DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $1.8M in Partnership Grant Awards Announced in Program's 30th Year * * Bulletin No: 2026-17 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) and participating members have awarded more than $1.8 million in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding, including a 5:1 match of member contributions. In 2026, which marks the 30th anniversary of the program, funds were awarded through 44 members  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Access and Earning Potential: ATU No. 1 in Arkansas * A report from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education demonstrates that Arkansas Tech University is No. 1 in the State of Arkansas when it comes to providing both a high degree of student access and high earning potential after graduation. There are 22 four-year institutions of higher learning in Arkansas included in Carnegie's study. Of those, Arkansas Tech is the only o more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Fighting Illegal Climate Activism in Financial Reporting * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general raising concerns over potentially illegal financial reporting requirements by the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a letter to the Big 4, the coalition questions their stated more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin, High School Broyles Award, and Coaches vs. Overdoses Announce Effort to Expand Fentanyl Prevention Resources in Schools * #Griffin: 'Too many Arkansans have lost their lives to counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, and we have to do everything we can to prevent the next tragedy' LITTLE ROCK - The High School Broyles Award and the national opioid overdose prevention organization Coaches vs. Overdoses jo more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 25 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Department of Music Sets Fall 2026 Performances * The Arkansas Tech University Department of Music has released its fall 2026 schedule of concerts. Dr. Jeff Bright, professor of music, serves as head of the ATU Department of Music. Dr. Daniel A. Belongia, professor of music, is director of bands. Dr. Katie Rohwer, assistant professor of music, is director of choral activities. Concerts and recitals planned for Witherspoon Auditorium will be av more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Study Abroad Group Discovers Greek Way of Life * Philotimo is a Greek word that translates to English as love of honor, but it has a meaning far beyond that translation. "It means doing good things for others simply because it's the right thing to do," said Maddie Kate Shelton, an Arkansas Tech University senior psychology major from Benton. "It's a way of life that values respect, selflessness and family above all else. I really like that. I l more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 25 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU's Cranor Wins 2026 Booker Worthen Literary Prize * Eli Cranor, writer in residence and instructor in the Arkansas Tech University College of Arts and Humanities, is the 2026 winner of the Booker Worthen Literary Prize from the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS). The Booker Worthen Literary Prize was established in 1999. It is awarded each year to the best work, fiction or non-fiction, by an author living in central Arkansas. It is named in  more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Bradbury Art Museum Presents 'more-than-human,' an Exploration of Art, Technology, Science and Natural World * JONESBORO - Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University presents more-than-human, an international exhibition of immersive and interactive media art, now on view through Oct. 10. The exhibition and a reception at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, will also launch BAM's 2026-27 NEA Big Read, centered on Joy Harjo's "An American Sunrise."  more PR

ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, Aug. 25 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: * * * August 2026 - Board of Trustees Remains Revenue Neutral - Approves State Appropriations Budget The Cowley College Board of Trustees gathered for their August 24th meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the President's Dining Room inside the McAtee Dining Center on the Ark City Main Campus. In accordance with K.S.A. 79-2929, the Board of Trustees shall meet for the purpose of answering and hearing objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed budget, and for the p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on new Farm Credit System Bank loans are used in com more PR

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Aug. 25 -- Ozarka College posted the following news: * * * Kim Lovelace Named Ozarka College 2026 Staff of the Year * Ozarka College is proud to announce Kim Lovelace, Dean of the Mountain View Campus, as the College's 2026 Staff of the Year. Lovelace has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to Ozarka College, its students, and the communities it serves. Through her leadership at the Mountain View campus, she plays an important role in supporting students, strengthening campus operations, and advancing Ozarka's miss more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems * Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes. With its broad array of services, SBS stands as a comprehensive solution th more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | September 2026 * #Stetson-Hatcher School of Business Astrid Loretta Ayala, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance, presented the article "Score-driven Markov-switching models of scale and shape parameters: an application to the Indian stock market" at the International Conference on Empirical Economics at Penn State Altoona held on Aug. 1. The article is co-authored with Szabolcs Blazsek, Ph.D., professor of economics,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, intends to repatriate four unassociated funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The objects include three dish-shaped pottery vessels and a pottery vessel depicting a bat. The items were offered to the museum in 1973 by Harry Devine and his wife and were associated with locations in Arkansas, including Mississippi, Crittenden and Cross counties. The muse more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey, intends to repatriate an unassociated funerary object to the Quapaw Nation, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The cultural item is a red-on-buff ceramic vessel shaped as a human head. The vessel was excavated at the Big Eddy Site in St. Francis County, Arkansas, in 1970. The notice said archaeological records place the vessel with human remains in a burial context. Princeton University Art Museum purchased more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 25 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Turn! Turn! Turn! on The Rice Stuff * ARLINGTON, VA - To everything there is a season, as the saying goes. The U.S. rice industry is fortunate to attract and retain great talent, but change does happen. On the latest episode of the Rice Stuff Podcast, "From Seedlings to Harvest: Careers in Rice," guests include Mollie Buckler who joined the USA Rice team this summer and Dr. Tim Burcham who is retiring from the University of Arkansa more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Cancer Institute Receives $2.3 Million NIH Grant to Study Pathogens that Lead to Burkitt Lymphoma A five-year National Institutes of Health grant over $2.3 million will fund researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute studying how being infected with a gammaherpesvirus (GHV) and malaria parasite at the same time can lead to endemic Burkitt lymphoma (e more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * New College of Education and Health Professions Faculty Share Moments that Shaped their Careers The College of Education and Health Professions' 21 new faculty members recently reflected on the formative experiences that continue to shape their teaching and research today. Across disciplines ranging from nursing and counseling to education, occupational therapy and exercise science, many traced their career trajectories to a singl more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Law Alumni Society Announces New Officers and Board Members The U of A School of Law proudly announces the new Law Alumni Society officers and board members for the 2026-27 academic year. Board members are selected to serve a three-year term, and officers are nominated by board members to serve one-year terms. Collectively, the Law Alumni Society sponsors six awards that highlight alumni for their service and contributions to the law school and leg more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers Zap Microbe DNA in the Name of Food Safety By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Researchers are gauging the effectiveness of electron beams in the fight against foodborne illness pathogens in poultry. "Impact of Electron Beam (eBeam) Treatment on Meat Quality and Sensory Attributes of Ground Chicken and Turkey," was published in the August 2026 edition of the journal Poultry Science. At the heart of the s more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Teacher Uses Construction Management Degree to Help Students Build Better Futures Hunter Keller teaches drafting and architecture at Conway High School, which gives him a summer break with more time for himself. However, he also spends significant time with family activities and various projects as well as curating collections of items such as musical instruments, radios, music albums, toasters, cars, tools and more at his home in Lonoke. Keller w more PR