LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the Arkansas Supreme Court's 4-3 decision in Cowles v. Thurston confirming the Arkansas Secretary of State properly rejected the paid canvasser signature submissions supporting the Arkansas Abortion Amendment: "The people rule in Arkansas, through the law. Changing the Arkansas Constitution in  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Students selected for research camp spent a week studying the environment * * * Seventeen Hendrix students participated in this summer's Leadership in Environmental Analysis for the People (LEAP) program led by faculty members Dr. Courtney Hatch '00 (chemistry) and Dr. Brett Hill (sociology/anthropology) and funded through the Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professorship. The program, which ran from   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The UA Little Rock School of Art and Design welcomed more than 130 people to campus for the biennial Enamelist Society Conference, bringing together artists, experts, and enthusiasts from across the country to celebrate and explore the art of enameling. Lydia Martin, visiting assistant professor of metalsmithing/jewelry who organized the conference, described enamel as a "powdered glass that is fus  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 23 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received $145,000 from the Mid-America Transplant Foundation to increase patient access to health care, particularly kidney health interventions, in largely rural counties in northeast Arkansas. "I am truly grateful for Mid-America Transplant's commitment to patient navigation in northeast Arkansas," said Cam Patterson, M.D.  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 23 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center at Arkansas Tech University has scheduled a pair of workshops to help students best utilize library resources. Undergraduate students are invited to a session entitled "Library 101" at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in Pendergraft Library and Technology Center room 300A. "This workshop will introduce students to the vast library resources and demonstrate the necessary  more