
Ozarks At Large

Meredith Martin-Moats recently met with quilters participating in the National Quilts of Valor projec
The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas was recently ranked in the top 100 QS World University Rankins by subject area, and among the publication's top 25 in the country for Life Sciences and Medicine. We speak with the school's dean about why the school received the recognition.
Recent research at the University of Arkansas suggests that the damage caused by tornadoes is affected by variances in the terrain the tornado encounters. But, the results of the research isn't so cut and dry.

U.S. Senator John Boozman offers his opinion on potential U.S. intervention in Syria. Enrollment at NWACC is down by about 3.8 percent, though that number is in line with national trends of enrollment at two-year colleges. The city of Rogers begins work on a long-range strategic plan for that city's downtown area. And, the Great Arkansas Clean Up begins this weekend.



Nick Cosgrove, the lead in the touring production of Jersey Boys, fell in love with the show in his hometown of Chicago. Jeresy Boys opens tonight at Walton Arts Center.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says a one-person show at the University of Arkansas takes a fresh look at immigration policy.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, january 19, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, lions and tigers and wampus cats? We learn whats in a name when it comes to high school mascots around Arkansas. Plus, lung cancer rates are on the decline in Arkansas while the use of solar energy systems is on the rise.
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is organizing the fifth annual Riparian project in six cities in Arkansas and Oklahoma this Saturday.
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The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
This weekend, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and the Fayetteville Jazz Collective will perform together at Walton Arts Center. The Director of SoNA Paul Haas and Fayetteville Jazz Collective’s Rick Salonen talked with Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen about the upcoming performance.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center discusses upcoming events including Peking Acrobats, Circuz Oz and the SF Jazz Collective.
To better accommodate imported western elk, the U.S. Forest Service and state game officials are constructing special wildlife habitat on the Ozark – St. Francis National Forest. And some locals are very concerned.
“Canyon Breeze” by Montana Skies