University of Arkansas alumnus Sam Alley and his wife, Janet, are contributing $2 million to create the Sam and Janet Alley Master of Science in Construction Management Program endowment. read more >
Matt Waller, dean of the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, will receive a Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in September. read more >
Some very recognizable northwest Arkansas entrepreneurs are going to be on the receiving end of a civil lawsuit that was filed Thursday. read more >
A $500,000 planned gift from Michael Hollomon and Eric Wailes of Fayetteville will create the Richard B. Atkinson Law and Sexuality Fund in the University of Arkansas’ School of Law. read more >
Alan Mantooth, a distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas, has received a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to advance technologies that integrate solar power systems to the national power grid. read more >
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 >
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 technology came to prominence as the digital platform for the cryptocurrency bitcoin, but true believers think its uses will eventually be universal. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 has joined CJRW’s northwest Arkansas office in Springdale as an account executive. read more >
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 >
Despite the rise of online stock investing, Arkansas has seen a rise in the number of agents licensed to trade securities. read more >
