by - August 29, 2023 3:55 pm
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $4.9 million grant to the University of Arkansas’ Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R). According to a UA news release Tuesday (Aug. 29),…
by - August 28, 2023 2:33 pm
Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $164.6 million in the first seven months of 2023, up 4.64% compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance…
by - August 24, 2023 5:43 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift from the estate of E. Lee Ronnel to create the Ronnel Family Endowed Chancellor’s Scholarship in the UAMS…
by - August 24, 2023 3:52 pm
St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center will adopt a newly established Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation on Sept. 1 to bolster emergency and outpatient services within Randolph County. The designation…
by - August 23, 2023 5:36 pm
Springdale-based Highlands Oncology, the region’s largest cancer-care provider, aims to bring an even higher level of care to Northwest Arkansas. The healthcare group took a big step in that direction this…
by - August 22, 2023 11:37 am
St. Bernards Medical Center announced an expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on Monday (Aug. 21), extending its bed capacity nearly 20% to 19 beds. The planned expansion…
by - August 17, 2023 6:49 pm
A $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Emergency Medicine to…
by - August 17, 2023 7:38 am
Ritter Arnold, along with his brother Paul Arnold and sister Melissa Wenn, have established a new scholarship to assist students at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine…
by - August 15, 2023 8:00 pm
Unity Health announced plans for developing a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at White County Medical Center in Searcy. Scheduled for a July 2024 opening, the unit will provide…
by - August 15, 2023 3:45 pm
Kids Unlimited Learning Academy recently opened two clinics, formerly operated by Elizabeth Richardson Center. The clinics are in Fayetteville and Siloam Springs. Jonesboro-based Miracle Kids Success Academy is the parent…
by - August 10, 2023 11:25 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a groundbreaking ceremony next month for a 185,000-square-foot orthopedic and sports medicine facility in Springdale. Andrea Peel, associate vice chancellor…
by - August 8, 2023 4:02 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid rolls fell by more than 82,000 in July, according to new figures released by the state Department of Human Services. Arkansas is unwinding, or redetermining, Medicaid eligibility for…
by - August 8, 2023 11:09 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders made a second cabinet appointment this week when she named Renee Mallory as Secretary of Health on Tuesday (Aug. 8). Mallory has been serving as interim secretary…
by - August 8, 2023 10:47 am
Dr. Steven Barger, professor of geriatrics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has received a five-year federal grant to support his research on the…
by - August 7, 2023 6:45 pm
No matter the temperature, Arkansans love the outdoors. But if we want to continue enjoying The Natural States’ lakes, mountains, parks and trails, protecting our air quality is top priority….
by - August 6, 2023 8:56 am
Freshman State Rep. Tara Shephard, D-Little Rock, led a bipartisan effort in her first legislative session to pass a bill to provide opioid overdose kits to all public high school…
by - August 5, 2023 5:20 pm
The Birrer Laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute helped discover a proteogenomic signature in ovarian cancer that may improve the way…
by - August 4, 2023 8:00 pm
Little Rock-based pediatric healthcare organization Arkansas Children’s has received $25 million, the largest gift in its history, from Fayetteville nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation. The money, spread over…
by - August 3, 2023 9:32 am
Billionaire developer and philanthropist Johnelle Hunt, co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., has pledged $250,000 to establish the Hunt Family Fund for Excellence at the University of Arkansas for…
by - August 2, 2023 9:36 am
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…
