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Arkansas Alumni Association Announces 2017 Alumni Award Honorees
The Arkansas Alumni Association will honor alumni, faculty and friends at its 73rd annual Alumni Awards Celebration at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at the Fayetteville Town Center.
John Clark Wins National Plant Breeders Association Impact Award
John R. Clark, Distinguished Professor of horticulture, is the sixth recipient of the Plant Breeding Award since it was initiated in 2012 and the first winner in fruit breeding.
Bumpers College's Caillouet Receives Arkansas Flower and Garden Scholarship
Olivia Caillouet, a graduate student in agricultural and extension education, was recently awarded a scholarship by the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show.
Sides Receives NSF Grant to Create Innovative Approach to STEM Grad Studies
The National Science Foundation recently awarded $499,000 to Cynthia Sides, director of the U of A Office of Industry Engagement, to develop a new graduate education training cycle.
Staff Senate Congratulates Employee of the 4th Quarter Selections
Sarah Malloy, Merin Macechko, Julie Rogers, Tami Trzeciak and Scott Tomlinson are the Employees of the 4th Quarter for 2016-17.
Nominations Open for 2017 Family of the Year
The application for Family of the Year is now open! Students interested in nominating their family as Family of the Year can fill out and submit their application online. Deadline is Aug. 28.
Shoulders in Agricultural Education Earns NACTA National Educator Award
Kate Shoulders, associate professor of agricultural education, has been honored with the national Educator Award by the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
Doctoral Student Earns NSF Dissertation Research Grant
Jenny Burgman, an environmental dynamics doctoral student, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research grant. The award is valued at nearly $20,000.
Electrical Engineering Professor Awarded NSF, ECCS Grant for Research on Anomaly Detection Delay
An NSF Division has awarded a $300,000 grant to Jingxian Wu, electrical engineering associate professor, to perform research on low latency anomaly detection.
Office of General Counsel's Matt McCoy Receives First Chair Award for Top In-House Counsel
Matt McCoy, associate general counsel for the university, was awarded the prestigious 2017 First Chair Award for excellence in legal counsel.