Dr. Linda Okiror, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Success at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, has been appointed to the KIPP Delta board of directors. In her position at UAPB, Dr. Okiror is responsible for the Offices of Recruitment, Admissions, the Student Success Center, the Living/Learning Centers, and the summer Learning…
Dr. Daoyuan Wang has joined the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as assistant professor of Chemistry, with primary responsibilities in analytical and physical chemistry. He has interests in developing new types of carbon-based nanomaterials and finding their applications in energy storage devices, electrophotocatalytic water splitting, nanohyperthermia, drug…
TechStart, a Facebook education initiative, will host a tech takeover roadshow event Wednesday, October 18 at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Open to K-12 students, interested attendees must register at http://www.uapb.edu/techtakeover to participate. TechStart has partnered up with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Code Interactive, and the Department of Education in Arkansas to…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science Three sophomore agriculture students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS) recently returned from the South American country of Guyana, where they learned about Guyanese agriculture and agriculture practices. During the program, Imani Coleman, an agronomy major, LaTaylor…
AM&N College alumna Raye Jean Montague will serve as the parade marshal for the annual Homecoming Parade. The free, public event will be held Saturday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. on Main Street in Pine Bluff. Montague is a retired internationally registered professional engineer. She earned her BS at AM&N College (now the University of…
The annual comedy show held during Homecoming Week at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will feature some of the most acclaimed talent on social media today. Sponsored by the Student Government Association, the event will be held Monday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the J.M. Ross auditorium of the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts…
The fall season is here and 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, says Easter H. Tucker, interim family and consumer sciences program leader for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.…
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the solar park and the annex to the Delta Housing Complex. The event will be held Wednesday, October 4 at 9:30 a.m. The free, public event will take place in front of the Delta Housing Complex located…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science Five contestants recently put their culinary talents to the test at the first University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Sweet Potato Cooking Contest. Melony Darrough of Wabbaseka, Arkansas, took home the first-place prize for her sweet potato dumplings recipe. “During the competition, the contestants prepared a variety…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science Childhood obesity is a serious health condition that affects many children in Arkansas, says Rachel Luckett, Extension specialist-nutrition for the Cooperative Extension Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Fostering an awareness of the causes, risks, factors and ways to address childhood obesity can help Arkansans…
Homecoming festivities are officially set to begin Sunday, October 8 for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with the annual Gospel Extravaganza. Held in the J.M. Ross auditorium of the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts building, this year’s headlining artist is The Walls Group. Sponsored by the Student Government Association, doors will open at 6:00 p.m.…
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Vesper Choir will travel to Batesville, Arkansas October 8 to perform in the annual Gospel Choir concert at Lyon College. Under the direction of Dr. Michael J. Bates, Professor of Music, the internationally recognized ensemble is known among historically Black colleges and universities for its diverse repertoire and…
