LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of a 16-state coalition of state attorneys general in the United States Supreme Court in the matter of Muldrow v. City of St. Louis: "Cities and states must have the flexibility to move employees around to deliver the best services to their constituents and meet critic  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing he is ordering a Chinese state-owned company to divest its ownership of approximately 160 acres of land in Craighead County and imposing a civil penalty of $280,000 for failure to timely report foreign ownership: "This is the first enforcement action I have taken under the authority granted u  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after kicking off his office's inaugural Human Trafficking Summit: "Today I have announced the creation of the Statewide Tactical Operations Partnership (STOP) to combat human trafficking in Arkansas. This effort will provide a structure for collaboration and cooperation among key law enforcement agencies, so  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * After Dr. Brian Hyatt surrendered in Pulaski County District Court, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "This morning Dr. Brian Hyatt appeared in Pulaski County District Court and entered a plea of not guilty on multiple charges of Medicaid fraud in response to an affidavit and arrest warrant filed by my office. Dr. Hyatt was released on a $15  more

MALVERN, Arkansas, Oct. 20 -- Arkansas State University Three Rivers (formerly the College of the Ouachitas) issued the following news: Arkansas State University Three Rivers (ASUTR) reported a record enrollment for the two-year college. For Fall 2023, the College realized a 10.7 percent increase with 2,028 students enrolled. Full-time equivalent enrollment (total number of course credits enrolled divided by 15 - the number of credits per semester considered as full-time) is up 21.5 percent at   more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University has added a third business consultant to their team. Batesville native Rheanna Branscum will begin assisting small businesses through consulting and training events. Laura Miller, director of ASBTDC, said they will continue to work in the ten counties they currently serve, with Branscum focusing on marketing.   more

LOWELL, Arkansas, Oct. 20 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Living in a high-interest rate environment presents a unique opportunity for your finances to grow in a significant way. At Arvest, our commitment is to empower customers with the knowledge and resources necessary to make informed financial decisions. We're here to help make your money work smarter and more efficiently to help you reach your goals. That's why we've introduced deposit products that brea  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Oct. 19 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: More than 165 participants recently took part in Agriculture Farm Field Day at the Pearlie S. Reed/Robert L. Cole Small Farm Outreach Wetlands and Water Management Center (SFO-WWMC) on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Farm in Lonoke, Arkansas. Tractor-pulled trailers brought them to different learning stations, where they heard from scientists, researchers and faculty reporting on  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Baptist Health, in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank, has opened milk depots at two of its medical centers in Conway and Stuttgart. The Conway Baptist Health Milk Depot and the Stuttgart Baptist Health Milk Depot are designated spaces for women to donate milk, which will be sent to the UAMS Milk Bank for screening, pasteurization  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.3 million in investments to six projects in Arkansas through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom up and   more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 20 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Just in time for the total solar eclipse next April, Arkansas State University is announcing the installation of the Voyage Model Solar System on the campus. Voyage is funded by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), in partnership with Arkansas State University Museum. "The awe-inspiring exhibition will take visitors on an interplanetary journey through an incredibly detailed model of our solar system, of  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Oct. 21 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2023: Dr. Carolyn Frazier Blakely, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, will serve as the 2023 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal. The parade, which features local, in-state, and out-of-state entries, will start at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Main and Martin Streets and proceed north through Downtown Pine Bluff before turning at the corner of Se  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Oct. 21 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Keisha Lance Bottoms is the featured speaker in the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series on October 24 in the STEM Building Conference Center. Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta Mayor and former Senior Advisor to President Joseph Biden for Public Engagement, will be the featured speaker in the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the University of Arkansas   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Matt Kern, M.D., and Andrea McMahon, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute - Northwest as outpatient psychiatrists. Both are assistant professors in the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. PRI - Northwest provides outpatient mental health services to adults 18 years and up. The c  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Todd Brinkley, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute as an outpatient psychiatrist. An assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, Brinkley sees patients in the Psychiatric Research Institute's Walker Family Clinic as well as UAMS' Student Wellness Program. A di  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The U of A and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative proudly announce the newly created