The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Division of Military Science is celebrating its Army ROTC Spring ’22 graduates, including a cadet who is recognized as a Distinguished Military Graduate, having placed in the top 15% of all Army ROTC students commissioning this year. Eleven graduates were commissioned as second lieutenants at the May…
Debbie Archer | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting potentially warmer, drier weather throughout the summer this year. Current predictive maps show a fair chance of warmer weather across the state for June through September with temperatures returning to normal sometime during the August, September,…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Beverly Burkett, owner of F&B Associates, is using the expertise she gained during her career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to help African American landowners in Arkansas keep their land for future generations. She is working with the University of Arkansas…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) 1890 Cooperative Extension Program will host a free, fun-filled summer camp for children ages 7 to 11. Participants will learn how to cook and make healthy snacks. They will also learn about good nutrition, food safety and ways to…
Debbie Archer | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences In 2020, an estimated 52.9 million adults aged 18 or older lived with mental illness in the U.S., according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). That is one in five adults living with mental illness. Also, one in five children in the U.S.…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Pre-K children at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) Child Development Center (CDC) recently had the opportunity to learn how to garden indoors, Dr. Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the UAPB Department of Human Sciences, said. The young children learned how to grow mung beans…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Row crop producers who struggle with highly erodible or underperforming land may consider enrolling in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Levell Foote, conservation consultant for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program, said. In exchange for a yearly rental payment,…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Allison Malone of Memphis, Tennessee is the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The degree program, which was initiated in 2019, trains students to meet the demand for more efficient means of production in…
This Spring Vegetable Sauté recipe is a great way to indulge your taste buds with bursting delicious spring flavors, according to Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences. This vegetable medley can be paired with a side of roasted chicken, fish or tofu. Makes…
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, recently completed a six-month leadership program by the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH). She was one of 15 students from six historically…
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