CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 13 -- Apple issued the following news release: In the coming school year, more than 100,000 college students will enjoy the ease and convenience of carrying their student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch. Students at Clemson University, Georgetown University, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, University of San Francisco, University of Vermont, Arkansas State University, South Dakota State University, Norfolk State University, Louisburg College, University  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- ArcBest, a freight transportation and logistics company, issued the following news release: ArcBest(R) (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leading logistics company with creative problem solvers who deliver integrated solutions, is pleased to announce that ABF Freight(R) has received a 2019 Quest for Quality Award. Logistics Management magazine honored ArcBest less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight for excellence in the National LTL carriers category for the third consecutive y  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Aug. 13 -- ArcBest, a freight transportation and logistics company, issued the following news release: ArcBest(R) (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leading logistics company with creative problem solvers who deliver integrated solutions, is pleased to announce that its less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight(R) will send 11 professional drivers to the 2019 National Truck Driving Championships. "These ABF drivers are excellent representatives for ABF Freight and the trucking industry over  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Arkansas's efforts to retain and recruit business continues to pay off as the state matched its record low unemployment rate of 3.4 percent in July, Governor Asa Hutchinson said today. This is the fourth time that Arkansas's unemployment rate has been 3.4 percent since May 2017. It is the third straight month that the rate has declined. Arkansas's rate is three-tenths of a percent lower than t  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the following appointments: Laura Abbott, Cabot, to the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission. Term expires July 1, 2022. Reappointment. Judge Blake Batson, Arkadelphia, to the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission. Term expires July 1, 2022. Replaces Judge Vicki Cook. Lisa Channell, Benton, to the Arkansas Child Abuse  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly address: * * * - Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address can be found in MP3 format and downloaded HERE (https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/weekly-address/stop-for-the-flashing-red-lights/). * * * Today, as our children start a new school year, I'd like to focus on the "Flashing Red. Kids Ahead" campaign. I've known that vehicles are supposed to stop for a bus since I was a young student  more

POPE COUNTY, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Cherokee Nation Businesses and Legends, a leader in global planning, sales and hospitality, today announced details of its proposal to build a world-class, first-of-its-kind resort destination in Pope County - Legends Resort & Casino Arkansas. "Since submitting our initial application to the Arkansas State Racing Commission in May, we have remained fully commi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Fellowship-trained hematologist oncologist Akash Mukherjee, M.D., has joined the Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and specializes in allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplantation. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 13 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Twenty Hendrix College students were among more than 115 undergraduates who presented biomedical research at the eighth annual Central Arkansas Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, held July 24 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. The symposium was hosted by the UAMS Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the UAMS Graduate School, the UAMS Coll  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 14 [TNSeducationresearch] -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Treating struggling public schools with a "one-size-fits-all" approach tends to help rural schools least of all, according to a new report from the Arkansas Policy Program (APP). Adam Williams '19, an international relations major and psychology minor who graduated from Hendrix magna cum laude, spent much of his senior year researching the Earle School District in the Arkansas Delta and devel  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Rob Powell, an adjunct instructor in the U of A's hospitality management program, has been named to the Leadership Baton Rouge Class of 2020 by the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Area Chamber. Powell is a partner with Cardinal Capital, a Louisiana-based commercial finance consulting firm, where he focuses on hospitality business finance and marketing. He has vast experience in the hospitality industry, including   more

ATHENS, Ohio, Aug. 15 -- Ohio University issued the following news release: Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis has named Julie Cromer the next Director of Athletics. She will join the Bobcats as OHIO's first female athletics director in University history on Aug. 31. Cromer comes to Ohio University from the University of Arkansas, where she has served most recently as senior deputy athletics director, associate vice chancellor and senior woman administrator for Razorback Athletics. In a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis is representing E. Ritter & Company in its majority equity partner transaction for Ritter Communications with Grain Management, a leading private equity firm. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. Ritter Communications is the largest privately held regional broadband fiber, telecom, video, and cloud solutio  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: * * * - Retirees can look us in the eye and ask questions about how to protect their finances * * * Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced registration is open for the free regional Rutledge Retiree Resources event to be held Thursday, September 5 in Little Rock. This will be the fifth retiree event held as a part of statewide educational series hosted by Rutledge. The   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, and her husband Prince Harry, have recognized Children International, the global humanitarian nonprofit that seeks to eradicate poverty, among 15 people or organizations worldwide that are inspiring and noteworthy as 'Forces of Change." Of the 10 countries that Children International serves, the UA Little Rock Children International location is the o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 14 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has joined the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health as part of its effort to improve evidence-based integrative health research and patient care for Arkansans. Integrative health treats the whole patient by blending conventional and complementary health care methods to create a holistic, patient-focu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The Oaklawn Center on Aging, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is offering free Beginning Tai Chi: The 24 Forms classes starting Sept. 5 and meeting each Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Hot Springs Senior Center, 301 Broadway Street in Hot Springs. The Oaklawn Center on Aging is part of the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and is f  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 13 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: A grant of almost $764,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to purchase biomedical research equipment with new capabilities unavailable elsewhere in Arkansas. UAMS scientist Samuel G. Mackintosh, Ph.D., received the NIH S10 High-End Instrumentation Award totaling $763,971 to fund the purchase o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 14 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Researcher Robert Eoff, Ph.D., has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on DNA damage, cell replication and its implications for diseases like dementia, ALS and cancer. Eoff is an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the U  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: To gather public input from brain injury survivors and better provide for their needs, the Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program is reaching out through an online needs assessment survey and a series of regional workshops. The program is supported by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Inno  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 12 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Joshua Byron Smith, associate professor of English at the University of Arkansas, was recently invited to give a guest lecture at Harvard University on the topic of Celtic literature. On April 25, Smith, who specializes in medieval British literature and languages, presented as part of Harvard's Mahindra Humanities Center Celtic Seminar Series. Smith's talk, titled "Fictional Old Books in Medieval Ireland  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Suzanne McCray, University of Arkansas' vice provost for enrollment and an associate professor of higher education in the College of Education and Health Professions, was honored at the National Association of Fellowships Advisors conference in Minneapolis recently. McCray received the first service award from the association and the organization also named the award after her. "Suzanne is both the namesa  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Researchers at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas presented their study at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association that indicates audit firms' reputations suffer when they disclose weakness in corporate clients' accounting. Stephen P. Rowe, assistant professor in the Department of Accounting, and Elizabeth Cowle, a Walton College Ph.D. student in accountin  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: A University of Arkansas at Little Rock art professor is spending his summer break creating two public works of art for a university in Arkansas and a community in Texas. In Arkansas, Michael Warrick, professor of sculpture, is creating a bronze sculpture portraying the benefits of meditation for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The sculpture, "Vision," will encompass a four-foo  more