RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, July 9 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: One of the most significant construction projects in Arkansas Tech University history is officially underway. Ferguson Student Union, a 68,000-square foot facility that will transform student life at ATU, will soon begin to rise from the plot of land between Chambers Cafeteria and the Hull Physical Education Building. Personnel from Kinco Constructors reported for the first day of construction on Monday, July more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 9 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that Chris Caldwell will serve as the newest Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner. Chris' seven-year term will last until 2031. He is replacing outgoing Commission Chairman Stan Jones, and John David "J.D." Neeley will become the Commission Chairman. "Chris is a great friend and trusted advisor. I know how much he loves Arka more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Dr. Nathan Marvin, assistant professor of history at UA Little Rock, has received a $5,000 grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS awarded Marvin a 2024 Project Development Grant. They are designed to support scholars in teaching-intensive faculty roles whose research is poised to make important contributions to knowledge in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. "AC more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 9 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its Arkansas Technology and Data Science in Health and Medicine (AR Tech-DaSH) program. The five-year grant from the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will support an outreach exposure program focused on te more PR