RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Albessie Thompson will offer a presentation entitled "Community and Rootedness: Stories of the Ozark Foothills African American History Museum" at Arkansas Tech University on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Thompson will speak at 4 p.m. in Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center room 300B, 305 West Q Street on the ATU campus in Russellville. Admission will be free and open to the public. Founder of the Ozark Footh  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that the downtown Little Rock building to which his office will move will be renamed the Bob R. Brooks, Jr. Justice Building in honor of the former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Arkansas who passed away unexpectedly in February: "The plan was to rename the Boyle Building as part of its redevelopm  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding a letter sent on behalf of himself and 12 other state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act introduced by Senators Tom Cotton (AR), John Boozman (AR) and Richard Blumenthal (CT), and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03): "Stephen Hacala was a 25-  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing two promotions in his office: "Today I have promoted Ryan Owsley to be the new Chief Deputy Attorney General for my office and have named Greg McKay as the new Chief Investigator for the office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. "Ryan Owsley has served in my office as Deputy Attorney General for Opini  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is awarding $4.34 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects within 29 counties across the state. The grants fall into two categories: Facilities for Underdeveloped Neighborhoods (FUN) Park grants and matching grants. "My administration is looking for any opportunity to get kids   more

EAST CAMDEN, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined R2S and state and local leaders to break ground on R2S's new manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas. The facility will produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its variant, the SkyHunter(R) missile to be used by the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. allies. R2S is a joint venture between Rafael Advanced Defe  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University alumnus and Virgil L. Miller Jr. will be the spring 2024 ATU Diversity Speaks Lecture Series guest of honor on Friday, March 8. Miller, group Community Reinvestment Act director for Arvest Bank, will speak at 3 p.m. in Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center room 300, 305 West Q Street in Russellville. His appearance is hosted by the ATU Black Faculty and Staff Organization, t  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: The Arkansas Tech University Office of International Education will host a series of informational sessions Feb. 27-29 in observance of Fulbright Week 2024. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Progra  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Spring headcount enrollment at Arkansas Tech University is on the rise for the first time in five years. There are 8,308 students enrolled at ATU for spring 2024. That is a 1.2 percent increase over spring 2023, when ATU enrolled 8,210 students. It is the first spring-to-spring enrollment increase at ATU since 2019. Student semester credit hours (83,969 in spring 2024 as compared to 83,318 in spring 2023) a  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Students from the Arkansas Tech University College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were among approximately 70 university students from around the state who participated in 2024 Arkansas STEM Posters at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The annual event brings undergraduate students together to share their scientific findings with their peers at other universities, legislators a  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus logistics management program was identified as one of the editor's choice online associate degree logistics programs of 2024 by Supply Chain Management Edu. Supply Chain Management Edu is an online platform that provides prospective students with direct connections to institutions and programs that suit their educational goals through degree resources and program ran  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Cromwell Architects Engineers, Inc., a longtime supporter of higher education, is paving the way for students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to have a brighter future with a new scholarship for engineering majors. Cromwell has made a generous $25,000 donation to UA Little Rock to create the Cromwell Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship to help provide engineering majors with a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 21 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Arkansas businesses are receiving thousands of dollars in incentive payments and saving even more than that in energy usage by participating in Entergy Arkansas' Entergy Solutions Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) initiative. CEI, which provides energy efficiency strategies, consulting advice and technical expertise designed to help companies save money and energy, has awarded five companies $862,482 and is estimate  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University benefactor Jimmy Ferguson will provide the spring 2024 ATU School of Business Distinguished Lecture Series address. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, in Doc Bryan Student Services Center Lecture Hall, 1605 Coliseum Drive in Russellville. It will be free and open to the public. Dr. Russell Jones, ATU interim president, announced in December 2023 that the forthco  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Feb. 21 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College will honor alumnus, author, and longtime higher education and community leader Ronnie D. Williams '76 with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the 2024 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at 9 a.m., in Young-Wise Memorial Stadium. Following conferral of the honorary degree, Williams will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2024. A native of Menifee, Williams graduated from  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Alexus Raymo Hendrix College has joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law's Pathway Program for students who wish to pursue legal education and earn the Juris Doctor credential to attend the Bowen School of Law. "We are excited to partner with the Bowen School of Law in this program for students who wish to attend law school," said Hendrix President Karen Petersen.  more

SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- John Brown University issued the following news release: John Brown University announced a new undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence, beginning in the fall of 2024, making it the first Christian university in the U.S. to offer a bachelor's in the field. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, the current generative AI market is approximately $40 billion and is expected to grow to $1.3 trillion by 2032. While AI has come to the forefront of more discu  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bipartisan letter (https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/PBM-Letter-_NAAG-Letterhead-Final.aspx) - autho  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Mitzi Adams from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center will offer a public lecture entitled "NASA, Eclipses and My Life as a Scientist" at Arkansas Tech University on Friday, Feb. 23. Adams will speak at 7:15 p.m. in Doc Bryan Student Services Center Lecture Hall, 1605 Coliseum Drive in Russellville. Admission will be free. The lecture coincides with the Arkansas Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, whi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bipartisan letter, authored by the Attorneys General of Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, demands Congress take decisiv  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: As she begins her final semester of graduate studies in agricultural regulations, Tasbida Sultana has been reflecting on the path that led her to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the first place. It all started in 2016 when her husband, Atikur Rahman, moved to Little Rock, Arkansas from their home in Dhaka, Bangladesh to pursue a Ph.D. degree. "As my husband was getting esta  more

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- Thomas More University issued the following news release: Thomas More announces Hannah Keegan as the inaugural director of the Center for Faith, Mission, & Catholic Education (the Center). Keegan, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas and a master's degree in theological studies from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host a free virtual lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 28, showcasing research on how to create an integrated suicide and substance use intervention plan for adolescents receiving substance use treatment. Dr. Christina Sellers, assistant professor of social work at Simmons Un  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Johndrea Tatum, a part-time student in her third year of law school at UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, was recently named the recipient of the 2023-2024 Jennifer Carson Single Parent Scholarship. A native of Texarkana, Arkansas, Johndrea has always aspired to be an attorney, but after having children she gave up on the dream. "I've always known I wanted to be an attorney," Johndrea says. "Bu  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Feb. 22 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The 65th Annual Rural Life Conference will feature distinguished speakers. The conference is set for Friday, March 15, at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's (UAPB) Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Complex, 1204 L.A. "Prexy" Davis Drive. Jason Brown - Owner of First Fruits Farms Jason Brown will deliver the S.A. Haley Memorial Lecture. After graduating from the Universit  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: University of the Ozarks has begun construction this month on a new $27 million, four-story residence hall, one of the largest capital construction projects in the University's 190-year history. The 250-bed residence hall will be located on the east side of College Avenue, just north and adjacent to MacLean Hall. It is expected to be completed for the start of the 2025 Fall Semester. The University's Boa  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: The Windgate Foundation has made a $2.2 million gift to the University of the Ozarks' art department that will endow a current professorship position and allow the University to create a new graphic design curriculum. The gift includes a $2 million endowment to establish the Windgate Professor of Art position. This allows the University to reallocate operating funds for that position and create an additio  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to congressional leaders advocating for legislative action to reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices. The letter, sent by the National Association of Attorneys General, was led by Arkansas, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. According to the bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, the "original purpose [of] the Pharmacy Benefit Managers  more