UA, UAMS Professors Work to Predict COVID-19 Spread
Data science professor Justin Zhan is collaborating with UAMS professors David Ussery and Xuming Zhang to develop accurate predictions of genomic variation trends of coronavirus. read more >
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Graduate Fayetteville Hotel Celebrates College Nostalgia
New 14-story plaid boutique hotel inside the former Chancellor location banks on storytelling and University of Arkansas decor to attract guests. read more >
Blockchain Backers Remain Poised for Big Breakout
Blockchain technology came to prominence as the digital platform for the cryptocurrency bitcoin, but true believers think its uses will eventually be universal. read more >
Road Tax Proponents Already Revving Up
A constitutional amendment to make a half-cent sales tax permanent goes before Arkansas voters on Nov. 3. Those in favor of the amendment, which would dedicate the tax revenue to the state highway fund, are already out beating the bushes to drum up support. read more >
J. Thomas May Awarded UA System President's Medal For Service
The University of Arkansas System President’s Medal for Service was recently awarded to J. Thomas May, former bank president and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. and current president of its foundation. read more >
UA Alumnus Commits $250K to Award for Data Science Faculty
University of Arkansas alumnus Kent Burnett of Greenbrier has made a $250,000 commitment to the G. Kent and Deborah D. Burnett Endowed Faculty Excellence Award in Data Science. read more >
Couple Donates $60K for New UA Scholarship
University of Arkansas alumnus Tracy Young and his wife, Lisa Johnson-Young, have donated $60,000 to set up the new Tracy Young and Lisa Johnson-Young Advance Arkansas Endowed Scholarship. read more >
Tyson Donates $50K Robot to UA's Bumpers College
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale last week donated a $50,000 robot to the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences in Fayetteville. read more >
UA Team Takes Top Prize in Venture Center's JOLT Event
The University of Arkansas student team called "That Team Over There" took the top prize in the Venture Center's 2019 JOLT Cyber Challenge that ended Sunday. read more >
UA's Jamie Loftin Named to National Board
Jamie Loftin, assistant vice provost for distance education administration at the University of Arkansas, was recently appointed as constituent chair to the board of directors for the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers. read more >
UA Names Cheryl Murphy Vice Provost
Cheryl Murphy, chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, has been selected as the next vice provost for distance education. read more >
Artist Gerry Snyder to Lead UA's School of Art
Gerry Snyder, dean of the School of Art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, has been named executive director of the University of Arkansas’ School of Art, effective July 1. read more >
Andrea Ritchie Brings PR Experience to CJRW (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Andrea Ritchie has joined CJRW’s northwest Arkansas office in Springdale as an account executive. read more >
Report: UA's Economic Impact Grew to $2.2B in 2018
The University of Arkansas’ economic impact grew to $2.2 billion in 2018, which is more than three times the $725 million impact it had in 2009. read more >
'Thriving' Brokerage Industry Evolving as Investors Seek Humans
Despite the rise of online stock investing, Arkansas has seen a rise in the number of agents licensed to trade securities. read more >
Update: State Transportation Department Gives $1M to UA Civil Engineering Center
The University of Arkansas has received a $1 million grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation to build a 37,400-SF Civil Engineering Research and Education Center. read more >
UA Researchers Get $750K Grant
University of Arkansas physicists recently received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research "topological quantum materials," which are unusual in that they have a robustness of electrical properties regardless of temperature shifts or changes in structural form. read more >
Cami Jones Gives UA $1M for Three Endowments
University of Arkansas alumna Jean Cameron "Cami" Jones, youngest daughter of Fay and Gus Jones, is donating $1 million to the Fay Jones School of Architecture & Design and University Libraries at UA. read more >
Woo Pigs: Flirty Hogs Have a TV Teammate
D.J. Williams, the former star tight end for the Arkansas Razorbacks now at KARK-TV in Little Rock, found himself on opposing teams as the football season wound down, torn between his “Razorback family” and Channel 4’s news audience. read more >
Walton College Dean to Receive Whitney M. Young Award
Matthew A. Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will receive the Whitney M. Young Award from the Urban League of the State of Arkansas. read more >
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