JONESBORO, Arkansas, Nov. 15 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Once a student has completed his or her education at Arkansas State University, their next challenge is landing their first job in their chosen field. Crystal Blake, assistant director of records in the Registrar's Office said in the past, students only needed to have a transcript when applying for jobs but more and more are being asked to provide a diploma as well. From this point forward, students who recei  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Two professors at Arkansas State University have received grant funding totaling more than $700,000 to conduct research that will ultimately help secure the nation's food supply. Dr. Tanja McKay, professor of entomology and interim department chair for biological sciences, and Dr. GwanSeon Kim, assistant professor of agricultural economics, were recently awarded a $420,391 grant through the U.S. Depar  more

POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri, Nov. 17 -- College of the Ozarks issued the following news release: College of the Ozarks and School of the Ozarks hosted the Arkansas Poet Laureate Suzanne Underwood Rhodes on Nov. 2. During her visit, Rhodes spoke to students in Associate Professor of English Matthew Miller's college creative writing class. She also spoke to students in Assistant Professor of Literature Amy Martin's high school humanities class. "We study and admire poetry from great poets and even s  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 15 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Entergy Arkansas is investing in the lives of their customers by providing funding for a major workforce development initiative in northeast Arkansas. Tech Depot, a $4.27 million workforce development initiative in Newport, Arkansas, is receiving a $100,000 grant to acquire equipment and furniture to be used in training individuals for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Entergy Arkansas is partnering with  more

SPRING, Texas, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) today announced plans to become a leading producer of lithium, a key component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Work has begun for the company's first phase of North America lithium production in southwest Arkansas, an area known to hold significant lithium deposits. The product offer will be branded as Mobil(TM)   more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Courtney Hatch among 2023-25 AGU LANDInG Fellows * * * Hendrix College chemistry professor Dr. Courtney Hatch '00 was recently selected to join the 2023-2025 cohort of Fellows for the American Geophysical Union Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences (AGU LANDInG), a two-year professional development program for current and aspiring DEI leaders in the Earth   more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: The Hendrix College Office of Engaged Learning announced recently that Odyssey Professorships have been awarded to three members of the Hendrix College faculty. The terms for these awards will begin on June 1, 2024. "The Odyssey Professorships demonstrate Hendrix's commitment to investing in the professional development of our faculty and in providing engaged learning for students. As a result of this year's projec  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Nov. 13 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College has named Dr. Todd Berryman to be the Associate Provost for Advising and Student Success. Dr. Berryman, a professor of history, begins his new role on July 1, 2024. He succeeds Dr. Liz Gron, who will retire at the close of the academic year. Berryman, who joined the Department of History at Hendrix in 2006, has served as the convener of the Academic and Professional Concerns Committee, chaired the D  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: The Committee on Engaged Learning is pleased to announce $58,659.43 in Odyssey funding to 10 projects. These projects range from artistic explorations in weaving, murals, museums and galleries, poetry, music, fashion, and public art installation to exploring the connections between environmental and human wellness and more. Since 2005, the Committee on Engaged Learning has awarded more than $5 million - $ 5,087,907.  more

SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- John Brown University issued the following news release: The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities announced that Ted Song, Ph.D., chief diversity officer at JBU, has been selected as one of the first three CCCU Presidential Fellows along with Keith Hall, Ph.D., (Azusa Pacific University) and Sarah Visser, Ph.D., (Calvin University). The Presidential Fellowship Program is a new, yearlong fellowship to prepare leaders to answer the call to t  more

COLUMBUS, Mississippi, Nov. 16 -- Mississippi University for Women issued the following news release: Mississippi University for Women's President Nora Miller was recently elected to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Board of Directors at the organization's annual conference in Chicago. Miller was among three other university presidents elected to the board: Houston Davis, president, University of Central Arkansas; DeRionne Pollard, president, Nevada State Uni  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University's graduate program in strength and conditioning has earned the distinction of membership in the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Education Recognition Program (ERP). Founded in 1978, the NSCA is a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning and related sport science professions around the world. "A successful career in strength an  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: A UAMS research team is using a $1.54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support its goal of finding better treatments for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. The four-year award from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will allow Roy Morello, Ph.D., and his interdisciplinary team to test whe  more

MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, Nov. 17 -- Southern Arkansas University issued the following news: Sarah Dudley has many reasons to love the Southern Arkansas University+VISTA program. It connected her to the Boys and Girls Club of Magnolia, where she established a mentorship program for at-risk youth; promoted her to Team Leader; and, introduced her to husband Allen Dudley. She wasn't expecting an invitation from the Clinton Foundation to attend the AmeriCorps: 30 Years Forward Summit on October 26th, muc  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Sean Taverna, Ph.D., is the new dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School. He succeeds Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D., who retired after serving as dean since 2004. A cancer researcher and molecular scientist with a successful track record as a graduate student mentor, leader and recruiter, Taverna joins UAMS from the Johns Hopkins Un  more

MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, Nov. 17 -- Southern Arkansas University issued the following news: Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees met today to discuss personnel changes during the transition phase of the SAU presidential position. After calling the meeting to order, board chair, Erica Woods, called the roll of board members, and all were present. She also thanked everyone for their work in ensuring a smooth transition during this time. Board members then exited into executive session. Upo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: UA Little Rock alumnus Khim Aday declared the word "pivot" as his theme word of 2023. It was an apt choice for the strategic communication graduate. This year, he pivoted his vast communications and public relations experience at top companies like Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald's Corporation into a successful new career in entertainment. Aday has transitioned to iHeartMedia, the #1 audio company in the Uni  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Several U of A faculty and staff have recently been recognized for their involvement with the International Center for Academic Integrity. Since its inception, U of A faculty and staff have contributed to the center in a variety of ways. The International Center for Academic Integrity was founded in 1992 by Don McCabe, a professor at Rutgers University. Over the past three decades, the center has helped un  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock honored five of its outstanding graduates with the UA Little Rock Distinguished Alumni Awards during a Nov. 10 awards ceremony at the Clinton Presidential Center. The university recognized Oscar Horton and Bill Mathis, Jr. as the winners of the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award as well as Stephanie Caruthers and Nancy Secen as the winners of the Presidents Awa  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Dr. Brittini R. Brown, an alumna of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's (UAPB) regulatory sciences program, grew up in Augusta, Arkansas. Throughout her formative years, there was no question of where she would one day enroll in college. "My entire family went to UAPB - my mother, aunts and cousins, to name a few," she said. "Not only was graduating from UAPB a family legacy, but it's al  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: UA Little Rock leader Alfred Williams, who serves as co-chair of the university's Centennial Campaign, has been recognized for the impact he has made during his career in the Arkansas insurance industry. Williams is one of six honorees who was inducted into the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Oct. 19 at the University of Central Arkansas. Created in 2015, the Hall of Fame identifies and honors distinguished  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: As winter nears, farmers and ranchers can expect more trouble with predators, Dr. David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension Program livestock specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. Prey get harder to find as reptiles, amphibians and rodents burrow under the ground or beneath deep snow, and many birds migrate south. Livestock, especially those kept on smaller acreages, become   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: During Nov. 2-4, the U of A hosted an international symposium -- Africa in Iberia: Memories, Genealogies and Geographies in Early Modernity -- at which more than 30 scholars discussed how early modern Black Spaniards conceptualized Africa and Africanness in their archival footprint as well as in their cultural products and practices. The research symposium was organized by Diana Berruezo-Sanchez o  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Emergency Medicine Club and Alpha Epsilon Delta are co-hosting a speaker event featuring Dr. Sarah Weston, an M.D. of emergency medicine, Thursday, Nov. 30, at Kimpel Hall room 105. Weston will talk about her medical career and will answer questions that students have about medicine and emergency medicine. Tangier's Mediterranean food will be served. This event is supported by the Student Activities  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Several students in crop, soil and environmental sciences in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences earned awards and participated in activities at the Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences annual meeting in St. Louis. Students competed in areas of impromptu speech, crops judging, pedology, research presentations and posters, quiz bowl and visual pre  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Carol Goforth, Clayton N. Little Professor of Law, has been selected by American Bar Association's State and Local Government Law Section to serve as the ABA advisor to the Drafting Committee on Virtual Currency Customer Protection of the Uniform Law Commission. The Virtual Currency Customer Protection Committee is tasked with developing a new act to replace the Uniform Supplemental Commercial Law for the  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: On Monday, Oct. 30, the department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures hosted Clorinda Donato, professor of Italian and French from California State University-Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Professor Donato is also the director of the Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies, also located at CSU-Long Beach. Professor Donato visited the World Languages an  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Behind every successful department is the dedicated IT team that ensures the smooth functioning of technical infrastructure. One such member of the Department of Industrial Engineering is Luan Ho. Ho's innovative solutions, exceptional work ethic and commitment to providing excellent customer service have made him a vital asset. Ho's selection as Employee of the First Quarter was supported by numerous memb  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Researchers on campus might notice BioRAFT has been rebranded to what is now SciShield. The product, team, and company remain the same, but with refreshed branding. The SciShield name embodies the same mission to provide scientists and scientific organizations with the solutions required to maintain safe and productive laboratories. As part of the rebranding, our uark.bioraft.com instance will au  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Arkansas Archeological Survey is excited to announce the hire of Robert J. Scott to lead their Parkin Archeological State Park research station. Scott will conduct research on the Mississippian, de Soto contact and historic periods of this state-owned National Historic Landmark site to better understand its history and share it with the public in conjunction with Arkansas State Parks staff. Th  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The U of A's SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows recently visited Texas A&M University for the program's first workshop to connect with other academic leaders across the Southeastern Conference. The U of A's 2023-24 SEC ALDP Fellows were announced earlier this fall and include Judith Anne Garretson Folse, chair of the Department of Marketing in the Sam M. Walton College of Business  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: The Business Communication Lab at the Sam M. Walton College of Business and the U of A Department of Communication hosted the annual Presenter of the Year Competition on Nov. 7. Logan Williams delivered the winning speech, receiving a $250 Amazon gift card; Darby Marion came in second, winning a $150 Amazon gift card; and Summer Wolfe placed third, receiving a $100 Amazon gift ca  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 18 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: By Lori McLemore During a two-day event earlier this month, 145 students from eight classes within the Sam M. Walton College of Business participated in the college's 2023 Sales Competition, the largest one held to date. To participate, students must be enrolled in the Selling and Sales Management class (MKTG 4343) for the Nov. 8 team competition and in the Advanced Professional  more