by - April 28, 2016 10:43 am
Foundation Offers $3M Challenge Grant for JBU Hall Renovation
Windgate Foundation will match funds up to $3 million to fund the renovation of the universitys womens dormitory.
Tag: education
by - April 26, 2016 11:05 am
Waller Has Interim Tag Removed, Named Dean of UAs Walton College
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday that it was removing the interim tag from Matt Wallers title, naming him the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
by - April 25, 2016 12:00 am
Little Reward in Little Rock (EDITORS NOTE)
Exiting Bentonville School District superintendent Michael Poore faces an uphill battle in his new role leading the Little Rock School District.
by - April 25, 2016 12:00 am
Robot May Deliver Goods On UA Campus This Fall
A team at the University of Arkansas is working with Starship Technologies to test the robot, with hopes that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will use it for deliveries on campus.
by - April 25, 2016 12:00 am
Venture Development Company Plans to Open Office in China
VIC Technology Venture Development focuses on startups with strong technologies and voracious appetites for funding, so its no wonder the firm sees the market as a good fit.
by - April 19, 2016 4:52 pm
Microsoft Official to Speak in Rogers
Kevin Turner, chief operating officer for Microsoft, is coming to Northwest Arkansas to deliver the keynote address at the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit in Rogers on Oct. 7.
by - March 28, 2016 12:01 am
Center for Nonprofits Makes Plans for Commercial Kitchen
The plan is to rent the kitchen by the hour to entrepreneurs who need an FDA-approved commercial kitchen to produce their products, but dont have access to one.
by - March 28, 2016 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Plant Offers Educational Services to Migrant, Immigrant Workers
Tyson has partnered with the Cisneros Center for New Americans and several other local organizations for the program.
by - March 24, 2016 12:54 pm
Garver Gift OF $250K to Support Civil Engineering Center at UA
SUMMARY: The states largest engineering firm has contributing funding toward a new civil engineering teaching and laboratory space. The College of Engineering has a goal of raising $5 million in private funds to complete the project.
by - March 14, 2016 12:00 am
UA Developing Water Quality Tests With Technology from NOWDiagnostics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is funding the project, the goal of which is to test water in developing countries throughout the world.
by - March 11, 2016 2:56 pm
Rogers Hosting State HR Conference in April
The 30th annual state conference is April 6-8 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.
by - March 11, 2016 1:59 pm
Search Committee Formed To Seek Next Provost at UA
The University of Arkansas is seeking a permanent replacement for Sharon Gaber, who left at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year to become president of the University of Toledo.
by - March 10, 2016 3:05 pm
JBU Nears $5M Funding Goal for Recreation Center Renovation
The private, Christian university credits the Simmons family as a lead donor, giving an undisclosed amount.
by - March 9, 2016 10:50 am
Multifamily Vacancy Rates Rebound; Strong Absorption In Commercial
Arvest Bank releases Skyline Report results for the second half of 2015.
by - February 29, 2016 12:00 am
Step IT Up NWA Prepares Minority Women for Tech Jobs
The program, created by California-based tech leader UST Global, promises employment for participants within 90 days.
by - February 22, 2016 4:44 pm
Fayetteville Startup Receives $746K From National Science Foundation
The NSF has awarded a $746,366 grant to WattGlass LLC to further develop the University of Arkansass patent-pending coating technology that makes glass anti-reflective, self-cleaning and highly transparent.
by - February 17, 2016 4:32 pm
UA Entrepreneurship Team Wins Business Plan Competition
A University of Arkansas entrepreneurship team won the grand prize at one of the premier graduate student business plan competitions in the country.
by - February 15, 2016 12:00 am
Deck Finds Footing Explaining Economics, Backs United Way
Statements about the states economy are often qualified with the phrase: Kathy Deck said, and the University of Arkansas economist is perfectly at ease with that.
by - February 15, 2016 12:00 am
College Course Aims to Gauge Diversity of NWA Leadership
The University of Arkansas teamed up with the Cisneros Center for New Americans to create the course.
by - February 1, 2016 12:00 am
Springdale Developer Launching Residential Projects in Centerton
The two neighborhoods will be adjacent to the soon-to-open Bentonville West High School and will have a combined 468 single-family lots.