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Nearly 90 undergraduate students were awarded the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship grants of up to $2,500 to conduct research. Today, we meet chemical engineering student Nicole Lorenz and her mentor Dr. Jamie Hestekin. They're conducting research on converting sugar from the sweet gum tree into a possible fuel for the future.
On this edition of Ozarks: the 88th General Assembly of the Arkansas State Legislature is set to end this week, and a report on how food expiration dates contribute to landfills. Plus, the Rotary Club of Fayetteville hopes to eradicate polio globally and University of Arkansas poet Michael Heffernan is featured, yet again, on Writer's Almanac.Becca discusses Theatre Squared's plans to expand and Fay Jones School of Architecture Lecture Series.
On this edition of Ozarks, Fort Smith Symphony's John Jeter discusses an April 16th concert, Arkansas legislature considers ecologically responsible natural gas development, a conversation on why some Northwest Arkansas towns shrunk in the last decade, and a preview of Yaniv Taubenhouse's performance for Shades of Jazz.
A piece from University of Arkansas student Yaniv Taubenhouse's performance on Mary Baker Rumsey piano at KUAF's Firmin-Garner Performance studio. For the full conversation, tune into Shades of Jazz with Robert Ginsburg tonight at 10.
Yesterday, the Steinway Grand in the Firmin-Garner Performance studio, a gift from Mark and Victoria Rumsey, and employees of Zero Mountain, Inc., was dedicated in Mary Baker Rumsey's honor. Mary Baker Rumsey was the grandmother of Mark Rumsey and a talented pianist.
Jodi drops hints about Walton Arts Center's next season and updates us on what's coming up this week.
Shane Broadway, the interim director of Arkansas Department of Higher Education, on a Compact issued by Arkansas public universities, colleges and university systems to address the state's educational and socio-economic needs and interests.
On this edition of Ozarks, a meadow just north of Fayetteville's new west side waster water treatment plant is restored to its original state, a look at the representation of Arkansas women and their interests at the state level, and Roby Brock chats with House Speaker Robert Moore.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the New Year brings an increased need for nurse practitioners in Arkansas. And 100 CEOs have given their opinions about what they think 2014 may have in store for businesses in Arkansas. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, has the results of that survey. Plus some of the first live music in 2014 will be inside: we have a preview of a new festival in Eureka Springs that can be attended in stocking feet.
Jacob Kaufman from KUAR provides a recap of the state legislature's recently concluded special session.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is stepping up enforcement this weekend on the state's lakes and rivers in an effort to decrease incidents of boating while intoxicated. Plus, the Rogers Fire Department embraces new technology with a smartphone app that informs people in public of nearby incidents of cardiac arrest.
Earthquakes in Oklahoma have dramatically increased since last autumn, likely linked to gas and oil development the U.S. Geological Survey says. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, larger quakes there could shake western Arkansas. We hear from both the director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey in Norman and an Arkansas seismologist.
The Legislature began discussing the items on the special session agenda yesterday in Little Rock.
The Beaver Watershed Alliance has been working on assessing ways to improve water quality of the West Fork of the White River. As part of the project, the group is holding public meetings to engage residents and landowners alike.
