JONESBORO, Arkansas, April 8 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * A-State Students Receive SURF, Internal Awards to Continue Research * JONESBORO - Eight Arkansas State University students were selected for the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE), enabling them to continue their experimentations. The focus of SURF is to continue the development of undergraduate academic research efforts at Arkansas' more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-AR Praises Gov. Huckabee Sanders' Transformational Leadership Following State of the State Address * LITTLE ROCK, AR- Americans for Prosperity Arkansas (AFP-AR) praised Gov. Huckabee Sanders' transformational leadership across the Natural State following the Governor's State of the State this afternoon. AFP-AR State Director Ryan Norris released the following state more PR

LOWELL, Arkansas, April 9 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news: * * * Arvest Ranked Top 20 on Forbes' World's Best Banks List Arvest Bank has been named to Forbes' 2026 World's Best Banks, ranking 20th among U.S. banks, which is the highest among those headquartered in its four-state footprint of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. This marks the bank's 8th consecutive year on the list. In 2025, it ranked 27th. The World's Best Banks 2026 rankings, announced on April 8, 2026, are ba more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, April 8 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Baptiste to Present Senior Art Exhibit April 14-23 * University of the Ozarks art major Kate Baptiste will present her Senior Art Exhibit, "See Through It," from April 14-23 in the University's Stephens Gallery. There will be a recepetion to meet the artist from 7-8 p.m. April 17 in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Originally from Paris, Ark., Baptiste will graduate in May  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM first quarter 2026 oil and gas sales generate nearly $600 million * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management generated $592.7 million in total receipts from oil and gas sales held in the first quarter of 2026 - in line with the Trump administration's Energy Dominance initiative. These revenues reflect an ongoing focus on unleashing domestic energy, support more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Sheehy Introduce Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in introducing the bipartisan Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act to increase veterans' access to innovative health care and ensure the Department  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 38 States And D.C. Between January 2025 And January 2026; 40 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs * Texas and West Virginia Top Lists of 12-Month Increases, While California and Oregon Have the Worst Decreases; Illinois and West Virginia Lead in Monthly Gainers; Idaho Has the Worst Number and Percent of Monthly Lo more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Third Round of Moms Demand Action Volunteers Running for Office Across Five States * Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office in Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. The third round of endorsements ahead of the 2026 midterms, today's announcement  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Harper Chosen for National Civic Engagement Honor * Arkansas Tech University graduate student Armando Harper is one of 168 college and university students from around the United States of America named to the 2026 All In Campus Challenge Student Voting Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes students at participating campuses who have gone above and beyond to advance non-partisan student voter regist more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * How Argonne scientists are paving the way for faster, smarter electronics Breakthrough findings offer new insight into spintronics to enable faster, smaller and more efficient devices * Argonne research takes next leap in computing by mastering magnetism one atom at a time. Data is growing at a staggering pace, pushing charge based microelectronics, such as smart more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 8 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Investment Workshop for UAPB Students and Faculty to Feature Brian Oh on April 13, 2026 * Wall Street is coming to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB)! An exclusive Investment Workshop for students, faculty and alumni will take place on Monday, April 13, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the STEM Building Conference Room. The facilitator will be Brian Oh, a professional  more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 8 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Lights, Legacy, Action: UAPB Showcases Student Filmmakers, Honors MLK Legacy, and Welcomes Work by Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry Hot Springs, AR - The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF), in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), will launch its America250 series on April 23 as part of the 153-year-old 1890 Land-Grant HBCU's Founders' Week celebrati more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Little Rock District issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * President's FY27 Budget: $23.8 million for Little Rock District projects The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District reports that the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget includes $23.8 million in federal funding for the district's civil works program. The proposed funding will improve the reliability and resiliency of the district's multi more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 8 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Debuts First AI Scholar-in-Residence * What does it mean to study the mind in the age of artificial intelligence? For the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the answer begins with a first. The department has welcomed Bahareh Jozranjbar as its inaugural artificial intelligence scholar-in-residence. The role grew out of more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 8 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Receives Gift to Strengthen Long-Term Support for Planetarium * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock continues to build momentum behind the future of its Shellam Flake Planetarium, with a new $50,000 gift supporting long-term sustainability efforts for the facility. The gift from Centennial Campaign co-chair Jerry Damerow and his wife, Sherri, supports the Sh more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 7 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock's Public Affairs Programs Ranked Among Nation's Best * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has once again earned national recognition for excellence in graduate education, with its public affairs programs ranked among the nation's best in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. UA Little Rock's Master of Public Administration (MPA more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds and Rice * (Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates. The 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates are available on the Farm Service Agency (FSA) website and below:  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 8 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Why doesn't the U.S. recycle more plastic? New study points to lack of access. * From left to right, UB researchers and study authors Janet Z. Yang, John D. Atkinson, Monica Miles and Aditya Vedantam. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. Recycling infrastructure inequities in the South, sparsely populated states tied to lower income, less-coll more PR