The Department of Defense has awarded University of Arkansas-based startup CatalyzeH2O a $1.1 million U.S. Army contract to design a more efficient and less expensive system to remove explosives from water. read more >
For Arkansas event planners, the pandemic created opportunities for new ways, born of necessity, of putting on a show. read more >
MAG Capital Partners of Fort Worth, led by Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi, bought J.J.’s Beer Garden & Brewery through its MAG-JBGB Investment Partners LLC. JBGB was created by Jody Thornton, who owns nine J.J.’s Grill sites in Arkansas. read more >
The University of Arkansas signs a deal to bring two more football games to War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, including a first-ever game against Arkansas State University. read more >
Forge Institute of Little Rock, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Tuesday a partnership to advance applied research in areas that support our national defense, including cybersecurity. read more >
The COVID lady has greater appreciation for the coronavirus after surviving her own bout with the disease. read more >
Tom and Jill King of Fayetteville have given $1.95 million to the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. read more >
The feud between former University of Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation is getting worse. read more >
University of Arkansas researchers have received a three-year, $417,000 NASA grant to study the interaction between the atmosphere and surface of Venus. read more >
The University of Arkansas is holding a star-studded virtual symposium on Oct. 23. read more >
A Jonesboro real estate broker is among those who sees a potential for malls transforming after the pandemic, with a silver lining possibly being local stores taking over chain space. read more >
Student housing operations in Fayetteville have seen only modest drops in occupancy, and in cases where campuses have closed residence halls, occupancy has increased. read more >
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $1.25 million grant to University of Arkansas Professor Justin Zhan. read more >
The University of Arkansas’ Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation received a $1 million gift from an alumnus. read more >
Rob Wells, the University of Arkansas journalism professor who is helping take over the arkansascovid.com news site, is also taking strict precautions against the virus. read more >
Arkansas reported nearly 1,300 active coronavirus cases at its colleges and universities Thursday, as well as 525 in its public schools. read more >
Arkansas health officials say their biggest growth in new coronavirus cases is among college-aged people as the number of active infections at the University of Arkansas' main campus approached 1,000. read more >
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced Thursday that 30 grants of up to $75,000 each are now available to help the state’s rural communities apply for federal grants and loans to fund broadband deployment projects. read more >
Bruce T. Barkley has been named president and general manager of KHBS-TV and KHOG-TV, which serve the Fayetteville and Fort Smith markets. read more >
Roger Williams’ eight-year path to his dream — a $3.5 billion plant to make ultra-clean diesel near the banks of the Arkansas River — is intersecting with a quite literal road, perhaps the state’s sturdiest. read more >
