Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Agriculture Field Day will be Friday, Sept. 8, at the UAPB Agriculture Research Station on Oliver Road, off University Drive. The field day begins at 7:30 a.m. with registration followed by welcoming remarks at 8:30 a.m. Field tours…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science Angelica Perkins, a junior major of business finance at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, recently returned from a study abroad program in Guadalajara, Mexico. Over the course of five weeks, she completed an intensive Spanish language course at the University of Guadalajara (UDG) that was…
Dr. Robert Z. Carr, Jr., has been named Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, effective August 2017. In this position, the former Dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Alcorn State University (ASU) will work as chief academic affairs officer. Dr. Carr will work closely with deans, faculty, staff and…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science Arkansans can celebrate National Catfish Month by serving U.S. farm-raised catfish for dinner, says Larry W. Dorman, Extension aquaculture specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. While fried catfish reigns supreme in popularity in the south, the fish is versatile and can be prepared in…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science While eating fruits and vegetables is an important part of maintaining a healthy and balanced diet, it is also important to know how to safely handle and prepare your produce, says Rachel Luckett, Extension specialist-nutrition for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Taking the correct steps…
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is celebrating a feat never before accomplished by its athletics program – the winning of a major grant from the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) that will vastly improve the level of academic support that it will be able to extend to its student-athletes. The grant, known as the Accelerating Academic…
Rodrequis Thompson, a junior majoring in Industrial Technology Management and Applied Engineering from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is currently working as a summer intern at Evergreen Packaging Pine Bluff Mill. Evergreen Packaging is a world leader in fiber-based liquid packing solutions, publication and converting papers. The Pine Bluff mill produces packaging board and coated publication paper.…
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff student Tikel Davis was hired as a 2017 summer intern at Harrison Energy Partners in Little Rock, Arkansas. Harrison Energy Partners is currently the largest provider of commercial and industrial HVAC systems in Arkansas and seek to hire students in the engineering field. Davis is a senior majoring in…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Dr. Rebecca Lochmann, interim chair of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), was recognized as one of five Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Fellows at a press conference held at the Arkansas State Capitol on Thursday, August 3. The…
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) STEM Summer Academy and the Arkansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ARK-LSAMP) Pre-First Year Summer Institute participants, mentors, staff and administration recently toured the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center outside Bay St. Louis, MS on a STEM Enrichment Tour. The objective of the tour was…
Four University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff students were chosen to participate in the summer internship program at Mondi Pine Bluff, LLC. The students are: Amera Allison, from Detroit, MI, a junior majoring in finance; and senior industrial technology management and applied engineering majors Shakema Dowdy, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Zachary Fluker, from Pine Bluff,…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Two students of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff recently returned from a service-learning project in the north coastal region of the Dominican Republic (DR). In addition to assisting in volunteer work, Justin Burchett, a sophomore major of psychology from Chicago, Illinois, and Paris Patterson, a…
