by Lance Turner 3/11/2013 09:03 am
John English, the dean of the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, has been named the ninth dean of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering.
by Chris Bahn 3/5/2013 09:15 am
An agreement between the Walton College of Business and the Fucape Business School in Brazil will establish an exchange program for faculty and students.
by Jeannie Nuss, The Associated Press 3/5/2013 07:31 am
As a professor at the University of Arkansas, Syrian-born Najib Ghadbian is no stranger to educating Americans about the Middle East. Now, he's taking his knowledge beyond the classroom, stepping into a new role as the Syrian opposition coalition's representative in the United States.
by Lance Turner 3/1/2013 10:36 am
Gov. Mike Beebe names Reynie Rutledge of Searcy to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and Bob Burns of Little Rock to the Arkansas State Police Commission. Rutledge replaces John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., who resigned last month.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/25/2013 12:00 am
After University of Arkansas officials became aware in June of overspending by the Fayetteville campus' Advancement Division, the parties deemed responsible saw their jobs change.
by Chris Bahn 2/22/2013 08:48 am
Virtual Incubation Co. has a new name and new money, but the same mission of growing science and engineering-based businesses in Arkansas. The VIC Investor Network designed to give new companies $250,000 to help with start-up costs.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/18/2013 10:03 am
Silicon Solar Solutions of Fayetteville has developed a method of improving the efficiency of solar cells by 15 percent, and the patent for its technology has moved from provisional to pending by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
by Mark Friedman 2/15/2013 03:43 pm
John Tyson of Springdale resigned from the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees on Feb. 8, but the UA System didn't know about the resignation until Arkansas Business informed it of the move on Friday.
by Chris Bahn 2/15/2013 10:49 am
The Razorback Foundation didn't have to go far for its new executive director. Sean Rochelle, who was serving as associate director for the Foundation, has been promoted to the position.
by Chris Bahn 2/13/2013 04:00 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart announced Chris Wyrick as the new vice chancellor for advancement during a news conference Wednesday.
by Chris Bahn 2/11/2013 10:56 am
A University of Arkansas study estimates Razorback athletics has an annual statewide economic impact of $153.6 million annually.
by Chris Bahn 2/11/2013 10:14 am
An associate dean at UALR defends the notion that law school is a valuable investment for students.
by Chris Bahn 2/5/2013 02:05 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart has requested a pair of independent audits of the university's advancement division, which was on track to overspend its budgeted revenue by more than $4 million in the current fiscal year.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/4/2013 12:00 am
Robby Edwards will work to improve marketing and branding of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences.
by Chris Bahn 2/1/2013 02:03 pm
Fundraising topped $61 million for the University of Arkansas at the midway point of the 2013 fiscal year, a 15-percent increase from the same time period in 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/28/2013 12:00 am
Verma served as the head of the department of biological engineering at Louisiana State University before relocating to the University of Arkansas in 2000.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/16/2013 09:05 am
Faculty and staff of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas designed a pair of buildings that have been recognized by the American Institute of Architects. Includes a video look at the architecture of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Springdale, designed by Fayetteville-based Marlon Blackwell Architect.
by Lance Turner 1/14/2013 08:05 am
Randy Dixon, a former news director of KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock, has been named director of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas.
by Chris Bahn 1/7/2013 10:50 am
What sort of value would Razorback football have if the program could be bought and sold like a pro franchise? We now have an idea thanks to a study conducted by Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus.
by Chris Bahn 1/3/2013 01:37 pm
The Arkansas Razorbacks releases updated salary figures for its four most recent football coaching hires, and the total assistant compensation pool will likely exceed $3 million when the staff is finalized.