RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: It's the building Jimmy Ferguson dreamed of when he was on staff at Arkansas Tech University. Thirty years later, he, his wife Cindi and their family are helping make it possible. The new student union and recreation center at Arkansas Tech University will be known as the Ferguson Student Union as a result of the Ferguson family's lead gift in support of the facility. "What we hope, and what we know is go  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Hendrix junior presents on behalf of team from Hales' Chemistry Lab * * * Hendrix College student Isabel Jara '26 on August 19 presented work at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society that she co-authored with Professor of Chemistry Dr. David Hales and fellow students Victoria E. Poland '27, Nischal Thota '25, Bhavya Lenin '24, and Regina Delgadillo Galaviz '24. The research "exam  more

HARRISON, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- North Arkansas College issued the following news: North Arkansas College fall enrollment has set a record as the highest in the last decade. This semester's headcount totals 2,090 students, surpassing the second highest enrollment period in 2014 by 84 students. "Even with a challenging year in which the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) underwent major changes that caused delays in processing, Northark enrollment rose 8.5%," Dr. Rick Massengale, N  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Little Rock (Club 99), honored Elizabeth Smiley Glasbrenner as the 2024 recipient of Rotary's Business and Professional Leader of the Year Award. To commemorate her achievements, a portrait of Glasbrenner, co-founder, president, and CEO of Smiley Technologies, Inc., was unveiled in the Reynolds Center for Business and Economi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive up to $2.4 million over the next four years to test prevention strategies for reducing high rates of maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will fund a combination of education, training, outreach and preventive health services foc  more