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Scientists warn of invasive longhorned tick carrying debilitating Ehrlichiosis infection
NBC News
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August 14, 2025
An invasive tick species is creeping its way into more parts of the country, as warming temperatures help it spread a little-known infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms, and in rare cases, dead. In May, scientists at the...
Arkansas Research Alliance Launches $8M Program to Boost Workforce Growth, Research Capacity & Startups
Arkansas Business
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August 14, 2025
The three principle leaders of AR-NETWORK, from left: Arkansas Research Alliance CEO Bryan Barnhouse; ARA Program Director Sarah Burnett Smith; and ARA Academy Director and Delta Solar CEO Douglas Hutchings (Photos provided by the Arkansas...
McCauley Honored with Charles Moran Award for Digital Writing and Instruction Research
UA Little Rock - Arkansas
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August 15, 2025
Angelita Faller | August 15, 2025 Dr. Heidi McCauley Dr. Heidi McCauley, professor of rhetoric and writing at UA Little Rock, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Computers...
Watch out for this invasive tick. It could saddle you with a little-known, debilitating infection.
Yahoo News
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An invasive tick species is creeping its way into more parts of the country as warming temperatures help it spread a little-known infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms and, in rare cases, dead. In May, scientists at the...
UA Little Rock Student Gains Experience and Lifelong Memories During Dublin Internship
UA Little Rock - Arkansas
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August 13, 2025
Angelita Faller | August 13, 2025 UA Little Rock student Olivia Osborn, left, and her best friend, Allison Ross, visit Ireland while interning in Dublin during June. Olivia Osborn, a Donaghey Scholar and junior marketing major from Alexander,...
Little Rock Public Radio Employees Take Home Top Honors in Arkansas SPJ Awards
UA Little Rock - Arkansas
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August 12, 2025
Angelita Faller | August 12, 2025 Little Rock Public Radio News Director Daniel Breen receives a Diamond Journalism Award from Host Heather Baker. Little Rock Public Radio journalists scored high marks in the 2025 Diamond Journalism Awards...
2025 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame set for Aug. 23
Mountain Home Observer - Arkansas
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August 15, 2025
Share This Article Join the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock for the 34th Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame, presented by Banded, Aug. 23. The banquet celebrates conservation icons in The Natural...
Corrections officials, county sheriffs discuss prison capacity with Arkansas lawmakers
Mountain Home Observer - Arkansas
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August 15, 2025
Share This Article More prison beds will be needed as a result of recent legislation, further exacerbating current overcrowding issues in state and county facilities, according to a forecast presented to Arkansas lawmakers Wednesday. Wendy Ware,...
Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame to honor conservation icons
KAIT 8 - Arkansas
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August 13, 2025
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) -Join the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock for the 34th Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame, presented by Banded, Aug. 23. The 34th Arkansas Outdoor Hall of...
Arkansas eyes nuclear innovation with small modular reactors
KATV 7 - Arkansas
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Russellville, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas is exploring the potential of small modular reactors (SMRs) to revolutionize its energy landscape. Currently, the Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville uses enriched uranium as fuel, but advocates like...
Baptist Health College Little Rock names new dean of nursing
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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August 12, 2025
Baptist Health College Little Rock announced Dr. Crystal Rose, Ph.D, MHA, RN, NR-EMT, CNE, as the college’s new Dean of Nursing, effective Monday (Aug. 11). Prior to joining Baptist Health College Little Rock, Rose practiced nursing for over 23...
Central States Officially Opens New Arkansas Steel Frame Plant
Metal Construction News - New York
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August 14, 2025
Employees gather for a ribbon-cutting at the new Central States steel frame plant in Springdale, Ark. Central States Inc. officially opened the doors to its 12th manufacturing facility last week, a steel frame plant in Springdale, Ark., to support...
Anniversaries
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 17, 2025
Billie Ruth and A.V. "Buster" Beardsley of Little Rock celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June with a large family vacation in Destin, Fla. The couple were married July 11, 1965. She is the former Billie Ruth Shepherd and is retired from...
Spring bumper hay crop followed by dry fall in Arkansas
Osceola Times - Arkansas
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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas is expected to harvest more hay over more acres this year than last, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In its August Crop Production report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service said it expected...
Arkansas school district given green light to pursue state’s second transformation contract
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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August 13, 2025
From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas State Board of Education granted permission to the Blytheville School District to enter into the state’s second transformation contract during a special meeting Wednesday. A transformation contract allows a...
Arkansas using funds to help fight carp incursion
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 13, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Since their introduction into the Mississippi River Basin by accident in the 1970s, invasive Asian carp have grown to pose one of the greatest economic and...
Arkansas University Launches First-of-its-Kind Industrial System Security Course
Newswise
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August 13, 2025
BYLINE: Angelita Faller Newswise — The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) is giving students the tools to protect the systems that power modern life through a new course focused on industrial system security. Industrial System...
Making Time for Science in Kindergarten Could Have a Big Payoff
Education Week
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August 14, 2025
At Melbourne Elementary School in north-central Arkansas, time for science is a priority—even for the youngest students. Starting in kindergarten, teachers dedicate 30-40 minutes for the subject each day. Once a week, all students get to visit the...
The next steps for maternal health
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 17, 2025
The Arkansas Hospital Association, in partnership with the Arkansas Center for Women & Infants Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, recently hosted a Maternal Health Roundtable that brought together leaders from our state's...
UA Little Rock to expand early childhood education program
Stuttgart Daily Leader - Arkansas
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August 11, 2025
University of Arkansas Little Rock officials say the donation will position the school as a statewide leader in early learning innovation and educator preparation. (lordn/Adobe Stock)Thanks to a more than $4 million donation, the University of...