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Arkansas entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for transforming business operations and accelerating growth with artificial intelligence (AI) will have a chance to win up to $50,000 in services at an upcoming pitch competition at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  Hosted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), along with UA Little Rock’s School … Entrepreneurs Invited to AI Pitch Competition at UA Little Rock

Higher Education institutions like the University of Arkansas at Little Rock — which recently hosted its inaugural Workforce Summit — play a crucial role in workforce development, and that role grows ever more important as technology evolves.  On Thursday, Sept. 24, leaders from education, industry, government, and workforce organizations convened on campus to discuss strengthening partnerships and … UA Little Rock Summit Convenes Industry Leaders to Discuss Solutions for Workforce Challenges

Award-winning author Andrew Porter will visit the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Wednesday, Sept. 30, as part of the Writers in the Schools program, giving students and community members an opportunity to hear from one of today’s acclaimed fiction writers. Porter will read from his novel, “The Imagined Life,” followed by a moderated conversation … Acclaimed Author Andrew Porter to Visit UA Little Rock for Writers in the Schools Event

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has added to its art collection a towering sculpture by famed artist Viola Frey. An amazing work by a pioneering giant in the ceramics and contemporary craft field, Thinking Woman — a permanent collection gift and semi-permanent installation — is 1,600 pounds and assembled from 16 pieces, according to Brian Young, Windgate … Viola Frey Sculpture Joins Art Collection at UA Little Rock Windgate Center

After more than four decades of teaching, leading, and championing students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Deborah Baldwin and James Metzger are continuing their commitment to the university by establishing the Dr. Deborah J. Baldwin Enduring Opportunity Endowed Scholarship.  The planned gift will support the Enduring Opportunity Scholarship Program, helping reduce financial … Creating a Lasting Legacy Through an Enduring Opportunity Scholarship

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is once again reaching out to help students who want to build their own businesses.  Build Your Own Business (BYOB) is designed for UA Little Rock students with entrepreneurial ambitions who want to learn how to bring their concept to life. … Build Your Own Business Sessions Aim to Help UA Little Rock’s Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Kristen Vandaveer Nicholson lives by the philosophy that the most meaningful measures of success aren’t awards or accolades, but the people you help along the way. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumna has established a career in public relations and strategic communications by building relationships, earning trust, and helping others succeed. Now, Nicholson … UA Little Rock Alumna Named PRSA Woman of Impact

Industry and higher education may not always speak the same language, but the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is bringing them to the same table. On Sept. 24, leaders from education, industry, government, and workforce organizations will gather at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the inaugural Workforce Summit, a day focused … UA Little Rock to Bring Education and Industry Together at Workforce Summit 

As the University of Arkansas at Little Rock celebrates its 100th anniversary, Little Rock Public Radio is returning to its roots with a new home in the heart of campus. The station began in 1972, after the Little Rock School Board approved plans for a radio station at the new Metropolitan Vocational Education Center. The … Little Rock Public Radio will Highlight Renovated Studio and Enhanced Tech at Open House

When Shae Powell started at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, she believed she had her college journey mapped out. A biology major with a minor in American Sign Language (ASL), she planned to pursue a career in public health and never imagined that a language she had picked up for fun in middle … A New Direction: how UA Little Rock Grad Found her Calling in ASL Interpretation