On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out more about an emergency communications network being developed by University of Arkansas researchers, and little libraries in people’s front-yards. We also speak with a member of classical trio Time for Three who perform tonight at Walton Arts Center, and math expert Chaim Goodman-Strauss about numbers, words, baseball and polar bears.Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out more about an emergency communications network being developed by University of Arkansas researchers, and little libraries in people’s front-yards. We also speak with a member of classical trio Time for Three who perform tonight at Walton Arts Center, and math expert Chaim Goodman-Strauss about numbers, words, baseball and polar bears.Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss talks about numbers, words, baseball and polar bears.
Recently, Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus received approval for its proposed Associate of Applied Science in Nursing. The move will allow the university to offer its students the Registered Nurse program.
Carol Prusa’s art is influenced by physics, architecture, medicine, Tibetan monks, mathematics, and other esoteric elements. Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with Prusa about her art and exhibit at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Gallery.
Comic Kristin Key will be at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville this Sunday evening for a performance. She talks to us about her comedy style, and what it's like to be a female comic.
Arkansas’ unemployment rate drops; Governor Mike Beebe visits the Arkansas River Valley; and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Millions of people visit Buffalo National River Park every year, but few venture onto the park in winter. We take a hike into Lost Valley with a park interpreter who, along the way, provides winter recreational tips.The City of Springdale installs a wind turbine at Shiloh Square in downtown Springdale; Arkansas Auditor of State Charlie Daniels announces an eBay auction of unclaimed property; and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Professor Ronald Mallett, who teaches physics at the University of Connecticut, recently visited the University of Arkansas campus to deliver a public lecture on theoretical physics. Mallett is also the author of “Time Traveler,” a memoir that discusses his personal life and his desire to time travel.
Happy year of the dragon! On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Lincoln School District gets approval to convert its high school into a charter school next year, and Walmart launches a nationwide contest to discover new products. Four Fort Smith museums form a mutually beneficial consortium, and we celebrate the year of the dragon.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a recap of testimony in Little Rock yesterday from current and former University of Arkansas officials regarding a funding deficit for the school's division of advancement. Plus, what it takes to put on an opera for just two performances, and two local non-profit organizations are calling on the public to help provide for infrastructure needs.
Walton Arts Center’s March schedule has a mix of dance, light opera, jazz and the Harvard Glee Club.
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PJ Robowski has been THE voice for classical music in the region for more than 25 years. She’s retiring from radio and heading west. She did say goodbye first.
There are, of course, tears as PJ leaves…but she did remember the hardest she’s ever laughed at KUAF
A new community garden is the first one in a city park in Fayetteville.
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to Will Bond, the new chair of the Arkansas Democratic Party.
“Why Is It” by The Yellowjackets
