LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Anuradha Kunthur, M.D., has joined the Division of Hematology Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where she treats patients with blood cancers and other hematological disorders. "We are thrilled that Dr. Kunther decided to join us after completing her fellowship at UAMS, said Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., MBA, chi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading, alongside Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, a coalition of 17 states in suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an erroneous interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA):  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after a Pulaski County Circuit Court entered an order enforcing a $20,000 civil penalty against Entropy Systems, Inc. and Little Rock landlord Imran Bohra for failure to follow a consent judgment: "After years of failing to follow the law and blatantly disregarding an order to notify tenants of their   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona regarding his visit to Arkansas, the federal government's disastrous rollout of updates to FAFSA and President Biden's unconstitutional student loan forgiveness programs: * * * Dear Secretary Cardona: You will be in Little Rock tomorrow to tout   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * Bills Signed: SB26, SB30, SB33, SB43, SB46, SB65, SB66, SB67, SB68, SB69, SB70, SB71, SB72, SB73, SB74, SB75 SB76, HB1002, HB1004, HB1005, HB1006, HB1009, HB1010, HB1013, HB1014, HB1016, HB1017, HB1018, HB1021, HB1022, HB1026, HB1028, HB1031, HB1034, HB1039, HB1040, HB1042, HB1043, HB1044, HB1046, HB1047, HB1048, HB1053, HB1054, HB1055, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059,   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) today announced that the state of Arkansas has formally launched the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program applications, a new grocery benefits program that provides families $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceri  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Department of Education Secretary, Jacob Oliva, are excited to announce that Nicole Walsh, a veteran educator who holds certifications in both K-12 deaf/hard of hearing and visual impairment, has been named the superintendent for the Arkansas School for the Deaf. As superintendent, Walsh will collaborate closely with  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $10,000 grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund an exhibit exploring the history of two people who were enslaved but used the courts to sue for their emancipation during the 19th century. The exhibition, "Slavery and Freedom: Journeys Across Time and Space," will open on Fri  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 27 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University has received an Arkansas Department of Education grant of approximately $365,000 to fund the 2024-25 ATU English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Institute. The grant will cover the full cost of tuition, materials and one attempt at the Praxis 5362 examination for up to 50 qualified K-12 teachers in Arkansas. Participants will be responsible for a $40 application fee. The in-  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 23 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Aaron Campbell is the 2024 winner of a book cover art contest sponsored by Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center and the Arkansas Tech University Department of Art. The contest challenges ATU students under the direction of Neal Harrington and Dr. Kasten Searles in the Illustration Studio classes to re-imagine classic or popular book covers using cut paper as the medium. This was the second year fo  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 23 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Tim Carter, dean of the Arkansas Tech University College of Education and Health, has announced the promotion of three interim leaders into permanent positions. With those promotions, Dr. Brett Stone is associate dean for the ATU College of Education and Health, Dr. Pam Dixon is head of the ATU Department of Teaching and Educational Leadership and Dr. Rene Couture is head of the ATU School of Profession  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 27 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University Staff Senate has established a recognition program for ATU staff members on the Russellville campus and identified the inaugural winners of three new awards. Daniel Land, assistant director of academic computer support and database administrator, was named ATU Outstanding Employee of the Year for 2023-24. Land has served on the Arkansas Tech staff since 2006. He holds a Bachelor of  more

PUEBLO, Colorado, April 24 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news: The City of Pueblo received notice of award from the Department of Local Affairs for a $1,000,000 grant to assist with the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo (HARP) Channel Extension and Boathouse Project. Pueblo City Council approved an ordinance to accept the grant and to appropriate the funds to move forward with the project on Monday, April 8. "The City of Pueblo is grateful to DOLA for the $1 million award to h  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 27 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College art major Campbell Christensen '26 has received a place on the Fulbright UK Summer Institute to study at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Strathclyde in the UK at one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide. Christensen, who is a Hendrix-Murphy Scholar in Literature and Language at Hendrix, has been selected by the US-UK Fulbright Comm  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 24 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College has announced Anthony Boone as its new head men's basketball coach. Boone comes to Hendrix from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), where he spent the last four years as the head men's basketball coach and served as associate head coach since the 2014-15 season. Prior to UCA, he was an assistant coach for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury for one season. "Throughout the search process, it was param  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 26 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College students were recognized for academic excellence and campus community service at the 2024 Honors Day Convocation today in the Wellness and Athletics Center. Jayson Crumpler '24, a politics major and music minor from Cabot, Arkansas, was awarded the President's Medal, which is presented each year to the graduating student who best exemplifies the highest ideals of the College. Criteria include exce  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 24 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College formally installed its 13th President, Dr. Karen Petersen, during Alumni Weekend 2024. The inauguration ceremony, held inside Staples Auditorium due to weather the morning of April 20, celebrated the College's history and hope for the future. Petersen's inaugural address, "Our History of Excellence: A Foundation for the Future" referenced author Wendell Berry and featured key lessons taken from Ja  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 25 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Sheila R. Jacobs is the next chancellor at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Her appointment was announced on Wednesday, April 24, by Dr. Russell Jones, ATU interim president. "Dr. Jacobs has an investment in and knowledge of Arkansas Tech University that is rare and special," said Jones. "Dating back to her involvement in the leadership programs implemented by Jimmy Ferguson during her time as an  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 24 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Joe Friend, forester for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, has been chosen to receive the Presidential Field Forester Award by the Society of American Foresters. The award recognizes foresters for their innovative methods and record of excellence in the profession. Friend was hired by UAPB in 2016 as part of the university's "Keeping it in the Family" (KIITF) Sustainable Forestry and A  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, April 24 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Kennesaw State University has named engineering leader, researcher and practitioner Lawrence Whitman as dean of the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET), effective July 1. Whitman currently serves as dean of the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). During his tenure at U  