LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: On Wednesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced an additional $83,443,495 in financial assistance for nine water and wastewater projects. The projects serve more than 271,786 Arkansans. The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved this funding on September 18, 2024. "My administration is working hard to improve Arkansas' water systems, and the additiona  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Participation by local dignitaries and more than 100 Arkansas Tech University student volunteers highlighted ATU's 2024 Constitution Day observance, which took place on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The annual U.S. Constitution reading at Arkansas Tech was conducted at Hindsman Tower. Pope County Judge Ben Cross, Russellville Mayor Fred Teague and ATU Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Adolf  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University faculty member Dr. Seyed Ehsan Hosseini has been recognized as one of the leading research scientists in the world for a fifth consecutive year. Hosseini is included on the Elsevier Stanford list of the most cited scientists globally for 2024, which was published on Monday, Sept. 16. He was also included on the list in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. In order to qualify for the Elsevie  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2024: By Larry Isch Former NBA player Pat Burke, founder of the youth-development program HOOPSLife, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Oct. 10, as part of the University's 2024-25 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. There is no cost for admission and the public is invited to attend. Born in Dublin, Burke's family move  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Rayan Shuja '25 recounts experience with UAMS summer internship * * * Hendrix College student Rayan Shuja '25 had the opportunity to take part in this summer's University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stead Scholars program. The eight-week paid internship is named after a long-time employee of the Arkansas Department of Health, William Stead, M.D., and aims to provide scholars with experience in   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a five-year, nearly $2.2 million federal grant to study how modulating the body's immune response may potentially benefit patients with certain eye diseases. The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded the grant to a laboratory led by Abdel Fouda, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacolog  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: At age 15, Mariana Abarca moved with her family from Mexico to Little Rock, where her father was excelling as a bicycle mechanic. "It was a huge shock," Abarca recalls. "We didn't speak the language. I didn't know the system. I went to high school, and I had no idea what GPA or the ACT was. It was like starting from zero, but my parents were very clear that there were many opportunities for us in the Unite  more