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Arkansas Tech Receives $2M to Increase Access to STEM Degrees

The funding will support at least 40 low-income students across a range of STEM fields. read more >
A photo portrait of David Mazyck
Education / Nonprofits

Penn State Educator Named Inaugural President of Walton STEM University

David Mazyck brings more than 20 years of experience at public research universities and entrepreneurial ventures to the job. read more >
Education / Technology

Walton Family Plans New STEM University in Bentonville

The university, which will be located at the former Walmart Home Office campus, will offer free tuition for its initial years of operation. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Construction

Remember Our Humanity (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)

In the race for education and industry alignment, let us not marginalize the humanities. read more >
Energy / Manufacturing

Arkansas’ Future Depends on Engineering (Kim LaScola Needy Commentary)

Increasing Arkansas’ engineering workforce is critical for economic success. read more >
Business Services / Construction / Education

Doubling STEM Grads Could Add Nearly $4B to Arkansas Economy by 2038, Study Finds

The state currently faces a critical shortage of STEM graduates, with nearly 58,000 open positions projected in the coming years. read more >
Education / Health Care

UAMS Awarded $1.3M for High School-Focused Tech and Data Science Program

The five-year grant will support an outreach program focused on technology and data science in health care for high school students, teachers and the community, primarily in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Education / Technology

Hendrix College Gets $2.5M Grant for STEM Scholarships

Scholarship recipients will participate in a community-based project in partnership with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. read more >
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivers his State of the State address at the State Capitol on Feb. 14, 2022. 
Education / Energy / Government & Politics

Hutchinson’s Run Takes Shape (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)

The governor’s national political platform is coming together ahead of a possible presidential run. read more >
Tom Cotton
Business Services / Education / Government & Politics

The M in STEM (Editorial)

Why can't we include accounting in our definition of STEM? read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed the ArFuture grant program to pay tuition and fees for students studying at technical and community colleges in certain high-demand fields.
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

ArFuture Grants To Help Fill High-Demand Jobs

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his Arkansas Future Grant program is as much about giving students confidence to go to college as it is about giving them monetary support to do so. read more >
Wal-Mart Stores executive Rita Carney and Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin both champion STEM opportunities for girls. “If you’re going to have the best ideas, you need both boys and girls in the room,” Griffin said.
Business Services / Education / Government & Politics

Mentor Programs Looking to Funnel Women Into STEM

STEMconnector, a national association in Washington, made up of corporate, governmental and private groups, is working to encourage and support young girls and women in pursuing STEM studies. read more >
Capt. Scott Anderson, who heads the course in cyber warfare for Guardsmen at the Little Rock Air Force Base, calls it “an excellent opportunity for the state.”
Education / Government & Politics

Air National Guard Course To Prepare Cyber Warriors

The Air National Guard needs 400 cyberwarfare operators in the next two years, and future students of a new course at the Little Rock Air Force Base say it will help the Guard reach that goal as they soar to a “fighter pilot”-like status in their careers. read more >
Allen Henderson
Education

Harding Appoints New STEM Center Director

Harding University Cannon-Clary College of Education Dean Donny Lee has announced the appointment of Allen Henderson as the new director of the STEM Center within the college. read more >
Rose Kirk
Education

ASU Hosts STEM Education Conference

The Arkansas State University Delta STEM Education Center and the Colleges of Science and Mathematics and Education and Behavioral Science will host a STEM Leadership Conference for K-12 Teachers on Friday, July 10, at the Delta Center for Economic Development. read more >
Tim Atkinson
Education / Manufacturing

ASTA’s Tim Atkinson Sees Higher Education Meeting Hi-Tech in Arkansas

Tim Atkinson was appointed president of the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority in 2013 after years of helping scientists find funding for their work. read more >
Education / Government & Politics

UA Aims to Grow STEM Graduates

The University of Arkansas says it will lead an initiative to increase its number of STEM graduates in partnership with the state's two-year colleges. read more >