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 26 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: House Bill 3288, by Sen. Cody Rogers, R-Tulsa, received approval from the full Senate Wednesday. The measure provides $50 million in funding for repairs and improvements to the Arkansas River Levee Systems, which are currently at high risk of failure. "The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that the levees along the Arkansas River are among the worst in the country and are in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 23 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Scripps News has tapped former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to serve as a political analyst for the network. He made his debut on Monday, April 22. Hutchinson, who served as Arkansas' governor from 2015-2023, has appeared on all major national news shows and is a frequent speaker on college campuses. Hutchinson will join Scripps Ne  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Heather Taylor will serve as director of student aid at Arkansas Tech University effective Thursday, May 2. Taylor has served as ATU associate director of student aid since 2017 and has worked in the ATU Office of Financial Aid since 2002. Her promotion was announced by Brittny Daubenheyer, ATU assistant vice president for student affairs in enrollment management. "Heather brings twenty-two years of finan  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 25, 2024: On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, alongside Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, led a coalition of 17 States in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA). "Congress passed the  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Three students of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences won awards at the 21st Research Symposium of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Inc. (ARD), which was recently held in Nashville, Tennessee. In the poster competition, Sujan Bhattari, graduate student of aquaculture and fisheries, was awarded first place in th  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, April 26 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: Rain showers halted in time Thursday afternoon for officials at University of the Ozarks to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new $27 million, four-story residence hall on North College Avenue (Highway 103). The ceremony was attended by numerous students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni and Clarksville city officials as well as representatives of Kinco Constructors and Credo Design Architects. Con  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced that Dean Lawrence Whitman will be leaving his position as dean of the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to become the dean of Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Since joining UA Little Rock in 2015, Dean Whit  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Ahmed Elkhattabi The esports team at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is making waves both regionally and nationally, with standout performances in the recent Super Regional Tournament and the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Rocket League playoffs. In the Super Regional Tournament hosted at Hendrix University, UA Little Rock's esports team president, Benjamin Weisenfelder, sh  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Thanks to a $750,000 award from the Walmart Foundation, the Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice will continue to develop strategies to reduce hunger in Northwest Arkansas over the next 18 months. The Community of Practice is a collaboration between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and more than 20 regional organizations. By sharing ski  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) is collaborating with UAMS Health ARConnectNow, the American Red Cross, Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, The Alzheimer's Association, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) and Edward Jones to present a community event on "Disaster Preparedness for Older Adult  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 25 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the UAMS Child Development Center in Little Rock, a 20,000-square-foot facility that is scheduled to open in early May. The center will provide services for about 200 children, from infancy through prekindergarten, of UAMS employees and students. Of those slots, 10% are reserved for   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 24 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: UAPB is excited to announce that six scholars from the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff STEM Academy have been chosen to attend Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. This marks the first time in the 21st century that UAPB has had this many scholars accepted to such a prestigious medical institution. The UAPB STEM Academy is a specialized program aimed at nurturing educational growth and l  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: In Arkansas, there are two types of armyworms-true armyworms and fall armyworms. Armyworms are caterpillars, the larval form of moths, according to Dr. David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of graduate studies for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. "True armyworms are most often a spring-time pest, especially in northern Arkansas on cool season grass  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has been selected for an academic fellowship that supports early-career researchers studying science communication related to water issues. Dr. Kyungsun Lee, assistant professor of geography and coordinator of the geography minor at UA Little Rock, has been named to the second cohort of the SciComm Identities Projects Fellowship  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Dr. Kristin Dutcher Mann, a history professor at UA Little Rock, is working to make it easier for students across the world to learn about the history of Spanish colonial missions in North America. Mann contributed content on the subject as part of the Oxford University Press Uncovering World History Series, a collection of digital volumes that provides history instructors with tools to teach historical th  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Maxwell Lyons II left a gift of $50,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to support students who are dedicated to helping others. Lyons's estate gift will benefit the Salene and Maxwell Lyons Family Scholarship Fund, which was established in 1974 in honor of his parents. The scholarship fund benefits juniors and seniors majoring in philosophy, religion, and sociology, what L  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 25 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is happy to announce Dr. Constance Meadors as the new director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. Meadors has taken over for Dr. Keith Hudson, who is still serving the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium in a director emeritus role. Meadors' new role comes wi  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, April 26 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: The Rev. Elana Keppel Levy, co-pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Bixby, Okla., will visit campus on the week of April 29 through May 3 as part of the University of the Ozarks' Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will lead the University's weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30. From a very young age, Keppel Levy was drawn to study the Holocaust, particularly thos  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, April 25 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news on April 24, 2024: By Larry Isch Cody Williamson, a rising senior political science major from Fayetteville, Ark., was elected earlier this month by the student body as University of the Ozarks' Student Government Association president for the 2024-25 academic year. As a 24-year-old with a one-year-old child, Rowan, and a fiance, Ashton Nickell, Williamson believes he can bring a new perspective as SGA p  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 23 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis College of Education named higher education veteran Michael T. Miller as its new dean today. With a career in higher education spanning nearly four decades, Miller comes to the UofM from the University of Arkansas, where he is the David and Jane Gearhart Endowed Faculty Fellow. He most recently served as Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 26, 2024: On Thursday, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 17-State coalition, led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA).  more