On this Monday edition of Ozarks at Large, how Project Vote Smart is helping the public find candidates' stands on issues. Plus, Fort Smith devotes a tour to the city's greener efforts, a conversation with a documentary filmmaker about his work surrounding a local drug court and more.Ozarks At Large
On this Monday edition of Ozarks at Large, how Project Vote Smart is helping the public find candidates' stands on issues. Plus, Fort Smith devotes a tour to the city's greener efforts, a conversation with a documentary filmmaker about his work surrounding a local drug court and more.Officials with the city of Fort Smith are preparing a tour of some of the city's examples of sustainability.
As we continue our series on sustainability at the University of Arkansas, Wednesday, we learned how leftover cooking oil from campus kitchens is recycled into biodiesel. Today, we'll learn what else dining halls are doing to be more sustainable.
We wrap up our coverage of Dr. Joe Thompson's discussion of coming healthcare changes in Arkansas. In this report, the Arkansas Surgeon General explains why a better-conditioned Arkansas is better for the state.
This week's film score conversation with P.J. Robowski salutes one of the scariest scores ever written for a movie. The slashing strings of "Psycho" are examined as the film marks the fiftieth anniversary of release.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with photographer and author Tim Ernst. Also, giving the gift of a free family portrait to those in need.
In the final part of our series on the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, we take a look at some of the resources based in the park's Innovation Center, and a look at how the entrepreneurial climate is changing in northwest Arkansas.
The band 1 Oz. Jig brings their guitar, bass, trombone, trumpet and drum sticks to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Senator John Boozman says he would like to see the National Security Agency use more focused efforts to curb terrorism rather than relying on programs that use mass collections of data. The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners approves a draft of rules for implementing the state's new voter ID law. Work is expected to begin soon on clearing the Cache River, a tributary of the White River. And the special collections department at the UA's Mullins Library unveils a new exhibit to celebrate National LGBT Pride month.
"Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)" by A3
The road to capitalizing on research and development can be a long one. It can take years before a technology startup actually turns research into a physical product. In the second part of our series on the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, we take a look at a pair of companies turning research into revenue:
Arkansas is one of 45 states to enact Common Core State Standards. A new office on the University of Arkansas campus has been established to find new ways bring those standards into the state's schools. We learn more about the Office of Innovation in Education from the office's director.
"Ice Hatchets" by Chromatics
