Teacher Pipeline in High-Needs Schools: Arkansas Teacher Corps celebrated its 14th cohort with “teacher boot camp” training for 35 new fellows, continuing its grow-your-own pathway to full licensure for non-certified educators across the state. Student Life Leadership: Henderson State named Dr. Scott Kuttenkuler vice chancellor for Student Life, overseeing housing, counseling, health services, recreation, conduct, disability services, and more. Medicaid Work Rules: Final federal rules for Medicaid work requirements were released, with states scrambling to update systems ahead of a January 1, 2027 rollout—raising concerns about coverage losses and administrative hurdles. UAMS and NIH Funding: UAMS received additional NIH support tied to biomedical research and pipeline efforts, including work aimed at expanding the doctor-researcher track. AI for Biology: Nobel Prize-winning Arkansas-born AlphaFold co-creator John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, underscoring how protein-structure AI is accelerating research. Home School Choice Payments: Families spoke out over delayed homeschool reimbursements under Arkansas’ Educational Freedom Account program, citing months-long processing delays through ClassWallet. Food Safety at Home: Arkansas extension experts urged residents to follow research-based canning guidance for safe home preservation.