LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * Following a decision today by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in the case Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Today, the Eighth Circuit became the first federal court of appeals to make clear that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is not privately e  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: * * * Division of Aeronautics Timmy Stockdale, Hot Springs, to the Division of Aeronautics. Term Expires November 9, 2027. Replaces Blake Williamson. Shannon Hobbs, Wynne, to the Division of Aeronautics. Term Expires November 9, 2028. Replaces Richard Dawe. * * * State Library Board Sh  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: * * * Bradley County Quorum Court, Justice of the Peace District 2 Don Schwebel, Warren, to the Bradley County Quorum Court, Justice of the Peace District 2. Term expires December 31, 2024. Replaces Eddie Wayne Parnell. * * * Marion County Quorum Court, Justice of the Peace District 9 Miles Wellein, Harrison, to  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees approved a reduction in square footage for a forthcoming student union and recreation center on the Russellville campus during a meeting at Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center on Monday, Nov. 20. As a result of the decision, the square footage of the building will be reduced from the original design of 95,000 square feet to 68,000 square feet. Cuts fr  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Christine E. Austin, director of assessment and institutional effectiveness and professor of student affairs administration at Arkansas Tech University, has earned a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Austin's project will be exchanging knowledge and establishing partnerships with the Kosovo Accreditation Agency during an in-person visit to the Republic of Kosovo in southeast Europe. Through a   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University senior Colton Morris of Mountainburg earned regional acclaim for his research during the 2023 Southeastern Fishes Council meeting. Morris earned third place in the Suttkus Best Student Poster Presentation. His presentation was entitled "Microhabitat use of the Highland Darter (Etheostoma teddyroosevelt) in the Illinois Bayou watershed of Arkansas." The competition honors Ro  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University has identified permanent leadership for its academic colleges. Dr. Tim Carter (College of Education and Health), Tracy Cole (College of Business and Economic Development), Dr. Sarah Gordon (Graduate College) and Dr. John Jackson (College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), all of whom were serving in an interim capacity, have been selected to lead their respective A  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 29 community leaders from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee as fellows of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive nine-month leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: UA Little Rock Downtown hosted a panel discussion on art, history, and activism on Nov. 7 to commemorate the opening of a new exhibit, "Their Voices," on display at UA Little Rock Downtown through Dec. 7. The panel, "Cultivating Civic Engagement Through Art: How Art Can Help Us Reflect on the Past and Engage in the Present," brought together artists, educators, and historians. The panelists included Rex De  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, hypertension, adult echocardiography, critical care echocardiography, critical care m  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 21 (TNSRes) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: The year-round weather in New York City is predicted to warm to that of Arkansas within as little as 60 years. Summers in many places haven't been this warm in more than one thousand centuries, and the planet's ice caps are melting much more quickly than was previously thought. Storms are becoming more severe, too. In 2021 New York and New Jersey took direct hits from tropical storms Henri and   more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Nov. 23 -- The Arkansas National Guard issued the following news release: By Airman 1st Class Roann Gatdula, 154th Wing Public Affairs - Hawaii Air National Guard Joint Forces from across the United States and the Pacific participated in a large-scale joint training exercise Nov. 1-10 that included the largest airdrop in Hawaii history. The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation is a large-scale training exercise that enables coll  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), celebrating its year-long sesquicentennial, will host its 168th commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 10 a.m. (processional begins at 9:45 a.m.) at the Pine Bluff Convention Center located at 1 Convention Center Plaza and will livestream the ceremony via YouTube. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., will serve as commencement speak  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A team of UA Little Rock seniors are competing in a unique competition that will test their skills in the fast lane. As one of 10 teams competing in the Roofing Alliance's 10th Anniversary Construction Management Student Competition, they will be completing a bid for the roof of the prestigious Formula 1 Paddock Building in Las Vegas. This is the first time that a team of students from UA Little Rock are c  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The 2023 Immersion Summit, hosted by the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, took place virtually Nov. 9-10. The purpose of the summit was to connect a diverse grouping of university students and faculty from across the nation with the thriving supply chain ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas. The Supply Chain Immersion Summit is an event within   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: By Lori McLemore The Sam M. Walton College of Business invites industry leaders, business professionals, faculty and students to the Women in IT: Taking IT to the Edge online conference on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hosted by Walton College Executive Education and the Department of Information Systems, the conference will highlight: * Generative AI *   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Two legal communication students won an award at the most recent meeting of the National Communication Association. Alondra Gilbrech and Reaves Robinson were named as the runners-up for the James L. Golden Outstanding Student Essay in Rhetoric Award. This highly competitive award honors the best student essay on the history, theory, or criticism of rhetoric. Gilbrech and Robinson's essay is titled, "The Ca  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: After serving for three years on the National Association for Play Therapy Board, Kristi Perryman was recently elected for another term. "I am truly honored to serve APT members on the board of directors and to have the opportunity to advocate at this level for play therapy," she said. The 10-person board serves as a bridge between the administrative side and the Association for Play Therapy members, meet  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens has awarded Daniel Levine, University Professor of classical studies and world languages, the Aristeia Award for Distinguished Alumni/ae for 2024. The purpose of the Aristeia Award is to honor living alumni/ae of the ASCSA who have provided exceptional service to the School and who have contributed in an extraordinary way to the School's mission in any or   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Students in U of A's Walmart Mentoring Circle recently spent a day touring and meeting with leaders at Walmart and Sam's Club corporate headquarters. The students are all apparel merchandising and product development majors in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Science's School of Human Environmental Sciences. Students visited with Jennifer Ginsberg and team in human resources and tal  more