BATESVILLE, Arkansas, April 23 -- Lyon College issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation Donates $11 Million to Establish Shelter Medicine Program at Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine Lyon College announced today an $11 million gift from the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation (AARF) to establish the Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program at the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The donation will position Lyon College as a leader   more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, April 23 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * Medina-Bolivar and Schmid Collaborate on Anti-Aging Research Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar and Dr. Edward Schmid of the Department of Biological Sciences and the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University are collaborating on a groundbreaking project supported by a $75,000 grant from the Arkansas Research Alliance. Their research, "Development of Phenolic-Rich Nutraceuticals for Healthy  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: * * * Markets+ funding agreement and funding mechanism receive FERC approval Markets+ is SPP's in-development day-ahead and real-time market that will serve entities in the Western Interconnection. Market development reached a significant mileston  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Feland's $1 Million Gift Expands Educational Access for Arkansas Students U of A alumnus Will Feland contributed $1 million to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign. The gift establishes the Will Feland Land of Opportunity Scholarship and will impact students' access to education by addressing the critical funding gap often limiting those opportunities. The Land of Opportunity Scholarship   more