RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Faculty members from Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff have collaborated to earn $800,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the Bolstering University Infrastructure for Leading Development in Research (BUILD) initiative. BUILD endeavors to leverage the roles that ATU and UAPB play in rural economic development within their immediate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In this crucial final stretch to Election Day, the DNC announced its latest round of investments to state parties nationwide, marking a historic milestone as the DNC fulfills its mission to provide electoral funding and support to all 57 states and territories. These funds which total nearly $2.5 million demonstrate the DNC's ongoing commitment to reaching key constituencies, building out Democratic inf  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 28 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: UA Little Rock alumna Lisette Yang has been honored as a member of the first class of the Arkansas Latino Hall of Fame, recognized for her exceptional contributions to better the Latino community since 1997 and for her work as a crime victim advocate and child forensic interviewer. She will join three other extraordinary individuals as they are inducted into the inaugural Arkansas Latino Hall of Fame Oct.   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 28 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology during a Sept. 23 ceremony. "When I came to UAMS, I outlined a vision that the Division of Rh  more