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Little Rock Finest event to spotlight top cuisine in support of cystic fibrosis research
This Friday, October 3rd, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host its Little Rock Finest event at 6:30 p.m. in Argenta Plaza, bringing together the best of the city’s food and drink—all for one cause: finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis....

Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek and interim HC Bobby Petrino to address media on Monday
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KATV) — University of Arkansas Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek and interim head football coach Bobby Petrino will speak with members of the media Monday afternoon. You can watch the news conference in the player below:...

Research & Commentary: Arizona Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research & Commentary: Colorado Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research & Commentary: California Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research & Commentary: Connecticut Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research & Commentary: Delaware Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research & Commentary: Florida Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research Expo and New Faculty Orientation Draw 128 Attendees
View Larger Image TRIStephanie M. Lopez-Neyman, Ph.D., MPH, RD (left), visits with Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D., representing BioVentures LLC, during Research Expo 2025. Sept. 29, 2025 | When Stephanie M. Lopez-Neyman, Ph.D., MPH, RD, spotted a...

UA Little Rock’s Online Graduate Degree Ranked Among Best, Most Affordable in Nation
Justin Bates | September 29, 2025 Mass Communications students broadcast a live news show from the on the UA Little Rock television station. Photo by Benjamin Krain. A UA Little Rock online program has been ranked among the best in the country for...

UA Little Rock Senior Wins SURF Grant for Sustainable Graphite Research
Angelita Faller | September 29, 2025 Zach Frank, a mechanical engineering student, received a SURF (Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Grant for his research with Dr. Sujan Ghosh. Photo by Benjamin Krain. Zach Frank, a mechanical...

Democrat Holladay announces run to fill Arkansas House seat vacated by Wing
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Alex Holladay, a Democrat from North Little Rock, announced his candidacy for House District 70 on Monday to succeed Rep. Carlton Wing who has been tapped to lead...

Little Rock Fed Leader Lindo Briggs Talks Banking Safety, Arkansas Growth
Before joining the Fed, Lindo Briggs was a general assignment, health and political reporter, and TV and radio host with NBC and ESPN affiliates. (Provided) Matuschka Lindo Briggs is the senior vice president and regional executive of the Little...

Research & Commentary: Alabama Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Research & Commentary: Alaska Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Black Sheep Egg Company of Arkansas recalls free-range brown eggs over salmonella...
The move came after U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors collected samples from the processing site and found 40 that were positive for salmonella bacteria. Seven different strains of salmonella were identified, including some known to...

What Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek is looking for in Razorbacks' next football coach
FAYETTEVILLE — For the second time since his December 2017 hiring as Arkansas athletics director, Hunter Yurachek expects to lead a football head coaching search. The Razorbacks fired coach Sam Pittman after a 2-3 start to the season, ending his...

Black Sheep Egg Company of Arkansas recalls free-range brown eggs over salmonella concerns
An Arkansas egg producer is recalling 12-count and 18-count cartons of free-range large brown eggs after federal health inspectors detected salmonella contamination at a processing site. Black Sheep Egg Company of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, pulled...

Transcript: Everything Hunter Yurachek, Bobby Petrino said in Arkansas football press conference
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek and interim head football coach Bobby Petrino held a press conference Monday to discuss the firings of Sam Pittman and multiple defensive staff members. Yurachek outlined the...
New Research: Only 36% of Children's Hospitals Show Wait Times, Revealing Major Opportunities to Transform Digital Urgent Care Experience for Families
Corporate Insight teams with Klein & Partners for first-ever comprehensive analysis of pediatric urgent care digital experiences NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's hospitals have major opportunities to use digital tools to better...