LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 13 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed Marie Holder of Little Rock as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, he announced in a news conference. Ms. Holder will replace the late Tom Schueck, former chairman of the Commission. Ms. Holder will serve the remainder of Mr. Schueck's appointment, which will expire January 14, 2021. Her reappointment will begin January 15, 20  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 11: * * * - Signs Executive Order to Provide Increased Support for State Response * * * Governor Asa Hutchinson confirmed the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, in Arkansas. The case has been tested positive by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmation. The individual is   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson ordered the Arkansas and U.S. flags lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in memory of Hot Springs Police Officer Brent William Scrimshire who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Tuesday. "Officer Scrimshire was selfless and brave in serving Hot Springs," Governor Hutchinson said Wednesday. "He put the safety of others ahead of his personal safety. Tuesday evening,  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, March 14 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: A number of events scheduled for March and April on the Arkansas State University campus have been postponed or canceled in the wake of the coronavirus health crisis facing the nation. New dates for postponed events will be announced as soon as possible. As of March 13, 4 p.m., the affected events, original date, and status are listed in chronological sequence: - ACTM Mathematics Contests, March 14, cancele  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, March 14 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Arkansas State University's sixth annual Neil Griffin College of Business Women's Business Leadership Conference has been postponed as part of the university's coronavirus response planning, according to Dr. Patricia Robertson, faculty coordinator for the Women's Business Leadership Center and business law professor. Robertson said the free conference, originally scheduled for Thursday, April 2, in Centennial  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, March 10 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news release: Arvest Wealth Management announced that its assets under management surpassed the $13 billion dollars mark as of year-end 2019, and that it successfully completed the first phase of its move to a new customer and clearing platform. Arvest Wealth Management, which offers wealth management, trust, investment, and insurance products and services, has investment and trust advisors throughout Arvest Bank's four-state footp  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 11 -- Entergy issued the following news release on March 10: Despite news that our economy is one of the strongest in history, the reality is that 474,000 Arkansas households -- 41% of households in the state -- are trapped by low wages and rising costs and are unable to afford basic needs. The ALICE in Arkansas report, released today by Entergy Arkansas and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, paints a surprising picture of the scale of financial barriers experie  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, March 13 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release on March 11: Dr. Rachel Epp Buller, internationally recognized art historian, will deliver a public lecture, "Breasts, Baby Bumps, and Beyond: Maternal Bodies in Art History" on Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 4:10 pm in the Hundley-Shell Theater in the Miller Creative Quad on the Hendrix College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the theater lobby. Dr. Buller is a feminist, a  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, March 11 -- The Ozarka College Foundation issued the following news: The Ozarka College Foundation has selected Brent Howard of Mountain View to serve on the foundation board of directors. Board members serve a five-year term and work collectively to support the mission of Ozarka College to provide life-changing experiences to individuals through education. The Ozarka College Foundation Board encourages participation and volunteerism in a variety of ways. In addition, fo  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, March 14 -- Ozarka College issued the following news: At Ozarka we take every precaution to maintain the health and safety of our campus communities. Given recent events, College officials are monitoring reports regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and have procedures in place to address the situation, should the need arise. College Classes: At this point we are not suspending on-campus classes. However, we are taking steps to transition to online or alternative delivery  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, March 11 -- Walmart issued the following news release: As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, we know it is top of mind for our customers. We see it in the items people are buying and hear it in the conversations we're having in our stores. So we believe it's important to share the steps we are taking to keep our people safe and our facilities clean. We are monitoring this situation daily, and, as we do with any unusual event, we will watch what's happening lo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 11 -- The University of Arkansas System issued the following news on March 10: Chris Thomason, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana, will join the University of Arkansas System administration as vice president for planning and development, effective July 1, UA System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced. In his new role, Thomason will lead projects that broadly impact UA System campuses, divisions and units, including fa  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The Maternal Safety Foundation has named the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center an Accreta Center of Excellence, recognizing its superior care for a life-threatening childbirth complication called placenta accreta spectrum disorder. UAMS Medical Center is the first hospital in the nation to receive the designation, which indicates that UAM  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 13 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: An historic marker was unveiled March 6 at Little Rock National Cemetery to signify the location where Frank Moore, a member of