LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 14 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Announces Appointments LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the following appointments: Arkansas Early Childhood Commission Dr. Jason Williams, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term to expire June 30, 2027. Replaces Elizabeth Waldrum. Arkansas Economic Development Commission Sam Russell, Bentonvi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Economist Awarded Nearly $750K NSF Grant to Study Water Use in Agriculture Dr. Kent Kovacs, an associate professor of accounting, economics, and finance at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a nearly $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research, Innovation, Synergies, and Education (RISE) to study how farmers' risk preferences impact   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Holds Nationally Recognized Trauma-Informed Practice Course for Social Work Graduate Students The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started a specialized course that provides advanced training for Master of Social Work students to address working with youth and families who experience trauma. Selected as part of the National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Deve  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Professor Explores Global Collaboration in Peace and Conflict Studies Research Amid COVID-19 A UA Little Rock professor has published a paper examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global collaborations in peace and conflict studies research. Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, professor of political science at UA Little Rock, was a member of three large cross-national research proj  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Student Uses MPA Skills to Secure $150,000 Grant for Church Angelita Faller A Master of Public Administration (MPA) student at UA Little Rock is putting her education to good use by securing a $150,000 grant to enhance safety and security in her community. Lenora Jackson-Ayers, who works as a regional team leader and child welfare trainer at MidSOUTH, leveraged the knowledge and tra  more