LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 2 -- The Arkansas Attorney General issued the following consumer alert: States have had to adapt quickly to the keep their residents safe from COVID-19 and worked hard to ensure economic resources are easily available. In recent weeks, the Arkansas Attorney General's Office has received complaints from Arkansans receiving notices that they had applied for unemployment benefits when they had not in fact applied for benefits. In other cases, consumers have received the une  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: While the Public Utility Commission of Texas denied approval of Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s (SWEPCO) plan to add 309 megawatts (MW) of wind energy to serve Texas customers, American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has received the other regulatory approvals needed to acquire the entire planned 1,485 MW of North Central wind generation. AEP is investing approximately $2 billion to bring new renewable ener  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Arkansas Alumni Association is proud to announce the newest members of the National Alumni Board of Directors who are a part of the Class of 2023. These alumni have agreed to serve a three-year term, which began Wednesday, July 1. New board members Kathleen Gonzalez B.S.'11 of Rogers is a sales analyst with Coca-Cola Company. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas in landscape  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, June 30 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Lisa Glasco has been appointed interim director of the Office of Procurement Services at Arkansas State University, following the recent retirement of Carol Barnhill, announced Dr. Russ Hannah, senior associate vice chancellor for finance/associate chief financial officer. Glasco joined the Procurement Services staff at A-State in August 2000. Among her achievements, she has completed training for certificatio  more

CHADRON, Nebraska, July 2 -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: Chadron State College Vice President for Academic Affairs Jim Powell announced Wednesday that Dr. Wendy Waugh and Dr. Alaric (Al-ah-rick) Williams are new Deans at Chadron State College. Waugh, who served as Interim Dean of the School of Business, Math and Science, and Graduate Program, last academic year, begins her full time appointment July 1. Williams, a native of Stamps, Arkansas, will be the Dean of Pro  more

ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, July 3 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: Cowley College has partnered with KanOkla Networks and the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas to provide a pair of Summer Information Technology (IT) Camps at the Caldwell Community Building in Caldwell, KS. The Middle School IT Camp will take place July 6-10 and the High School IT Camp will be held July 13-17. Both camps will run daily from 9 a.m. to noon. The camps were an idea brought up in meetings w  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 30 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix faculty member Dr. Kiril Kolev recently became a member of the Democratic Erosion Consortium, a collaboration of academics from more than 50 colleges and universities working to understand threats to democracy in the U.S. and abroad. Led by Dr. Robert Blair at Brown University, the consortium seeks to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching, and public engagement. Its other members inc  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 1 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Steering Committee of the University of Arkansas Humanities Center has approved two grant competitions for fall 2020, funding humanities research and programming to move from words to action in the effort to reveal and dismantle systemic racism at the University of Arkansas. The "Confronting Our Past/Interrogating Our Present Research Grants" will support humanities research by undergraduates, graduate  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 30 -- Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill issued the following statement on June 29: "By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a Louisiana requirement that abortion doctors have hospital admitting privileges. Indiana, together with Arkansas, previously submitted an amicus brief joined by 18 other states urging the court both to reject the authority of abortion clinics to bring this type of lawsuit and to uphold the Louisiana admitting privileges law. "Just  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: Kristi Smith, senior director of development and interim director of the UA Little Rock Alumni Association, has been named to the University of Arkansas System Task Force on Racial Equity. UA System President Dr. Donald Bobbitt announced a task force of 14 members who will consider issues around racial equity at the campuses, divisions, and units within the UA System. "Discussions and the  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 1 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: Dr. Jan P. Springer, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been named the new director of the George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Emerging Analytics Center (EAC) is a research center that is home to an energetic group of researchers, faculty, and students performing innovative research and development in te  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Donald DuRousseau joined IT Services as director of research computing on June 29. In this role, DuRousseau will provide strategic leadership in the areas of cyberinfrastructure technologies and academic research computing services for the university. DuRousseau brings 20 years of technology experience including leadership with Cyber Security Education Solutions and George Washington University. He holds   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: An interdisciplinary team of University of Arkansas researchers is fighting COVID-19 using microwaves and plasma to disinfect personal protective equipment for medical professionals. Researchers hope it will enable single-use equipment to be safely reused. Samir El-Ghazaly, distinguished professor of electrical engineering, and Yuchun Du, associate professor of biological sciences, received a $299,963 gran  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Steven C. Ricke will receive National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the annual Poultry Science Association meeting, which will be held virtually July 20-22. Ricke is the Donald "Buddy" Wray Endowed Chair in Food Safety and director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. He is also a faculty member of the food science department for the divisio  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Steven C. Ricke will receive National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the annual Poultry Science Association meeting, which will be held virtually July 20-22. Ricke is the Donald "Buddy" Wray Endowed Chair in Food Safety and director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. He is also a faculty member of the food science department for the divisio  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: University of Arkansas alumnus Tom Rowland is expressing his gratitude with a $317,000 real estate gift to the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. The exhibition gallery in the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation will be known as the "Thomas Rowland Exhibition Gallery" in his honor. The naming is subject to the approval of Chancellor Joe Steinmetz and the University of A  more

RIVERSIDE, California, July 3 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: Associate men's basketball head coach Mike Magpayo will lead the Highlanders following the announcement that head coach David Patrick accepted the associate head Men's Basketball coaching position at the University of Arkansas, a move that provides Patrick with a return to the SEC and the opportunity to be closer to family in the South. "I am proud to have served as the UC Riverside head m  more