It’s August 5, which means college football season is just around the corner. Practice started today – at just under 30 days before kickoff – for the Arkansas Razorbacks, and after a nine-game winning season last year, both fans and…
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Apprenticeship Program to Focus on Folk, Traditional Arts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas has announced that applications for its Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program are now open. Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts is a state-wide program by University of Arkansas Libraries “dedicated to building cross-cultural understanding by documenting, presenting, and sustaining Arkansas’ living traditional arts and cultural heritage.”
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Phillips Named Chief Communications, Marketing Officer at UA Little Rock
Dr. Carrie Phillips has been named the chief communications and marketing officer for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “I am certain that Dr. Phillips’s professional experience in this area will serve our campus and community well in the…
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Arkansas Leaders Mourn Loss of Little Rock Native Killed in Ukraine
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas leaders recently paid tribute to American filmmaker Brent Renaud who was shot and killed in Ukraine, news outlets reported on Sunday. Renaud was a Little Rock native who co-founded the Little Rock Film Festival and the Arkansas Motion Picture…
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4 NWA Startups Selected for UA Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFour Northwest Arkansas startups have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program. The program, or GORP, is a business incubator led by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Arkansas that is…
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Northwest Arkansas Startup Earns $256,000 Small Business Award
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA company started by University of Arkansas researchers has been awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Grant. SIEV Technologies, a catalytic membrane reactor design company, received the grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that improves biofuel…
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Students Crack Codes at Venture Center’s 2021 JOLT Cyber Challenge
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Venture Center’s 2021 JOLT Cyber Challenge concluded on Sunday for student teams who came from across the state to compete for cash, prizes, and cyber skills bragging rights. The Venture Center is an Arkansas-based Entrepreneurial Support Organization (ESO) that…
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War Memorial Stadium Prepares for Historic Arkansas Football Matchup
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThis coming Saturday, Oct. 23, Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium will be the site of a historic showdown between the University of Arkansas (UofA) Razorbacks and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Golden Lions. This is the first…
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Bazzel, Sullivan Among 14 New Ark. Sports Hall of Fame Board Members
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF) announced Thursday morning the appointment of 14 new members to its board of directors. The Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, incorporated on Aug. 16, 1958. The Hall of…
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Back on GameDay’s Radar, Hog Fans Savor the Moment
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterFresh off a program rejuvenating win on national TV against a top 10 Texas A&M, the Arkansas Razorbacks — and their fans, justifiably so — are basking in the glow of a story line that might make even the schmaltziest…