The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has given a $1 million grant for a rice cultivation research program headed by a biological engineering professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more >
The University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation announced Tuesday that founders of startups affiliated with the university will soon have access to its new Venture Mentoring Service program. read more >
Niketa Reed founded the Fayetteville media nonprofit Arkansas Soul with a mission beyond inclusion. Her idea felt more like immersion. read more >
Bill Kincaid has been named acting chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, effective immediately, following Chancellor Joe Steinmetz’s sudden resignation on Friday. read more >
The University of Arkansas and NOWDiagnostics Inc. of Springdale announce a partnership to study the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies among UA students, staff and faculty. read more >
Quantia “Key” Fletcher has been named the new director of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock. read more >
Legendary University of Arkansas men’s track and field coach John McDonnell died Monday at the age of 82 and is fondly remembered by Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson. read more >
When the pandemic began devastating commerce in March 2020, Arkansas cities slashed budgets and tabled projects, fearing sales tax revenues would fall off the shelf. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell gave $1 million for an endowed scholarship fund at the University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business. read more >
Animal sciences students from Missouri State University at Springfield will be able to earn an additional degree in poultry science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville thanks to a new agreement between the two schools. read more >
Elon Turner of Fayetteville is named executive director of the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville, the nation’s largest private employer, provides a window into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's performance during the pandemic. read more >
Justin Urso, the chief of the UA’s McMillon Innovation Studio, says students in the program get access to “world-class mentors.” read more >
MORE Technologies, a startup company founded by four University of Arkansas students to sell 3-D printable robots, sells its technology assets and patent to Sphero of Boulder, Colorado. read more >
The Windgate Foundation is transforming arts education in Arkansas one building at a time. read more >
The eight winners of the 2021 Arkansas Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition were announced during a virtual presentation held at noon Thursday. read more >
Researchers at the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences win a $10.8 million grant to establish the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center as an National Institutes of Health-designated Center of Biomedical Research Excellence. read more >
A Fayetteville townhouse complex and a Springdale retail center have new owners in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Former University of Arkansas football player and professional baseball player Andrew Davie recently changed addresses in Fayetteville. read more >
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 >
