JONESBORO, Arkansas, July 7 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * 'Monsters, Cryptids, and the Monstrous' is Theme for 31st Annual Delta Symposium Organizers of the 31st annual Delta Symposium at Arkansas State University have issued a call for papers and presentations. The Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages, the primary sponsor, has selected "Monsters, Cryptids, and the Monstrous" as the theme for the April 8-11, 2026, event. The Delta Symposium, w  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, July 8 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Chapman Trust Provides $900K for Sciences at U of O By Larry Isch University of the Ozarks recently became the beneficiary of more than $900,000 from a trust by the late Mildred Cox Chapman '43. Three endowments related to the science program at Ozarks have been established with the gift, which totaled $908,481. A total of $648,481 will go toward the scholarship endowment in Chapman's name for s  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Increased WIC Participation Could Be Key to Improving State Maternal Health Rates, UAMS Researchers Find Expanding awareness of the WIC program and improving access to WIC-approved foods could help boost maternal and infant health in Arkansas, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). According to the Centers for Disease   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 8 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Sean Riggin Honors Parents with Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at UA Little Rock By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock surprised longtime supporters Dee and Don Riggin with the announcement of an estate gift from their son, Sean Riggin, to establish an endowed scholarship in nursing in their honor. Though Sean Riggin, a retired healthcare administrator from Florida, could not   more