UA Little Rock Gets $1M Grant to Establish Cybersecurity Center
The university plans to renovate a space of more than 5,000 SF in the Engineering and Information Technology Building for the new center. read more >
Walton School of Medicine Gets Preliminary Accreditation, Begins Accepting Applications
The school said it will waive tuition for its first five cohorts of students. Classes are on track to begin in July. read more >
State Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.3% in September
There was year-over-year growth in construction, government and private education and health services, among other sectors. read more >
UA Little Rock Awarded $561K to Lead GenCyber Program Coalition
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded $561,000 grant from the National Security Agency to lead a coalition of institutions who will offer cybersecurity programs to junior high and high school students. read more >
University of Arkansas Researcher Awarded $1.8M for Gene Therapy Study
Researchers in biomedical engineering will use the NIH award to conduct an in-depth analysis of the genetic and cellular determinants of gene therapy longevity. read more >
Mark Funk Named Director of UA Little Rock School of Business
He's a former chair of the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance who started teaching at the university in 2003. read more >
UA Researcher Gets $3.4M Grant to Study Situational Bias in Health Care
Anastasia Makhanova will study how stress, illness or worries about personal health may cause health care workers to show more bias toward patients from racial or ethnic minority groups. read more >
UA Little Rock Receives $5M to Combat Drug Use Among Arkansas Youth
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the growing drug and opioid use among youth inArkansas. read more >
ATU Receives $730K to Benefit Agriculture Program
Arkansas Tech University has received $730,000 in federal funds to further agricultural education on the ATU campus in Russellville. read more >
UAMS College of Nursing Receives $300K Grant from Windgate Foundation
UAMS has received a $300,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation to fund scholarships, student fees and book costs for 20 students enrolled in the College of Nursing. Dr. Cam Patterson, […] read more >
Matt Matusiak Named Associate Dean at UA Little Rock
Matt Matusiak is the new associate dean for faculty, technology and accreditation in the College of Business, Health and Human Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >
Scenic Hill’s Statewide UA System Project Lands $31.8M Loan In a US First
The funding represents Climate United’s first investment from the $6.97 billion it received from the EPA's National Clean Investment Fund. read more >
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Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Promotes Julia Dossett Morgan to Chief Advancement Officer (Movers & Shakers)
Morgan, who joined the institute in 2018, has more than two decades of experience in nonprofit communications. read more >
John Brown University Receives $25.1M in Gifts, Pledges in Fiscal Year
The private Christian school in Siloam Springs said the financial support will impact students, faculty and the university community through a range of programs, scholarships and capital improvements. read more >
Power Entities to Host HBCU Students at ACES Career Event
Several Little Rock electric power entities are helping lead a careers summit for students in historically black universities. read more >
UAM’s Shanna Knowles Named Arkansas Business Teacher of the Year (Movers & Shakers)
Shanna Knowles, an assistant professor of management at the School of Business at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been named the 2023-2024 Collegiate Business Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Business Education Association. read more >
Arkansas State University Trustees Approve $48M in Capital Projects
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees approved nearly $48 million in capital projects at Arkansas State University in a special meeting. read more >
Lyon College Partners with Polk & Paddle to Bring Craft Brewing to Independence County
Lyon College has partnered with Polk & Paddle to produce a regular rotation of in-house ales, brewed on-site by the college's brewing operations team. read more >
UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4M Federal Grant
The collaborative effort will be led by BioVentures LLC at UAMS, and includes key partnerships with the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the UAMS Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships. read more >
Lyon College Awarded $1.95M to Establish Thriving Scot Program
The five-year initiative aims to support first-year students through residential learning communities (RLCs) and enhanced data infrastructure, in hopes of improving academic performance and retention. read more >
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