University of Arkansas students in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing spent the morning of Dec. 2 at Lifesource International in Fayetteville, providing blood pressure screenings and information about nutrition to clients of the nonprofit organization. Lifesource provides food, clothing, counseling, children’s programing, educational services and other assistance. The students in clinical instructor Janet Gardner’s community health…

While University of Arkansas students are on a break between semesters the Arkansas Union will be closed for an extended period of time for essential electrical panel upgrades. “We typically close the Union for several days during the semester break around the Christmas and New Years holidays,” said Rob Stagni, director of the Arkansas Union.…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Karthik Muralidharan, associate professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego, will speak at noon Friday, Dec. 4, in Room 309, Graduate Education Building. His lecture is titled “Double for Nothing? Experimental Evidence on the Impact of an Unconditional Teacher Salary Increase on Student Performance in Indonesia.” The lecture is…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — During this season of giving University of Arkansas Honors College students and members of Mortar Board, a national honor society for college seniors, are joining forces to raise literacy awareness in Northwest Arkansas. “Service is one of the three core tenets of the Honors College,” said Chelsea Hodge, Honors College assistant director…

Anti-Terror raids continue tonight as French and German authorities try and prevent another attack on european soil. Mass investigations have been launched since the Paris Attacks which have lead authorities to specific areas and communities in Brussels. Today alone, 16 people were arrested and found in possible connection with the terrorist group ISIS. While French…

Researchers estimate there are 10,000 Marshallese in Springdale, and the flow of immigration will only increase as the effects of global warming cause more flooding on the islands, which are on average 3 feet above sea level, UA researcher Donna Davis said. Many Marshallese were evacuated from the islands while the U.S. tested Nuclear Bombs…

For one day only, “The Boot,” one of college football’s biggest, heaviest trophies, will be on display at the Arkansas Union. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are invited to visit the Union Living Room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, and take their photo with the huge trophy. “It’s The Boot,…

  The perception of cigarettes in the U.S. has evolved from an attractive socializing tool to a harmful product. Nowadays, smoking cigarettes remains the leading preventable cause of sickness and mortality and is responsible for over 400,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA). Those facts alone…

Scooter theft increased in recent months according to UAPD’s Corporal Gabriel Golden.   “This year, from this calendar year, so far we are up to 31 reports of stolen scooters.”   There are a few things students could do to discourage thieves from targeting their scooters.   “Whenever you are parked using the installed handlebar…