Another summer has come and gone and with that, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has successfully hosted its second year of cohorts for the Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program, a program that focuses on providing internship opportunities to women of…
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UAMS Pathways Partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUAMS Pathways Academy announced a new partnership Tuesday July 26, with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas (BBBSCA) in a mentorship initiative for its Academy students. UAMS Pathways is a state-wide education and community engagement program meant to give…
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Women’s Foundation Announces ’22 Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Participants
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has announced its 2022 participants in the Stone Bank-presented Tjuana Byrd Internship Program. Participants of the internship program will have the opportunity to work for some of the largest science, technology, engineering and math companies…
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UALR Awarded $165K Grant to Support Research Efforts to Monitor Cyber Warfare Tactics on Social Media
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…
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Winners of Coding Competition, 2022 Computer Science Educator Finalists Recognized
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson recently attended Arkansas’ sixth annual Governor’s All-State Coding Competition. Hutchinson, in partnership with ARCodeKids, announced the winners of the competition in the Ida Waldron Auditorium of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway on Saturday, April 30,…
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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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Governor Reinstates Women’s Commission, Grants $6M to Schools for Deaf and Blind
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson announced the reestablishment of the Women’s Commission, a cost-of-living salary increase for state employees, and funding for Arkansas’ schools for the Blind and Deaf during his weekly briefing on Thursday Feb. 17. He also updated information about…
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Steed Appointed to Mid-America Science Museum Board of Trustees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs recently announced the appointment of Suzanne Steed to its Board of Trustees for the 2022-2024 term. Steed is a Client Executive with Transamerica in Hot Springs and holds a BS in Accounting from…
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Mitchell to Retire, Vogler to Lead Arkansas STEM Coalition
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffExecutive Director of the Arkansas STEM Coalition, Dr. Suzanne Mitchell, will retire in January after serving nearly 12 years, the organization announced Tuesday in a press release. Dr. Mitchell announced the appointment of Hannah Vogler as the new Executive Director…
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas receives $100,000 from Acxiom
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Girls of Promise initiative received a $100,000 investment from Acxiom, an Arkansas customer intelligence company and longtime supporter of the WFA. The Girls of Promise initiative provides opportunities and mentors in science, technology, engineering and…