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Fay Jones School Students Receive Prestigious $30,000 Donghia Interior Design Scholarship

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:51:59 -0400

Two fourth-year interior architecture and design students in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A have each been awarded $30,000 from the Angelo Donghia Foundation, the most prestigious scholarship in interior design ed...

School of Law Delta Initiative Celebrates Five Years of Expanding Access to Justice

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:58:30 -0400

The U of A School of Law marked its fifth year of the Delta Initiative, a two-day outreach program that brings law students, faculty and staff to communities across the Arkansas Delta to help expand access to justice in rural areas while cultiv...

Two CEMB Students Win Awards at International World Poultry Congress

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:40:50 -0400

Two students in the Cell and Molecular Biology interdisciplinary graduate program earned awards at the International World Poultry Congress held in Toronto in July. Anh Do earned a Certificate of Excellence in the poster competition at the even...

Teacher Creates Greater Impact Beyond Classroom

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:27:59 -0400

Kirby Gibson fully embraced her identity as a classroom teacher. Then, she was chosen for the IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program that includes earning a master's degree in educational leadership from the U of A.

Fulbright Graduate Student Rigg Receives 2026 J. Hillman Yowell Award for Excellence in Teaching

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:36:23 -0400

DeShea Rigg, a graduate student and teaching assistant of Japanese in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, has been awarded the J. Hillman Yowell Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2026. This award is given to a Fulbri...

Community and Rural Enterprise Development Clinic Examines Small Town Challenges

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:50:58 -0400

The U of A School of Law's Community and Rural Enterprise Development (CRED) Clinic has released a comprehensive five-part report examining the governance capacity, legal needs and resource challenges facing Arkansas' incorporated towns.

Journalism Student Joins New York Times Corps

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:46:18 -0400

Angie Ramirez, a junior in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, was selected in September for a prestigious year-long talent-mentorship program with The New York Times.

U of A Honors College Announces 2026 Bodenhamer Fellows

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:41:57 -0400

The U of A Honors College has selected six incoming first-year students as the recipients of this year's Bodenhamer Fellowships, all ranging widely in interests and skills. The Bodenhamer Fellowship is one of the most prestigious scholarships ...

A Panda Named Pico: The Award-Winning AI Two New Razorbacks Built

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:38:22 -0400

On a Chromebook screen in a Bentonville classroom, a cartoon panda blinks and waits. It does not interrupt. It does not get tired. When a child who stutters needs 10 seconds to finish a sentence, the panda listens first, then answers patiently....

Home Before She Arrived: How Engineering Camps Made a Razorback of Gabi Cardenas

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:24:06 -0400

Hundreds of first-year students are seeing the U of A for the first time. They are learning which sidewalks cut the corner on the way to class, where the dining halls are and what an August afternoon feels like hiking the hill. Gabi Cardenas mo...

Fulbright College Announces 40th Class of Sturgis Fellows

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:14:18 -0400

The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the U of A has selected eight outstanding incoming first-year students as the landmark 40th class of Sturgis Fellows, awarding each fellow $80,000 over four years, the scholarship covers tuition, ro...

Honors College Names 10 Natural State Fellows From Across Arkansas

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:02:59 -0400

The U of A Honors College has awarded the Natural State Fellowship to 10 incoming freshmen from across Arkansas, each bringing a wide range of interests and talents. The prestigious fellowship provides up to $80,000 over four years to cover tui...

Honors College Welcomes 10 New Students for Path Program

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:01:48 -0400

The Honors College at the University of Arkansas has selected 10 exceptional freshmen for the Path Program, which offers financial support and personalized guidance to students who are first-generation college students, have significant financi...

U of A Honors College Selects 2026 Fellows Class

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:36:36 -0400

The U of A Honors College has selected 75 exceptional high school students, including 72 from Arkansas, to receive Honors College Fellowships. The fellowships, which award up to $80,000, largely cover tuition, fees, books, room and board, and ...

School of Law and Law Alumni Society Board of Directors Select 2026-27 Student Ambassadors

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:09:40 -0400

The U of A School of Law and the Law Alumni Society Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2026-27 Student Ambassadors. The five students selected are Hudson Anderson (3L), Julia Beck (2L), Jakara Mills (2L), Jac Shaddoxx (3L) and Colto...

Fall 2026 Drum Majors to Lead Razorback Marching Band This Season

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:03:41 -0400

After leading the Razorback Marching Band through Early Week and three weeks of regular rehearsals, four drum majors are ready to take the field for the season opener this Saturday as Arkansas hosts the University of North Alabama. Jose Rodrigu...

Educator Uses Leadership Degree, Fellowship Experience to Help Teachers Grow

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:57:55 -0400

Hope Caruthers taught kindergarten in Monticello, Arkansas, for nine years. Then, while finishing a master's degree delivered online by the University of Arkansas, she moved into an administrative position. "It has helped my career," Caruthers ...

Finding Purpose in Practice Through Garvan Woodland Gardens Student Internship

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:57:35 -0400

For many U of A students, some of the most valuable lessons happen outside the classroom, where ideas meet real-world constraints, and design decisions have tangible consequences. This summer, Colin Barker, a rising fourth-year landscape archit...

Winners in 2026 Jessie O'Kelly Composition Award

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:55:05 -0400

The English Department and the Program in Rhetoric and Composition are proud to announce the 2026 winners of the annual Jessie O'Kelly Freshman Composition Award. This year's winner is Hunter Thomas, a recreation and sports management major in ...

College of Education and Health Professions Immerses Students in Real World Through Experiential Learning

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:54:15 -0400

From the deep blue waters of the Caribbean to brightly colored schoolrooms, through bustling hospital hallways and at lively sports venues, students in the College of Education and Health Professions immerse in hands-on learning across various ...

From Classroom to Collection: Student Designs Arkansas Gameday Apparel for Online Retailer

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:06:46 -0400

For Ally Hodges, a junior studying Apparel Merchandising & Product Development at the U of A, fashion has always been more than clothing-it has been a way to tell stories. Growing up in a small town in Arkansas, Ally dreamed of one ...

Holliday, Tian Win GSIE's Distinguished Dissertation Award

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:57:40 -0400

Michad Holliday and Yang Tian, two recent doctoral graduates from the U of A, earned this year's Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Graduate School and International Education. GSIE annually recognizes excellence in dissertation research...

Inspired by Her Family, College Leader Earns Degree to Better Serve Parents

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:53:30 -0400

Family is very important to La Taschya Harris. When she enrolled in a doctoral program after 15 years of working with students who are also parents at National Park College in Hot Springs, it was partly to prove she could achieve her dream whil...

Recent Graduate Named Inaugural Lafayette Fellow

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:20:27 -0400

University of Arkansas graduate Cole McCallum has been selected as a member of the inaugural class of the Lafayette Fellowship, a nationally competitive program that supports outstanding American students pursuing graduate engineering education...

Sri Lankan Scholar Researches How Yeast Could Provide Breakthroughs in Human Health

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:11:52 -0400

U of A doctoral graduate Sonali Lenaduwe is investigating the genes that help baker's yeast survive extreme stress, research that could offer broader insights into human health. Because yeast and humans share thousands of genes, identifying the...