RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 14 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Daily Attends AASCU Leadership Institute in D.C. Dr. Shelly Daily, department head and professor in the Arkansas Tech University Department of Nursing, is one of 34 higher education leaders selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). Daily earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing deg  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Allocate Conservation Funds for Arkansas Waterfowl Habitat * WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) announced the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) has approved a nearly $2.1 million North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant for the conservation and preservation of more than 2,000 acres of waterfowl habitat in Crittende  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposal to prevent or lessen flooding along a stretch of the Black River in Butler County, Missouri. The targeted area runs south from Poplar Bluff to the state line with Arkansas. Flooding has repeatedly damaged homes, farms and infrastructure, causing interruptions to agriculture and transportation. The EIS will   more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Aug. 14 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: * * * UAFS Center for Economic Development's ASBTDC Opens in Van Buren By Ian Silvester The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Center for Economic Development celebrated another milestone on Wednesday (Aug. 13). The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), a free resource for new and existing small businesses, housed inside the CED's Bakery District location in Fort S  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 13 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UCA Foundation Receives $20,000 Grant from Sturgis Charitable Trust to Improve Learning Environments for Students in Transition The University of Central Arkansas Foundation has received a $20,000 grant from the Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust in support of classroom renovations in the Department of Student Transitions (DST). The grant will fund much-needed upgrades to physical learning e  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Could Rice Production Take Root in Tennessee? Farmers Look to Diversify Crops, Improve Profitability DYERSBURG, Tenn. - Rice is the primary staple for more than half the world's population, with the United States alone estimated to plant almost 3 million acres in 2025, according to the USDA. Most is grown in the Rice Belt, which includes Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana   more