LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * - $2 million in state and private funds going to conservation grant programs * * * Governor Asa Hutchinson signed Executive Order 19-14 today establishing the Buffalo River Conservation Committee (BRCC) and announced that $2 million in state and private funds will be allocated for conservation and water quality grants within the Buffalo River Watershed. In 2016, at the direction of G  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly address: This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, and today I'd like to talk about the progress we've made and about the opportunities the scholarships have provided for many of our young people. One of my goals when I became governor in 2015 was to transform Arkansas's state government so that it would be leaner. We have reduced the number of cabinet-level agencie  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson today unveiled new logos that represent each of the state's 15 newly created cabinet-level departments as well as a general seal to represent all of Arkansas state government. The new logos will be implemented in an efficient and cost-effective manner, meaning all current forms of communications, such as letterhead and envelopes, will be used before ordering new stock.  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 26 -- The Arkansas Department of Insurance issued the following statement: Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr released the following statement announcing the approval by the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) of Plan Year 2020 rate changes for individual health insurance policies sold on the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) and that Arkansas taxpayers and AHIM customers will save a combined projected $13.14 million due to elimination of a fee ch  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University Libraries have appointed two associate deans. Lori Birrell, former head of Special Collections, has been appointed associate dean for Special Collections. Joel Thornton, former head of Research and Instruction Services, has been named interim associate dean for Research and Learning. A national search for a permanent associate dean for Research and Learning is anticipated to begin in spring   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 25 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: The new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started her term with an investment in the future of faculty members at UA Little Rock. Dr. Christina Drale, named the university's eighth chancellor by University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt on Sept. 12, will donate $25,000 over two years to create an endowed fund to support the university's Academy f  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- PBS issued the following news release: PBS welcomed newly elected and returning board members following its first board meeting of fiscal year 2020. Catherine Robb, media attorney and counsel in the Business Litigation Practice Group of Haynes and Boone (Austin, TX), and Geoff Sands, an independent consultant and Emeritus Director of McKinsey & Company, joined as general directors. Joining the board for the first time as professional directors were Rob Dunlop, P  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: An interdisciplinary team of University of Arkansas faculty collaborated on a recently-published book that defines mathematics education terms and concisely describes relevant literature for each term. The Language of Mathematics Education: An Expanded Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, is coauthored by Shannon Dingman, Laura Kent, Kim McComas, and Cynthia Orona. The  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Jim Clardy, M.D., has been appointed director of the UAMS Center for Graduate Medical Education (GME) in the Office of the Provost at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Clardy will work in this newly created position to galvanize statewide actions to increase medical residency slots and to ensure and improve the quality of new and existing training   more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 26 -- Sam's Club issued the following news release: Sam's Club has always been more than just a retailer. For years our members have enjoyed a curated assortment of products and services designed to deliver value in unexpected ways. At the same time, we're a trusted provider of health and wellness services through our pharmacies, which have been ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction among Mass Merchandiser Pharmacies in J.D. Power's U.S. Pharmacy Study for four co  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 26 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received a $600,000 grant to study the Pulaski County Regional Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). Arnold Ventures awarded the three-year grant to Nick Zaller, Ph.D., professor in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and Melissa Zielinski, Ph.D., assistant professor i  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A natural gas tabletop exercise performed earlier this month brought together multiple University of Arkansas departments and emergency personnel to test and evaluate safety procedures in the event of a natural gas emergency. The exercise was part of ongoing campus safety outreach programs. Facilities Management, along with representatives from University Housing, Parking and Transit, UAPD, Athletics, Uni  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Evan Michelson, program director at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, will visit the University of Arkansas Tuesday, Sept. 24, to discuss philanthropic support for research. The event will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in room 504 of the Arkansas Union. Hosted by Daniel Sui, vice chancellor for research an innovation, Michelson will discuss how the university can garner philanthropic support for its resea  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 24 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is home to the first neurosurgery program in the state with BrightMatterTM, a surgical planning software for brain surgery. The software helps brain surgeons protect important parts of the brain that control functions like the senses, movement, language and memory through planning and interaction with compatible rea  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 26 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Funding from the Army will allow a faculty member from the Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering to build a device that can process huge data sets more than 100 times faster than previous technology. Justin Zhan, an Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar and professor of data science, will build a GPU cluster, a network of computers equipped with graphics processing units  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 26 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A chemical engineering faculty member and graduate student have received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program to design a new wastewater treatment platform. Lauren Greenlee, associate professor of chemical engineering and Ralph E. Martin Leadership Chair in Engineering, is the chief technical officer of CatalyzeH2O. Chemical e  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Justine Howe, assistant professor of religious studies at Case Western Reserve University, will give a lecture titled "Reviving Islam in Cold War America: Writings of the Muslim Students' Association Women's Committee, 1965-1975." The lecture will take place at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 in Gearhart Hall (GEAR) Room 258 on the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus. The event is free and open to the publi  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Department of Music's Fernando Valencia will travel to Cartagena, Colombia, as an invited clinician for the 5th Clinicas Instumentales. The clinic is held at the Adolfo Mejia Conservatory at the Institucion Universitaria de Bellas Artes y Ciencias de Bolivar from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. The clinic hosts 25 artists from 10 university representing Asia, South American, Europe, and North America. The clinici  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 26 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Arkansas have shown that light can be used to make fundamental changes in ferroelectric materials, a discovery that could lead to a new generation of optically driven computer memory, switches, actuators and sensors. Ferroelectric materials such as barium and lead titanate have a specific polarization, which defines the orientation of their internal   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 25 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Kameri Christy, professor of social work, and Dr. Valandra, associate professor of social work and director of the African and African American Studies Program, joined with Kelly Dundon, a graduate student in the M.S.W. program, and Tana Welter, an alumna of the M.S.W. program, to present three symposium papers and a workshop at the third European Conference on Domestic Violence Sept  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 24 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Walmart knows a well-trained and engaged workforce is critical to winning in the future. To prepare its associates for the next generation of healthcare jobs, Walmart is adding education benefit programs that provide a clear path to higher pay jobs in a growing area of the company and in the economy. Beginning today, Walmart's 1.5 million associates in the U.S. can apply for one of seven bachelor's degrees and two ca  more