by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
UAMS Administrators Announce Retirement
Chancellor Don Rahn will retire next July, and Peter Kohler, vice chancellor of the Fayetteville campus, will step down Dec. 31.
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by - September 14, 2016 4:31 pm
WattGlass Awarded $679K From SunShot Initiative
The Fayetteville tech startup will use the money to fund the commercialization of its antireflective glass-coating technology.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Hogs Extend Partnership With AOS Through 2020
The University of Arkansas extended its contract with Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists through 2020.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Pat Walker, Benefactor of Numerous Causes, Dies at 97
Walker and her late husband, Willard Walker, were the co-founders of the nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation.
by - September 9, 2016 3:09 pm
Peter Kohler, Vice Chancellor at UAMS Northwest, to Retire
On Dec. 31, Peter Kohler, the vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will retire. Pearl McElfish, director of the Office of Community Health and Research and co-director of the Center for Pacific Islander Health, will also assume a new leadership at the Fayetteville campus.
by - September 8, 2016 2:02 pm
NWACCs Top Development Officer Leaving For Florida
Dr. Meredith Brunen, executive director for development at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, has accepted a job offer at the University of West Florida, a four-year college in Pensacola.
by - September 6, 2016 8:19 pm
For-profit college chain ITT closes door, leaves future of students in Arkansas, nationwide in doubt
For-profit higher education giant ITT Educational Services unexpectedly announced Tuesday (Sept. 6) it was ceasing operations nationwide, leaving thousands of students in Arkansas and across the U.S. in the lurch…
by - August 29, 2016 12:01 am
Sponsorship Spending With Hogs Up Nearly 10 Percent
Razorback Sports Properties generated $7.55 million in revenue for the University of Arkansas athletic department in 2015-2016.
by - August 29, 2016 12:00 am
Q&A with Jeff Long
UA Athletic Director Hits a Number of Topics Prior to His Ninth Year in Fayetteville.
by - August 29, 2016 12:00 am
Retail at Walton College of Business Takes a New Direction
Dr. Brent Williams, the new associate dean for executive education and outreach for the Sam M. Walton College of Business, has plans for the school.
by - August 26, 2016 4:51 pm
Joe Spivey Joins First Security Bank in Benton County
Northwest Arkansas bank executive Joe Spivey, who led Mountain Home-chartered Integrity First Banks entry into the region in 2013, has left the company to return to one of his previous employers.
by - August 25, 2016 1:42 pm
UA Enrollment Tops 27,000
For the first time, enrollment at the University of Arkansas exceeds 27,000 students.
by - August 18, 2016 9:34 am
UA Fundraising Hits $131.6 Million in FY2016
For the sixth year in a row, the university has raised more than $100 million in private gift support for students, faculty, capital projects and programs.
by - August 15, 2016 12:00 am
WattGlass LLC Named Semifinalist in Global Contest
The University of Arkansas-affiliated startup is one of 500 in the world to be chosen.
by - August 12, 2016 1:48 pm
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million in Arkansas
The grant will support trade, innovation and disaster resiliency.
by - August 12, 2016 11:58 am
Walmart Foundation Gives $750,000 To NWA Residency Program
The gift will support the Northwest Arkansas Community Internal Medicine Residency Program, a partnership of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Mercy Health System Northwest Arkansas and Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.
by - August 11, 2016 10:31 am
New School Planned For Former Fairgrounds Site in Bentonville
The school, announced last summer, will be called Thaden School, in honor of Bentonville native Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905-1979), considered one of the greatest aviators of her time.
by - August 9, 2016 8:30 am
John White, Former UA Chancellor, Named to NanoMech Advisory Board
Springdale-based NanoMech Inc., a global leader in nano-lubricant manufacturing, announced Monday that former University of Arkansas Chancellor John White has become a significant investor in the company, as well as a member of its board of advisors.
by - August 3, 2016 9:09 am
Top UA Fundraiser Resigns
University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz announced Monday that Chris Wyrick, vice chancellor of university advancement, will step down from his position effective immediately.
by - August 1, 2016 12:00 am
Public Radio Tunes Into All-Day News Programs
On July 4, KUAF 91.3-FM changed to an all-day news, all-night classical music format.