BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 7 -- Sam's Club issued the following news release: When creating a new mobile experience, Sam's Club is always thinking about what the user experience will be like for our members and associates. We want applications that are not only powerful and sleek, but that are intuitive and easy to use. This is where Sam's Club's User Experience (UX) Design team comes in. This team, led by Martin Granstrom, is responsible for the design work behind Sam's Club's mobile applica  more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 6 -- The Arkansas Attorney General issued the following consumer alert: Dating apps can be like a box of chocolates, but the surprise may be far less sweet. Valentine's Day is another opportunity for con artists to take advantage of Arkansans putting their hearts and money on the line to find love. By using false pictures and information, a perfect "match" could be a set up for a scam. "Meeting new people and dating has turned digital, with more than 1,500 dating apps a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge released her public service announcement (PSA) on her YouTube channel addressing the warning signs of child abuse. One in every five children in Arkansas suffers abuse from family, friends or neighbors. "Many of us were blessed to grow up in a loving home, but not every child does," said Attorney General Rutledge. "If something doesn't seem qui  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his intent to grant 15 pardons. An additional 30 clemency requests were denied and one had no action taken upon it. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates. The applicants intended for pardons have completed all jail time, fulfilled all parole and probationary requirements and paid all fines related to their sentences. There is a 30-day waiting  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: Seventy years ago this month, Governor Sid McMath and his family moved into the brand-new governor's residence, and this week, some of the First Families who have lived there joined the First Lady and me to celebrate the anniversary. Twelve First Families have lived in the residence since it was completed in February 1950. At least 22 "first children" have lived there, and no telling ho  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 8 -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: New prices for hardwood seedlings from Baucum Nursery will take effect July 1, 2020, for the 2021 crop Baucum Nursery is a bare root reforestation nursery operated by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division in North Little Rock. The nursery produces more than 7 million hardwood seedlings and more than 1 million pine seedlings each year. Over 1.1 billion seedlings have b  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 6 -- The Arkansas Department of Insurance issued the following statement by Commissioner Allen Kerr congratulating the Consumer Services Division for recovering $3,005,606 for the state's insurance consumers in 2019: "Fulfilling AID's primary mission of consumer protection, our Consumer Services Division again delivered in 2019 by securing over $3 million in recoveries. I am very proud of the continued professionalism of the women and men at the Arkansas Insurance De  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Feb. 8 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Professionals in education, community healthcare, business and human resources are especially encouraged to attend an upcoming conference at Arkansas State University. A-State's Division of Diversity & Community Engagement and St. Bernards Healthcare will sponsor "LEAAPing into Diversity & Inclusion" Friday, Feb. 21. The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Red Wolf Convention Center, 223 Red Wolf B  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 5 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following news on behalf of Colorado State Sens. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, and Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling: Senators Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) and Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) released the following statements regarding the Tuesday morning announcement of federal funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit. "Despite being authorized by President Kennedy nearly sixty years ago, Southern Colorado's water needs have been put on   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Daniel E. Voth, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). "Dr. Voth has done an excellent job serving as interim chair since the retirement of former chair Kevin Young, Ph.D., in July and will bring his strong leadership skills, scientific expertise  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 5 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State faculty member is part of a collaboration awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of research aimed at preventing sexual harassment during undergraduate field-based courses. Shawn P. Lambert, assistant professor in MSU's Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures and research fellow at the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, is partnering with researche  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Feb. 6 [TNSgrants] -- Ozarka College issued the following news: The Ozarka College Foundation is pleased to announce a very substantial charitable contribution in the amount of $100,000 from long-time community partner and advocate, FNBC Bank, a lead gift to name the College's new technical training Center in Ash Flat. FNBC's generous commitment will support Ozarka's effort to properly furnish and equip the technical center for a Fall 2020 start. The new Tech Center will pr  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, Feb. 7 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: * * * - Delivers Top and Bottom Line Growth, Record Beef Results * * * Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), one of the world's largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein with leading brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, ibp and State Fair, reported the following results: See table here (https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 5 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Matching behavior with the way you feel - in other words, not faking it - is more productive at work and leads to other benefits, according to a new study co-authored by Chris Rosen, management professor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Rosen helped design and write a study led by Allison Gabriel, associate professor of management and organizatio  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 5 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A fellowship from the American Heart Association will help a biomedical engineering doctoral student advance his research into more effective methods of stem cell production. Christofer Baldwin was awarded $62,000 through the AHA's Predoctoral Fellowship program. The research focuses on producing stem-cell-derived cells that can help repair damage in the cardiovascular system. Baldwin is advis  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 8 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: John E. Delery, head of the Department of Management at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, is the new editor-in-chief of Human Resource Management Review. Delery, who holds the Raymond F. Orr Chair in Management, officially assumed the editor-in-chief role Jan. 1. Human Resource Management Review is a quarterly academic journal devoted to the publication of scholarly conc  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 8 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Chemist Mahmoud Moradi has received a $650,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award to advance his work modeling the function of proteins at the molecular level, which will deepen our understanding of disease and improve drug design. Moradi's research lies at the intersection of biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics and computer science. An assistant   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas Service Learning Initiative recently hosted a workshop on critical service learning Jan. 30. Trainers from the university's IDEALS Institute led the workshop and discussed entering communities horizontally when engaging in service learning work, considering diversity, equity, and inclusion in all community interactions. The idea of critical service learning, developed from Tania M  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 5 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has invited Angela LaPorte, professor of art education in the School of Art in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, to join its Commission on the Arts. Commission on the Arts members include artists, scholars, educators, art leaders and philanthropists from around the country. Commission member Rod Bigelow, executive d  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 8 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Song Yang, professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, recently published the third edition of Social Network Analysis, a book focused on the recording and measuring of social structures using graph and network models. SAGE Publications (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/home) release the third edition of Social Network Analysis, authored  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: The Association for Information Systems recognized Dr. Rolf Wigand, professor emeritus of information science, business information systems, and management at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, with the Distinguished Member Cum Laude award Dec. 15, 2019, at the association's annual conference in Munich, Germany. Wigand is a founding and charter member of the Association for Informa  more