U of A ‘One Book, One Community’ Committee Calls for Family Recipes

by Olivia Kays | Sep 8, 2021 | Community, Events, Outreach & Impact

U of A ‘One Book, One Community’ Committee Calls for Family Recipes FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In an effort to create an immersive learning experience highlighting the connection between our multicultural society and the food we grow, prepare and eat, the...

U of A and the NWA Community Celebrate Pride Month

by Andra Liwag | Jun 13, 2021 | Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Events, Features

U of A and the NWA Community Celebrate Pride Month Groups across Northwest Arkansas, including several from the University of Arkansas, are hosting and participating in events all June long to celebrate Pride Month, which highlights LGBTQIA+ voices, experiences and...

Thanks to Virtual Event, Memorial Fund Honoring Anthropology’s Justin Murphy Nolan Reaches Endowment

by Olivia Kays | Sep 10, 2020 | Community, Dean's Corner, Events, Gifts

Thanks to Virtual Event, Memorial Fund Honoring Anthropology’s Justin Murphy Nolan Reaches Endowment After the unexpected and untimely passing of anthropology’s Justin M. Nolan in May, a group of the beloved educator’s dearest friends banded together to create the...

Biomedical Research Camp at U of A Helps Southeast Arkansan Middle School Students Connect to College

by Andra Liwag | Nov 15, 2019 | Community, Events, Faces of Fulbright, Gifts, Outreach & Impact, Student Success

Thanks to a hands-on look at the world of biomedicine, nearly 20 more middle school students from Dumas and Gould, Arkansas are now considering education and career paths in S.T.E.A.M. – science, technology, engineering, math and the arts.The potential future U of A...

U of A Collaboration Helps Lead to ‘New Beginnings’ for Northwest Arkansas Homeless Population

by Nick DeMoss | May 3, 2019 | Community, Community Outreach, Diversity & Inclusion, Events, Faculty Points of Pride, Outreach & Impact

A communitywide effort, led in part by University of Arkansas faculty, is helping to address an issue that impacts thousands of Arkansans annually: homelessness.The project, called “New Beginnings,” is a bridge housing community. The effort is designed to...

Photo Exhibit Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Emiliano Zapata’s Death

by Andra Liwag | Mar 16, 2019 | Community, Community Outreach, Events, Exhibits, Lectures

An international photo exhibit celebrating the life of Mexican icon Emiliano Zapata will be on display April 4-15 in the atrium of The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at One East Center Street on the Fayetteville...