Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences As part of the largest rice-producing state economy in the U.S., Arkansas rice producers are likely familiar with straighthead disorder, one of the most damaging rice diseases that can drastically reduce grain yields year-to-year, Dr. Bihu Huang, professor of agriculture at the University of Arkansas at Pine…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The AM&N/UAPB Human Sciences Alumni Association will host its annual breakfast meeting on Friday, Oct. 14, as part of the Homecoming 2016 week. The event will start at 8 a.m. in room 233 of the Adair-Greenhouse Human Sciences Hall at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences As an Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Bauer Duke’s work takes him to middle school and high school classrooms across Arkansas teaching a very specialized subject with broad educational implications. In a mandate between the UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human…
The Office of Career Services at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will host the 2016 Fall UAPB/SEARK College Career Day and Teacher Education Fair Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Clemmons Arena of the Kenneth L. Johnson Sr. Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Complex. Currently, more…
Dr. Sederick C. Rice, assistant professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), was recently awarded a $265,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program to upgrade the Immersive 3-D Visualization, Teaching, Research, and Outreach Laboratory, known as the Lion CAVE. “The Lion CAVE 2.0 project will extend…
KTHV11 Anchor Craig O’Neill and UAPB-TV Sports Director Tim Stubbs have been slated as emcees for the annual event, “Legends and Legacies: An Evening with NFL Stars.” Hosted by the Department of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the event will be held September 22 in the Clinton Presidential Library. O’Neill graduated…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Sept. 30 is the deadline for Arkansas growers of winter wheat and oats to purchase crop insurance for the 2017 crop year. “With severe storms becoming more common, growers should seriously consider using crop insurance to help offset crop losses from natural disasters,” said Dr.…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) Program begins at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) on Oct. 1. The Small Farm Program at UAPB has received a grant from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to implement the SFLR…
The fine art collection of Rex Deloney, a full-time art educator and chairman at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, will be featured at the Leedell Moorehead-Graham gallery at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) as the first exhibit of the school year. Located inside the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts building, a reception…
Event to feature Jeff Bostic, Monte Coleman, Wallace Francis, Jay Novacek, and Dante Wesley Tickets are currently available for the annual “Legends and Legacies – An Evening with NFL Stars,” a gala event is aimed at bringing some of the all-time greatest players to ever play in the National Football League (NFL) to the city…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Joe D. Friend has been hired by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) as Extension associate-forester to work with the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) Program. The Small Farm Program at UAPB has received a three-year grant from the U.S.…
6.1 Percent Growth in Overall Enrollment The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) showed a substantial increase in freshmen enrollment and total student enrollment, according to 11th day figures released Thursday by the university. First-time freshmen enrollment has increased by 11.3 percent, with 761 students enrolled. Overall student enrollment, including graduate students, increased…
