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Statewide community flu vaccine clinic
By: Lauren Spencer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – To prepare for the 2022-2023 flu season, the Arkansas Department of Health will be providing vaccines across the state. Each county health unit will host a flu vaccine clinic. These clinics will be a day long event. The flu shot will also be available at no charge. People…
Phishing attacks on campus emails
By: Lauren Spencer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Thousands of University of Arkansas email users have been targeted by a recent phishing attack. This message asked users to either enter a code to view a shared file on Google Drive or respond to a job offer request from a different university. If users respond, the scammers…
Arkansas Supreme Court puts marijuana amendment back on November ballot
By: Lauren Spencer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a State Board of Election Commissioners (SBEC) decision to deny certification of the constitutional amendment legalizing the use of marijuana on September 22. On August 3, the SBEC denied certification of the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. They…
Anthropologist coauthored on extinction of megafauna
By: Taylor Sheffield FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Anthropologist Amelia Villaseñor was a coauthor on a paper covering extinction’s aftereffects, which happened more than 10,000 years ago. According to Villaseñor’s research, fossil mammal remains can help us understand how people and other wildlife interact and the effects that it has on extinction. One of the authors…
Invasive plant removal at Mount Sequoyah, volunteers needed
By: Max Vanderglas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Volunteers are wanted for two invasive plant removal events this summer at Mount Sequoyah. Fayetteville’s Parks and Recreation division has teamed up with the Beaver Watershed Alliance to get invasive vegetation removed from the Mount Sequoyah area. Mount Sequoyah is accessible from the intersection of Happy Hollow Road…
‘Encanto’ live show coming to Walmart AMP
By: Max Vanderglas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Disney hit ‘Encanto’ live tour is coming to Northwest Arkansas this summer. The platinum-certified Encanto soundtrack held the top ranking album on Billboard 200 album chart for nine-consecutive weeks and will move from the big screen to the live stage at the Walmart AMP on Saturday, July…
Student podcasting and radio at the University of Arkansas
By: Max Vanderglas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The University of Arkansas provides its students with many opportunities to get involved with student media on campus. The university provides several campus courses, as well as student run media outlets such as KXUA Radio where students may have their own radio show or podcast, and UATV where…
Legislation to include EMPOWER students on senior walk
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – An Associated Student Government (ASG) senator drafted legislation to allow students with disabilities to place their names on the senior walk. Abby Hisler, an associated student government senator and empower mentor, created the legislation for students involved in the program called EMPOWER. EMPOWER, which is short for Educate, Motivate, Prepare, Opportunity,…
Tyson launches free education program for employees
By: Will Kennedy FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Tyson Foods announced on Monday, April 25, its plan to provide free education to team members starting this summer. The Springdale-based business is offering an opportunity for U.S. team members to get their college degrees — from an associate’s to a master’s — or obtain certificates in literacy…
Sigma Chi Derby Days
By: Will Kennedy FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — A University of Arkansas fraternity will host a charity dance competition and other events starting Monday, April 25, and goes throughout the week. The Sigma Chi Fraternity will host “Derby Days” to support the Huntsman Cancer Institute for Arkansas’ Children’s Hospital. Events include banner day on Monday, field…