LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement regarding a letter sent on behalf of himself and 10 other state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant (DIIG) Act: "The DIIG Act is bipartisan legislation that responds to the clear and present industrial and national-security threats posed by the proliferation o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 10 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: * * * Board of Trustees of Southern Arkansas University Gary Sewell, El Dorado, to the Board of Trustees of Southern Arkansas University. Term expires January 14, 2029. Replaces Erica Woods. * * * Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board Andy Davis, Roland, to the Graduate Medical Education Residenc  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following State of the State address on April 10, 2024: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered the State of the State Address after the convening of the 94th General Assembly Fiscal Session on Wednesday, April 10th. The Governor's remarks as prepared are below: Speaker Shepherd, President Hester, Constitutional Officers, members of the Supreme Court, distinguished Members of the General Assembly,   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 13 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University's Dr. Christine Austin has assisted the Kosovo Accreditation Agency in developing and completing a document designed to aid the Republic of Kosovo in establishing best practices in higher education. The document is entitled "Thematic Analysis of Processes Involved in Accrediting/Reaccrediting Study Programs: A Three-Year Review of Accreditation Processes for a Study Program  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 8 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Eighteen Arkansas Tech University students are participating in eclipse-related research led by members of the ATU faculty. The student eclipse researchers had an opportunity to meet with representatives from NASA on Thursday, April 4, to discuss any possible improvements to their research and the possible outcomes. Dr. Doug Barron, ATU associate professor of wildlife science, and Misty Barron, ATU  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 13 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University undergraduate and graduate students will present the results of their inquiry into topics of interest during the 2024 ATU Student Research Symposium from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. Students will present in one of three categories: in-person poster, in-person round table and online. The in-person presentations will take place in Dr. Robert Charles Brown  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 10 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Three Hendrix seniors recently attended the Society for Applied Anthropology's 2024 national conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They each presented original research and received funding from the Hendrix Odyssey Program to participate in the conference. The students, who are all sociology/anthropology majors with an anthropology emphasis, were accompanied by Hendrix Professor of Anthropology Dr. Anne Gol  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 12 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today in Jonesboro that the Judd Hill Foundation has pledged $1 million to establish the Judd Hill Foundation Fund for Excellence in support of the UAMS Northeast Regional Campus and cancer patients in the region. "I would like to thank the Judd Hill Foundation for its continued support of UAMS, helping us to adva  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Whitley Small The 2024 Global Game Jam was hosted by UA Little Rock's Department of Rhetoric and Writing on Jan. 22-28. Game Jam is the world's biggest game creation event, where participants around the world are given 48 hours and a theme to design a video game from scratch. Participants may work alone or in groups to create their games. Thirteen participants at UA Little Rock's CRUX Lab made nine gam  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock raised nearly $160,000 for student scholarships during its 19th annual Taste of Little Rock event featuring some of the best restaurants in the city. Taste of Little Rock, presented by Regions Bank and Pepsi, UA Little Rock's highly anticipated culinary and social event raises funds for the UA Little Rock Alumni Scholarship Fund, providing thous  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Whitley Small Armin Mortazi, a junior biology major and chemistry minor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a prestigious grant from the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) awarded by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) for his research in combating antibiotic resistance. Under the guidance of Dr. Noureen Siraj, associate professor of chemist  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller A UA Little Rock student gained valuable research experience and mentoring during the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Paige Poindexter, a senior biology major from Little Rock, is one of 10 students from colleges and universities around the country who was selected for the program, a National Heart, Lung, and Bloo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller A group of 17 music and music education majors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock competed at the National Association of Teachers of Singers (NATS) student auditions Feb. 23-24 at Henderson State University, bringing home seven awards from the competition. The National Association of Teachers of Singing celebrates the art of singing through a series of competitions and audi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 13 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: A free, public forum on Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's plus syndromes will be held April 21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The ninth annual Parkinson's Symposium will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Fred Smith auditorium on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute. A virtual option is available for those   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 13 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC) will hold an all-day perinatal quality improvement workshop April 24 in Little Rock. This workshop is organized in partnership with the Perinatal Outcomes Workgroup Through Education and Research (POWER), a part of the High-Risk Pregnancy Program at UAMS's Institute fo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 12 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The 2024 Family Medicine Spring Review at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 14.5 hours of online continuing education April 24-26 for family physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, social workers and certified health educators. Presented by the UAMS College   more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 13 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: By Rachel Putman The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, in partnership with the United States Department of Homeland Security's Center for Countering Human Trafficking, Homeland Security Investigations, and the UAFS Department of Criminal Justice will host a symposium titled "Human Trafficking: Hear, Learn, Share" on Thursday, April 18. This no-cost, one-day event is aimed at elevating awarene  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 12 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The head of UA Little Rock's nursing program was honored for being a 'patriotic employer' to a fellow nursing professor whose spouse serves in the Arkansas National Guard. Dr. Sloan Davidson, director of the School of Nursing at UA Little Rock, was among a group of a few dozen people who were invited to Camp Joseph T. Robinson on March 2 to be honored for their support as employers of t  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Dr. Rebecca Lochmann, professor of aquaculture and fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, was recently presented the Distinguished Service Award at the Aquaculture America conference held in San Antonio, Texas. Hosted by the U.S. Aquaculture Society (USAS) and partners, Aquaculture America is the nation's only major national aquaculture conference and exposition. Accord  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 13 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The Southwest Arkansas Small Farms Conference is set for April 17 at Hempstead Hall of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT), 2500 S. Main Street in Hope, Arkansas. The event is for small and limited-resource farmers, gardeners and community members. Hosted by the UAHT and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), the conference is free and open to the public. This year's agr  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 13 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: The forthcoming agricultural education building at Arkansas Tech University will be funded in part by a $20,000 donation from Yell County Farm Bureau. The new ATU agricultural education building will be approximately 1,980 square feet and will house welding equipment, a tool storage area, classroom space, laboratory space and other equipment. It will be located on the Tech Farm, adjacent to the ATU Greenhou  more