RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 25 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus and Green Bay Packaging have coordinated to provide an Advanced Programmable Logic Controller Level 3 (PLC 3) training course that serves a need for industry in the region. "Advanced PLC training is essential for equipping our workforce with the skills necessary to thrive in modern, automated industries," said Dr. Sheila Jacobs, ATU-Ozark chancellor. "Through ATU-Ozark's more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 25 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Assessment Dr. Gretchen Renshaw on May 20 was the invited presenter for Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations-supported organization focused on the advancement of sustainability in business and management education. Attending the hour-long virtual presentation were Dr. Isabel Rimanoczy and other academics from the Unit more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 26 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Maureen McClung '01 is part of a team-authored research paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The findings focus on gentrification's effects on urban wildlife and rely on research that involved a team of Hendrix students. The paper was published by members of the Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN), which initiall more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, June 25 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch Dr. Sergio L. Molina has been named interim director of athletics at University of the Ozarks, effective immediately. Molina has been an assistant professor of physical education at U of O since 2021 and has served as the University's faculty athletics representative (FAR) since February of 2022. He replaces Jimmy Clark, who transitioned to a new position earlier this month as a major gifts more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: On Tuesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva announced that 3,000 teachers will be the recipients of the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program, giving up to $10,000 in bonuses to these educators. The bonus program was established through the LEARNS Act and awards educators with bonuses ranging from $1,500 all the way up to $ more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock honored some of its hard-working employees who are going above and beyond during the third annual Finance and Administration Excellence Awards. Ten employees were honored during the June 11 awards ceremony in the Donaghey Student Center. This included two special awards from Jerry Ganz, vice chancellor for finance and administration. "It gives m more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock chemistry professors have received a $50,000 grant from the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) that will bring new equipment to campus that will greatly enhance chemistry research and education. The professors have used the grant to acquire an ultra-speed centrifuge for biomedical research. This instrument will augmen more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., MSPH, professor in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry and medical director of the Odyssey Clinic, in the Dr. John Emmett Peters Endowed Chair in Psychiatry in a June 13 ceremony. "I am very fortunate to have had great colleagues, friends and family members, and I cannot th more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Wesley Burks, M.D., dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health, received the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine's 2024 Dean's Distinguished Alumnus Award. "Wesley's current roles alone would warrant the Distinguished Alumnus Award, but he has truly earned this honor over his entire ca more PR