JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * Sociology and Criminology Association to Host West Memphis Three Panel Discussion A panel discussion presented by the Sociology and Criminology Association (SCA) will be held on campus at Arkansas State University from 2 until 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the auditorium of Reng Student Union. The panel will include attorneys who defended the three men known as the West Memphis Three. "This even  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * Delta Center and A-State Launch NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy Arkansas State University's Delta Center for Economic Development and the College of Liberal Arts and Communication announced today the launch of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy, a six-session program designed to build practical skills, foster collaboration and strengthen leadership capacity across  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU first in nation to use new, incisionless surgery to treat Parkinson's * Barely an hour after being wheeled into a clinical space at Oregon Health & Science University on Aug. 27, an Arkansas woman emerged with vastly improved symptoms of the Parkinson's disease that had plagued her for the past seven years. The procedure involved a type of brain surgery with no incisions at all. The in  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Receives $25,000 Gift from James and Carol Hendren to Support Enduring Opportunity Scholarship By Justin Bates The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a generous $25,000 gift from James and Carol Hendren to support the university's Enduring Opportunity Scholarship Program. The new fund is named the Carol and James Hendren Enduring Opportunity Endowed Scholarship. It su  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * UAPB Students Encourage Study Abroad Experiences to Strengthen Foreign Language Skills and Cross-Cultural Competency Five University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) students recently returned from a study abroad program in the Central American country of Costa Rica, according to John Peterson, instructor of Spanish at UAPB. Organized by the UAPB Office of International Programs and Stud  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Wynne Economic Development Corporation completes Entergy Arkansas 'Select Site' recertification for Wynne Highway 1 site * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Wynne Economic Development Corporation, in partnership with Entergy Arkansas, has announced the completed recertification of the 37.5-acre Wynne Highway 1 Select Site through Entergy Arkansas's Select Site certification program. "The timelin  more