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Newlywed Game will raise funds for UALR Interpreter Education Program

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is recreating “The Newlywed Game” to raise funds for students who are studying to become interpreters in UALR’s Interpreter Education Program.

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Jazz & Juleps event to be held May 26

The seventh annual Jazz & Juleps event, which creates scholarships for the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will be held Thursday, May 26, at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock.

Jazz & Juleps  annually celebrates Better Speech and Hearing Month in May.

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UALR grad student helps others by teaching mindfulness

Since an early age, Maria Carvalhaes has always been concerned with helping those from underprivileged communities.

A native of Brazil, Carvalhaes started helping poor communities in her country at 16. Initially, she thought becoming a nurse was her path, but Carvalhaes realized it wasn’t for her.

“I wanted to help people in a more therapeutic way, so that is why I decided to do social work,” she said.

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UALR student earns gold certification at PIKE University Summit

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student attained gold level certification this February at the PIKE University Summit in Dallas, Texas.

Brandon Bagwell, a senior history major from Little Rock, was one of 10 men who earned this certification from Pike University, the education program of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Over 300 men attended the seminar.

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Trojan Food Pantry thriving one month after opening

Within its first month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s first-ever food pantry has already helped 115 people and households, with no end in sight.

About 40 requests were made the first week the pantry opened. Since then, there have been about 25 requests per week.

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Bowen professor joins ARC advisory council

A law professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been named a member of the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC) advisory council.

“The ARC sought my input to help it respond to regulatory attempts by the various states and to provide my opinion on the merits of those attempts and how the ARC should respond to those attempts,” said Terrence Cain, an associate professor at UALR’s William H. Bowen School of Law.

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National Science Foundation fellow chooses UALR

Staying near Little Rock to earn a doctorate is important to Hunter Wayland.

With her mother battling breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, Wayland chose the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she’s pursuing her degree.

“UALR is a good school,” she said. “They have a good chemistry program, and it’s close to home.”

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UALR to honor 3 in African American History Month event

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold an Excellence in Service Award presentation on Saturday to honor three individuals for their contributions toward racial equity and unity.

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UALR hosts third Southern Regional Composition Conference

The Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, in partnership with the Department of Writing at the University of Central Arkansas, is hosting the third annual Southern Regional Composition Conference on the theory, practice, and pedagogy of composition on March 14.

The conference’s keynote address is open to the general public. A teachers’ workshop is open to all UALR faculty and staff. If participants wish to attend additional conference panels, registration and payment may be made here.

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