FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * U of A Partners with College Pads to Launch New Off-Campus Housing Marketplace University of Arkansas students have a new tool to simplify their search for off-campus housing. The university partnered with College Pads to launch an online marketplace designed specifically for Razorbacks. Students, parents and property managers can access the platform at the following link offcampushousing.uark.edu more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 11 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS to Train 75 Community Health Workers with Support from Arkansas Office of Skills Development The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will work with partners to continue building the community health worker (CHW) workforce across the state after receiving $375,000 in support from the Arkansas Office of Skills De more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Call for Papers for Interdisciplinary Conference The Graduate Students in English at U of A invite proposals on the theme "Transformation," a topic as broad as the literary and academic canons themselves. As we bear witness to changes in higher education landscapes across disciplines, we might consider how our own perceptions have evolved, what has been reliable in scholarship historically and what more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * College of Education and Health Professions Research Team Studies Hydration at Boston Marathon A research team from the College of Education and Health Professions, along with co-authors from several other institutions, recently published a study they conducted at the 2024 Boston Marathon examining the role of hydration in long-distance running. The study, "Biomarkers of organ stress and injury fol more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 11 (TNSxrep) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Survey Shows Obesity Rates Exceed 45% in Rural Arkansas Arkansas already has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, and now, results from the new Arkansas Health Survey, housed at the University of Arkansas, show that obesity across the state is particularly concentrated in rural areas. Among Arkansas's 440 rural census tracts, 99 have obesity rates of 45% or higher. "These data more PR