Senator John Boozman is still in the hospital after heart surgery earlier this week, but his condition continues to improve, and Fayetteville firefighters prepare to collect money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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The Take Back the Nigh March will take place tomorrow, the deadline to register for the Cesar Chavez Commemoration Dinner is Saturday, and more.
A new director for Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been named.
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A new study by AARP suggests a majority of older Arkansans favor legislation protecting older workers from age discrimination, and Bentonville aims to fill in some gaps in sidewalks with new rules for development.
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Northwest Arkansas Community College will stage The Giver this weekend and the tech crew has been at work on the production for some time.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says movies, art and more are geared toward teens this week.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
Teenswrite, a week-long writing workshop for teenagers, will begin Monday. The workshop will help teens tap into their creative selves.
“Everything is Everything” by Lauren Hill
The University of Arkansas is releasing an iTunes U channel (an iTunes channel for universities, museums, public libraries, etc.) to provide educational material in audio and video formats free of cost to the university community.
Johnathan Reeves from our content partner KASU in Jonesboro tells us why bed bug populations are on rise in the state.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers is suggesting we visit the Arts Center of the Ozarks for “The Drowsy Chaperone.” There are other great options for entertainment this weekend as well.
The Migration Policy Institute based in Washington D.C., with financial support from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation in Little Rock, commissioned Dr. Rafael Jimeno to conduct a scientific survey of Marshallese migrants who’ve settled in Springdale, the first study of it’s kind.