University of Arkansas System

LITTLE ROCK (March 4, 2026) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 9 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The meetings will be held in the UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery (ground floor) at 4301 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. *Please note that the March 9 meetings will break for an executive session and lunch tentatively between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., with the video … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Regularly Scheduled Meetings March 9 at UAMS

(Monday, February 16, 2026) LITTLE ROCK — Recently enacted federal legislation is sending more than $105 million to institutions and divisions within the University of Arkansas System for a variety of projects ranging from maternal health initiatives to a state-of-the-art workforce training center on the Arkansas River. Congressionally directed appropriations championed by U.S. Sen. John Boozman were approved Feb. 2. “Arkansans deserve to have their hard-earned tax dollars reinvested in their … [Read more...] about Recent Federal Appropriations top $105 Million Across the UA System

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026) — Students from across the University of Arkansas System are invited to submit applications for mini-grants awarded through an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III upon his retirement as dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in 2021. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to students for expenses such as technology, conference registration, interview expenses, research and evaluation, travel, test preparation, … [Read more...] about Applications Invited for Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus

PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN, Ark. (Feb. 10, 2026) — The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute is excited to announce a special event focused on agricultural trade, presented by the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series (WRDLS). This free, public lecture is designed to engage students, faculty, industry professionals, policymakers, and Arkansans across the state whose work intersects with agriculture, trade, and international affairs. While the event is free to attend, prior registration is … [Read more...] about Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series Returns to Petit Jean Mountain on March 17

LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved the selection of C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the next chancellor of the state’s only academic health sciences center. Barnes, founding director of The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS (TOSH), became interim chancellor of UAMS in July and was selected as one of four … [Read more...] about C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Selected as Next Chancellor at UAMS