by - June 11, 2024 8:27 am
Federal regulations require producers and packers to keep their produce packing areas clean and sanitary but don’t offer specific guidelines on how to do it. An Arkansas food science professor…
by - June 10, 2024 1:12 pm
Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville has hired John Findley as chief medical officer, effective June 24. “Dr. Findley brings nearly three decades of diverse experience leading meaningful change and…
by - June 6, 2024 3:35 pm
The Mercy hospital systems in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas received just under $3.2 million from a more than $20 million statewide grant program to partner with a university and…
by - June 5, 2024 4:55 pm
Arkansas students have a new way to attend medical school due to an agreement between Henderson State University and New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas…
by - June 5, 2024 7:10 am
National Park College (NPC) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) announced Tuesday (June 4) a new bachelor’s degree partnership. The institutions will collaborate to bring a Bachelor of…
by - June 3, 2024 8:29 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Monday (June 3) that it will end its Medicaid managed care dental program and return beneficiaries who qualify for dental coverage to…
by - June 2, 2024 9:06 am
About a quarter of the 18-19-year-olds in Arkansas who gave birth in the years 2019-21 were pregnant again less than 18 months later. Most teen births in Arkansas were to…
by - May 29, 2024 10:24 am
Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) and Lyon College have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate a pathway for students pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Under the agreement, students…
by - May 28, 2024 8:25 pm
More than 40 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) partners raised $5,416,243 in 2023 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Northwest. CMN Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170…
by - May 22, 2024 3:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has signed a lease for 21,360 square feet at 27 Corporate Hill Drive in Little Rock. According to Pulaski County property records,…
by - May 21, 2024 7:43 pm
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary announced a record-breaking donation of $1.55 million from its annual fundraising efforts over the past year. The contribution marks the 14th consecutive year the…
by - May 21, 2024 6:57 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville will use a $736,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to bolster training and skill development for students pursuing nursing and emergency…
by - May 20, 2024 6:10 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) seeks to address an estimated shortage of more than 200 nurses in the Fort Smith metro by restarting its nursing degree program,…
by - May 20, 2024 11:50 am
The Centers Foundation hired Jamie Higgins as its new executive director. Higgins brings more than 20 years of development experience to The Centers with previous roles at Community Service, Inc.,…
by - May 15, 2024 10:45 am
The Arkansas Center for Food Allergy Research (ArCOFAR) at the Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) has received a $2.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health. The…
by - May 13, 2024 8:32 pm
More than $20 million in training grants were awarded to 19 two-year and four-year Arkansas schools to expand the state’s nursing profession. Gov. Sarah Sanders, Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald and…
by - May 12, 2024 9:34 am
Mothers have a fundamental role in the fabric of our families and society. Each May allows us the opportunity to express our profound gratitude for their love and sacrifice, and…
by - May 8, 2024 5:12 pm
James “Jim” Wallis and Patricia “Pat” Wallis pledged $500,000 to create the James and Patricia Wallis Professorship in Radiation Oncology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College…
by - May 7, 2024 4:37 pm
Lyon College officials announced Tuesday (May 7) the locations of their planned dental and veterinary schools with one locating in Little Rock and the other in Cabot. In November 2023,…
by - May 7, 2024 3:31 pm
According to the hospital system, Dr. Rustin Morse is the new chief administrator at Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale. He will begin in July after relocating his family from…