the Elaine 12, is buried. Moore, a World War I veteran, was one of a dozen men who were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for their alleged roles in the deaths of five white men during the 1919 Elaine Massacre, the deadliest racial conflict in Arkansas  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 10 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program for the first time. Participants learn mindfulness techniques that foster positivity, inner strength and peace while providing useful skills for navigating difficulty, stress, illness and pain. The program is an eight-week, nine-session training in mi  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 10 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The IDEALS Institute at the University of Arkansas was one of four institutions across the country selected to participate in a grant-funded emergency savings pilot program to grow economic opportunity for low-income residents. Through a $40,000 grant from Prosperity Now, the U of A will match the savings of at least 60 local low-income Marshallese residents for household emergencies such as t  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Tyler Chafin, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, recently published a chapter of his dissertation in the journal Heredity. The article, titled "Hybridization Drives Genetic Erosion in Sympatric Desert Fishes of Western North America," received the journal's Editor's Choice award. Chafin's research focuses on how anthropogenic habitat modifications -- those caused by humans --   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 12 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society presented the Jimmie Pigg Memorial Outstanding Student Achievement Award to Zachery D. Zbinden, a doctoral student in the Department of Biological Sciences, during the society's annual meeting in Little Rock Feb. 20-23. The award was named posthumously for Jimmie Pigg, a fisheries biologist for 20-pus years with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Co  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Department of History, with input from the Fulbright College Office of Student Success, has launched a new student success initiative aimed at providing an alternate pathway for students to make degree progress despite having academic setbacks at the beginning of the semester. Thirty-two students enrolled in a specially designed modern American History course in the second eight-week semester (March 4  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 12 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Stefan Sagmeister will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the upper auditorium of Hillside Auditorium, on the University of Arkansas campus, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design lecture series. Sagmeister is the co-founder of the design partnership Sagmeister & Walsh in New York City. In his lecture, "Why Beauty Matters," Sagmeister will use examples from architectu  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news on March 9: Three University of Arkansas faculty members have been recognized with national accolades by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in its 2019-2020 Architectural Education Awards program. Stephen Luoni, director of the U of A Community Design Center, is one of five educators selected this year to receive the 2020 ACSA Distinguished Professor Award. This award is intended "to rec  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A new book by a U of A historian explores the relationship forged by English Catholic exiles and Philip I of Spain in the sixteenth century. Published by Penn State University Press, Radicals in Exile: English Catholic Books During the Reign of Philip II illustrates how some Catholics in England who faced persecution chose exile over conformity. Professor Freddy Dominguez, the book's author, closely exami  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: University of Arkansas Chancellor Joe Steinmetz reached out directly to students, faculty and staff on Thursday, March 12, with an update regarding how the coronavirus is impacting the campus community. His message to campus and other updates have been added to the university's Coronavirus Update site. "We are suspending in-person classes effective immediately and will move to an all-online or other alter  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The College of Engineering has named Bill Lansden as its new Senior Director of Development. Lansden comes to the University of Arkansas from Virginia Tech, where he served as senior associate athletic director, focusing on fundraising. In that role, he led a 19-person team responsible for all facets of a comprehensive athletic development program. His leadership of the Hokie Scholarship Fund resulted in   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 12 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Martha Anderson, head of Digital Services for the University of Arkansas Libraries, is among 24 selected as fellows of the Association of Research Libraries' Leadership and Career Development Program. The program lasts for one year and aims to facilitate the ability of "librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and the profession a  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Doug and Shelley McMillon have committed an additional $1 million gift to the McMillon Innovation Studio on the campus of the University of Arkansas to further student work in product management. Their gift counts in Campaign Arkansas, the university's capital campaign to advance academic opportunity at the U of A. The additional gift brings the McMillons' total support of the studio to $2 million. The M  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news on March 10: Regulation of Cryptotransactions, University Professor Carol Goforth's new textbook published this week, covers the expanding world of cryptotransactions to examine how the laws applicable to cryptoassets are evolving. Launched in early 2009, Bitcoin was the first and perhaps most popular cryptoasset, in terms of media attention, but today there are thousands of such assets, which have a total  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas hosted 63 students from 42 law schools and 27 academic, professional and governmental experts Feb. 28-March 1 for the fifth annual Food Law Student Leadership Summit. The event was co-hosted by the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic with the support of the National Food Law Student Network. The summit brings together law students from around the country who share an interest in   more