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Treatments for cancer and the search for cures are a multibillion-dollar industry, directed by the nation’s leading researchers and funded both federally and privately. The mission is critical. In 2022, an estimated 609,360 people will die of cancer in the…

En Huang, Ph.D., an associate professor at the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Sciences, has received a three-year, $1 million dollar grant from the USDA to research antibiotic resistance in American vegetables. His team…

Following five years of great success, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Center of Translational Pediatric Research (CTPR) has been awarded $11.5 million in Phase II funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The center uses a cutting-edge systems biology approach,…

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Wednesday the addition of two new members to its Board of Trustees: Judy McReynolds of ArcBest and Jason Morris of Walmart. The new board members, whose tenure has already begun, will be introduced formally…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has announced Susan D. Emmett, M.D., will lead its new Center for Hearing Health Equity. Emmett is an otolaryngologist and public health-trained researcher. In addition to obtaining a MPH, she also holds four grants…

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy endowed chair and distinguished professor of information science at UA Little Rock, has received a grant for $165,540 that will support research efforts to monitor cyber warfare tactics through social media. UA Little Rock…

Ahead of National Veterinarians Day on April 30, a recent study from veterinarians.org revealed that Arkansas has an average of 14 veterinarians per 100,000 people, making it the state with the least number of employed veterinarians in the entire nation.…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Joshua Silverstein, Noureen Siraj, and John Kirk as the 2022 winners of the Faculty Excellence Awards. This is the highest honor UA Little Rock awards its faculty members. Silverstein, a professor…

A recent study of stock sales by U.S. executives with corporate ties to China indicated that corporate insiders sold stock in their companies during the earliest stages of the coronavirus outbreak in China, weeks before the virus spread to other…

PBS series “Good Roots” will examine how Arkansas’ unpredictable weather can have dramatic impacts on farming, and in turn, farmers’ livelihoods, in a new segment airing Friday, March 18, during “Arkansas Week” at 7:30 p.m. on Arkansas PBS. A livestream…