Native American Student Services director position on the U of A campus. This position, funded through a U.S. Department of Agriculture Tribal New Beginnings Grant, will serve as a cornerstone in the university's dedication for Native American student support. "Investing in the next generation of Native Americ  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Mitigating Human-Wildlife Contact and Pandemic Risk * * * A U of A research group is trying to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, and stop future pandemics, by conducting research on bats and their viruses in rural Kenya. As part of this, graduate student Reilly Jackson has been studying bats living in people's homes to understand how people can be exposed to bat viruses. Her work has taken   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock dedicated the newly renovated Staley Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Lab Oct. 5 in the Engineering and Applied Technology Sciences building at UA Little Rock. The lab will help students in the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering emphasize the important role that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) subcontractors h  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a one-day conference to educate physicians, nurses and other health care professionals across the state about the benefits of culinary medicine programs for optimal patient health. Called "Prescription for Health: Food as Medicine," the conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 19 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will offer lung cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. Low-dose CT screenings, which are X-rays of the lungs, will be given on the 7th floor of the Cancer Institute, which is located at 449 Jack Stephens Drive in Little Rock. Free parking will be availabl  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Participants needed for a study examining the effects of the immune system on social perception in the workplace. People's immune system is activated when they are sick or experiencing a stressor, and recent research suggests that it affects people's social behavior as well. Because people often have to make important decisions about hiring and promotions while they are sick or stressed, it is impo  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Community Literacies Collaboratory, the signature program of the Brown Chair in English Literacy, recently inaugurated its Brown-Chair-funded grant program with awarding $102,259.00 in grant support to Arkansan and national literacy organizations, educators, researchers and advocates, either to create or continue projects that will improve literacy learning and development toward helping all pe  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Gender Studies Program is pleased to announce its third annual Bridge Fellows program. The Bridge Fellows Program is designed to support graduate research on gender issues in any department or college for the spring semester. The support for Bridge Fellows is $1,000 per recipient, and that support can be used to cover travel, transcription costs, registration fees for conferences or webinars,   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Postponed: The Division of Research and Innovation is hosting a series of research funding workshops for on-campus investigators this semester. The next workshop, "Presentations and Pitches: Communicating Your Research to Various Audiences," has been postponed. The new workshop will take place from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. Stay tuned for more information about the new location for the event. Cy  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The scientific journal Frontiers has appointed professor Omar Manasreh of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as an editor for the Frontiers in Materials journal's board. Frontiers is a Swiss-based open-access scientific journal publisher that reviews worldwide submissions. Frontiers in Materials has an impact factor of 3.2 with over 21,000 citations. The impact factor me  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: By Lori McLemore Sherry Li, professor of economics at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, is the new holder of the Lewis E. Epley Jr. Professorship. Li, the second holder of this prestigious title, follows Gary Ferrier, Ph.D., who retired this past summer after 30 years of service to the University of Arkansas. "I am pleased to officially announce Professor Sherry Li as the   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center is pleased to recognize 18 not-so-new faculty members with the Tech Integrity Badge. In September, not-so-new faculty, defined as faculty in their third or greater years of service at the U of A, had the opportunity to participate in programming on campus offered by the center, submit a reflection and be recognized with an electronic badge. The program that qu  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: High temperatures and disease are both serious enemies in poultry production. That led recent poultry science graduate Alessandro Rocchi to investigate the link between the two. Research such as this is important in an industry that was valued at more than $50 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rocchi, a May 2023 U of A honors graduate in poultry science, worked wit  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The fifth annual WISE Future Leaders Symposium will be held Oct. 26-27 and will showcase several locations in Northwest Arkansas. The event, themed "Chain Makers. Change Makers," will celebrate female pioneers who have led the way for women in supply chain management, and many legends of the industry will be on hand. The WISE event, which stands for Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence, feature  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * WHAT: Fixer to Fabulous WHERE/WHEN: Premieres Tuesday, November 7, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV WHO: Husband-and-wife renovation duo Dave and Jenny Marrs will bring more of Bentonville, Arkansas', dilapidated houses to life in a new season of the hit HGTV series, Fixer to Fabulous. In each of the 16 new episodes, the Marrs will channel Dave's construction know-how and m  more