FORT SMITH, Arkansas, May 17 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: * * * Future of Technology Begins with UAFS Computer Science By Ian Silvester Three University of Arkansas - Fort Smith computer science seniors demonstrated the power of undergraduate research at this year's Student Research Symposium, where they earned top honors for a project that applied artificial intelligence to warehouse automation. Cameron Taylor, Josue Martinez, and Marco Garcia Montes   more

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, May 16 -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: * * * OHRC to host presentation on slavery in northern Arkansas on June 10 The presentation will be given by historian and researcher Vincent S. Anderson. Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a special presentation on "Slavery in Northern Arkansas: A Forgotten History" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, May 17 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: * * * UAFS Computer Science on Par with Nation By Ian Silvester University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students are shaping the future, right along with the rest of the nation. Universities across the nation are witnessing an upward trend of students enrolling in one of the fastest-growing majors: Computer science. UAFS is no different. Since the fall of 2021, the number of students enrolled in th  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 17 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Early Care and Education Projects Awarded $170,000 to Strengthen Home-Based Child Care Early Care and Education Projects, an outreach unit of the College of Education and Health Professions, has been awarded a three-year, $170,000 grant from Home Grown, a national organization that supports home-based child care. Home Grown's three-year investment will help ECEP's Family Child Care Network expand an  more