Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences During the fall season, Arkansas farmers are currently harvesting sweet potatoes – one of the season’s quintessential crops. Arkansans can mark the changing of the seasons by roasting the healthy root vegetable for dinner, Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff,…
Debbie Archer | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences November is here, and that means Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As you prepare Thanksgiving meals for your friends and family, it is essential that you properly cook your turkey, Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff,…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences A recent initiative by the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff works to support grandparents in Jefferson County, Arkansas who are raising their grandchildren. The project was made possible thanks to a UAPB partnership with the Pine Bluff…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Heritage tourism is gaining in popularity as more people seek to connect with their ancestral culture by researching their family histories, Dr. Suzzette Goldmon, assistant professor of hospitality and tourism management at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. In this type of tourism, Americans travel…
Debbie Archer | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyone’s routine upside down with social distancing, mask-wearing and isolation from friends and family. Slowly, we are getting back to our day-to-day routines with safety protocols in place and people getting vaccinated as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Representatives of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries recently helped facilitate the first ever session on diversity and inclusion at the annual Aquaculture America meeting in San Antonio, Dr. Rebecca Lochmann, chair of the department at UAPB, said. Hosted by…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Trenay Hayes, a junior majoring in foodservice and restaurant management/hospitality at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Human Sciences, has been selected to participate in a leadership institute by the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH). She is one of 15 students from…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Brent Thomas, a junior majoring in agricultural engineering at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, recently completed an internship at the Soil Health Institute. He was one of three interns selected to join the non-profit organization, which is charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Now is the time for Arkansas producers to apply for cost-share assistance funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) for the 2022 program year, Kandi Williams, Extension program aide for the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine…
Alicia Dorn | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Dr. Nina Lyon Bennett, professor and assistant dean for academics at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS), is co-author of the recently published book, African Americans in the Human Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities. The book “explores the role…
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