Conway otolaryngologists Jeffrey P. Kirsch, M.D., and Patrick L. Fraley, M.D. have taken their practice to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The two board-certified surgeons will continue practicing in Conway as the UAMS Health Ear, Nose and…
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Little Rock School District officials and school board members are considering a lawsuit to challenge the state law that bans mask mandates, which affects public school campuses. Superintendent Mike Poore announced on Friday that he will ask the LRSD board…
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UCA Celebrates Topping Out of Windgate Performing Arts Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Central Arkansas celebrated a milestone event Thursday with the topping-out ceremony for the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The university broke ground on the Windgate Center in October. Made possible by a $20 million gift…
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Blue & You Endowment to Fund Graduate Social Work Program at UA Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock $605,000 to create an endowment that will provide funding for graduate students in the School of Social Work. The endowment will help…
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Hutchinson Reinstates Public Health Emergency, Calls Special Session on Masks
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that he is reinstating a public health emergency in the state and is calling a special session of the legislature to lift the prohibition on mask requirements for K-12 students in public schools. Hutchinson held…
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Lawrence Healthcare and Williams Baptist Form Student Training Partnership
Lawrence Healthcare and Williams Baptist University announced Tuesday a partnership to fulfill vacancies at the hospital while providing unique training and experience opportunities for WBU students. Students in the Williams Works initiative will be awarded certifications, as well as hands…
Walmart announced Tuesday that it will begin offering free college tuition and textbooks to their 1.5 million employees across the country including employees of Sam’s Club. The move is part of the corporation’s campaign to attract and retain workers at…
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UA Little Rock and Community Partners Team Up for H20 Student Leadership Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock partnered with 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock, Ambitious Girls Inc., Central Arkansas Water and the Arkansas National Guard to host a weeklong summer environmental STEM program for teens. The H20 Leadership…
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John Erck Named Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement at UAMS
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJohn Erck has been named vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective August 23. Erck will join UAMS from the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. As…
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Leigh Lassiter-Counts of Hendrix Named a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHendrix College Director of Career Services Leigh Lassiter-Counts has been selected as one of 14 U.S. Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors who will spend two years serving as official representatives of the Fulbright Scholar Program, the school announced Thursday. Lassiter-Counts is a…