program with an $8 million facility upgrade…
by - March 12, 2023 8:49 am
Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva is ready to get into school halls, is preparing for a potential lawsuit, and gearing up for months of public hearings to flush out…
by - March 10, 2023 3:15 pm
Arkansas College of Health Education (ACHE) officially opened its Research Institute Health and Wellness Center Friday (March 10), giving several hundred people who gathered for the official opening a peek…
by - March 8, 2023 4:21 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders signed into law Wednesday (March 8) what she called “the biggest, boldest, most conservative education reforms in our history,” setting in motion a remaking of Arkansas education…
by - March 7, 2023 5:40 pm
The Arkansas Senate passed Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act Tuesday (March 7), paving the way for her to sign the bill in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony at noon on Wednesday….
by - March 7, 2023 11:35 am
Arkansas Trucking Association is accepting applications for scholarships supporting students interested in pursuing careers as medium- and heavy-duty truck technicians. Deadline to apply is March 31. This is the sixth…
by - March 6, 2023 1:38 pm
It was the moment Albert Einstein had waited for. In 1915, he proposed the theory of General Relativity which stated that space and time are linked. It means that when…
by - March 6, 2023 12:56 pm
With architectural designs complete, the dream for a new Sebastian County Library in Greenwood is one step closer to reality, but Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz says a “big rock…
by - March 6, 2023 8:21 am
Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, is leaving the job later this year. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Monday (March…
by - March 2, 2023 5:53 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Thursday (March 2) advanced Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act, returning the bill for a concurring amendment to the Senate, where it seems certain to…
by - March 2, 2023 11:21 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Thursday (March 2) appointed Little Rock attorney Kevin Crass to a 10-year term on the University of Arkansas System board of trustees. He replaces board chairman…
