LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Angel Lopez-Candales, M.D., has joined the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of its Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory. He is also a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine. Lopez-Candales specializes in using advanced echocardiography to assess the function of the he  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- 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) has been named a 2019 SmartWay High Performer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes SmartWay Transport Partners that lead the freight industry in producing more eff  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued this statement following the Oklahoma District Court's decision holding an opioid manufacturer accountable for its contribution to the epidemic of addiction that has swept our nation. "Today's decision in Oklahoma only reaffirms our case against this opioid manufacturer and the crisis it created by lying to Arkansans about the addictive  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Asa Hutchinson issued Executive Order 19-12 to establish the Arkansas Complete Count Committee to promote statewide participation in the 2020 Census. The Arkansas Complete Count Committee will consist of 30 volunteer members appointed by the Governor from state, municipal, and county government, as well as citizen and private sector representatives. Fort Smith Mayor George McG  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 30 --Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly address: Today I'd like to talk about the importance of participating in the U.S. Census and about the ways we are already preparing for Census Day, which is April 1, 2020. Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau surveys the United States to determine the nation's population. Our founders created the census in order to allocate political power based on population rather than wealth. At the first censu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $10,000 Google grant that will help provide free cloud-based cybersecurity labs for junior high and high school students in Arkansas. Philip Huff, assistant professor of computer science and research associate with the Emerging Analytics Center, received $10,000 in Google Cloud Platform credits from Google's education gran  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: North Arkansas College in Harrison has signed an agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that allows Northark Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) graduates to transfer to a corresponding online Bachelor of Science degree program through UAMS without leaving their hometowns. This is the first 2+2 partnership between the two institutions and t  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 30 -- The University of Arkansas System issued the following news: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Dr. Andrew Rogerson today announced that he will step down from the position, effective Sept. 1, after three years serving in the role. "I am grateful for the opportunity to have served as chancellor of UA Little Rock," Rogerson said. "While the institution faces a number of challenges, I have been confident that the university can rebound and continue  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 30 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Dr. Andrew Rogerson today announced that he will step down from the position, effective Sept. 1, after three years serving in the role. "I am grateful for the opportunity to have served as chancellor of UA Little Rock," Rogerson said. "While the institution faces a number of challenges, I have been confident that the university can reboun  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Deepening its commitment to improving farmer livelihoods in India, the Walmart Foundation today announced $4.8 million (approximately Rs. 34 crores) in grants to Digital Green and TechnoServe to enable programs that help smallholder farmers have access to agriculture technology, training on sustainable farmer methods, enhanced access to formal markets, and skill and capacity building for farmer producer organizations (  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, Aug. 30 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: As part of its global growth strategy, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) has reached an agreement to invest in the foods division of Grupo Vibra ("Vibra Foods"), a Brazilian producer and exporter of poultry products. Once completed, the deal will give Tyson Foods more flexibility in serving customers in key global markets. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, and the transac  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Steve Voorhies, a University of Arkansas alumnus and former local news reporter, is retiring after working for 13 years as the U of A manager of media relations for University Relations. His last official day will be Aug. 31. "We're really going to miss Steve around here," said Mark Rushing, assistant vice chancellor for University Relations. "He's a fixture in our office, on this campus and in the region.  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Acclaimed authors John Yau and Jonathan Lethem will be the 2019-20 McIlroy Family Visiting Professors in the Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Arkansas. "We are thrilled to host John Yau and Jonathan Lethem on campus this fall," said Gerry Snyder, executive director of the School of Art. "The school is dedicated to bringing in diverse experts who provide our students and the surrounding commu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: Central Arkansas residents who are looking to learn more about art without the stress of tests and grades can take one of four extended education courses in visual arts and art history this fall at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Extended Education courses are non-credit, community enrichment classes. Leslie Mangiamele, a professional artist who has taught studio art and art   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 31 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: A panel of female community leaders and experts detailed how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a negative impact on African American girls that can lead to physical and mental health issues in adulthood. The UA Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission sponsored the Aug. 8 community conversation that w  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A civil engineering faculty member has been appointed to a national board dedicated to advancing the field of engineering mechanics. R. Paneer Selvam, university professor of civil engineering, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Engineering Mechanics Institute, which is part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His term will begin Oct. 12. Selvam holds the James T. Womble Endowed   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 31 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Alejandro Rojas, assistant professor of soilborne pathology and ecology at the University of Arkansas, with the help of a student intern, conducted studies this summer to see if specific bacteria can be used to fight certain plant diseases, and how those methods can potentially be transferred to help manage crops in the field. Specifically, Rojas, a member of the faculty in the Dale Bu  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Dean Brian Primack has appointed Ed Bengston to serve as interim chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Health Professions. Cheryl Murphy, who currently holds the position, was recently named vice provost for distance education at the University of Arkansas. "In this role, she will be leading an extremely important, influential, and growing unit," Primack sai  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 28 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Lacey West, a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow in physics, and her advisor, assistant professor Bret Lehmer, have won a Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology grant. The award provides West with a $35,000 stipend and an additional $10,000 for research, tuition and travel expenses. The fourth-year doctoral student was one of only 120 students in the nation sele  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Julio Gea-Banacloche, a professor in the Physics Department, just joined the National Science Foundation as a program director in the Physics Division. At the moment, he is responsible for the Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics - Theory, and Quantum Information Science programs, but he expects to share some of the responsibility for both programs with a new hire in the coming months. The NSF is an  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Stephen Smith, professor emeritus of communication, has been awarded the Wallace A. Bacon Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award by the National Communication Association. This award recognizes outstanding teaching legacy by retired NCA members at any grade level, kindergarten through graduate, and celebrates a long-term commitment to teaching. During his 33 years as faculty at the university, professor Smith'  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 30 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Military aircraft, missile tracking systems and ground troops who rely on night-vision systems could benefit from a new generation of infrared imaging devices made with a powerful semiconducting material developed by University of Arkansas researchers and their colleagues at several institutions. Shui-Qing "Fisher" Yu, associate professor of electrical engineering, and Gregory Salamo,   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 30 [TNSeducationresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A decade-long study co-conducted by University of Arkansas professor Patrick Wolf shows that students in India who attended private schools through a voucher program achieved noticeably higher scores on English assessments. The results come from a "gold standard" experimental evaluation by a team of researchers from the U of A, North Carolina State University and Newcastle University  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Dr. Monika Alston Miller, who earned her PhD in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences in 2006, has been named Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities at Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina. Before moving to Columbia College in 2017, Dr. Miller was on the faculty at the University of Central Arkansas, where she was honored with two of UCA's three most prestigious awards, the Teaching Exc  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Walmart and TerraCycle are joining forces to launch the nation's largest car seat recycling event in nearly 4,000 Walmart stores across the country. The first-ever Walmart Car Seat Recycling Event will take place Sept. 16-30, in celebration of National Baby Safety Month. Customers can trade in used car seats at the Service desk in any participating Walmart store and receive a $30 Walmart gift card that can be used in   more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced today that Steve Bratspies, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of Walmart U.S. will participate in a discussion at the Barclays 2019 Global Consumer Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. He will also participate in a discussion at the Goldman Sachs 26th Annual Global Retailing Conference on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 12:05 p.m. EDT. Both sessions will b  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 30 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Walmart has planted 21 pollinator gardens at retail locations throughout Oregon, Washington and North Carolina. The gardens serve a dual purpose of adding to the beautification of the outdoor grounds at designated store properties and seeking to increase pollinators including bees and butterflies, which have suffered population declines in recent decades. To kick off this pilot project, the first garden was planted in  more