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…
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Springdale Pathway Academy Receives $500k Gift
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Schmieding Foundation, Inc., announced it has gifted $500,000 to Springdale’s Pathway Academy – which will be renamed to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy of Springdale, which recognizes the nonprofit’s support for UAMS. …
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US Department of Energy Funds Arkansas Tech Startup ‘FR8relay’
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently announced that Arkansas-based technology company, FR8relay, will receive $206,468 as part of the 259 Department of Energy grants which total $53 million and will go to 210 small businesses in 38 states. FR8relay is…
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UA Pine Bluff Graduates First Agricultural Engineering Major
Allison Malone of Memphis is the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The degree program, which was initiated in 2019, trains students to meet the demand for…
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SSTI National Science, Tech Conference Coming to Little Rock in May
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) will hold its annual national conference in Little Rock May 2-4. This will be the first time the nonprofit organization has held its national conference in Arkansas. The SSTI conference, launched in 1996,…
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UA Little Rock Selects 2022 Faculty Excellence Award Winners
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…
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NSF Awards UA Professor Research Team $670k for Virtual Reality Study
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe National Science Foundation awarded nearly $670,000 to a team of researchers, including one at the University of Arkansas, to study the relationship between eyewitness confidence and accuracy using virtual reality. Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences at U of A…
Downtown Little Rock’s Museum of Discovery is reopening to the public Saturday, Aug. 21, after being closed for more than six months for repairs and renovations related to winter weather damage that occurred earlier this year. There will also be…
Science and technology startups in Arkansas will now have a new resource when applying for federal grant funding. Partnering with Innovate Arkansas and the Northwest Arkansas Council, Startup Junkie Foundation has launched Science Venture Studio (SVS) to help Arkansas startups…
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Three Toxicologists Join CTEH’s North Little Rock Office
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThree toxicologists are joining CTEH®’s North Little Rock office. Doctors Scott Malm, Michael Reilly and Dana Szymkowiczhave joined the technology and science-based consulting firm. “CTEH is proud to have some of the best and brightest scientific minds,” said Cory Davis,…