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Janine Parry is departing the University of Arkansas after 26 years of instruction as a professor of political science. She plans to return to her home state of Washington following this semester.
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We go back into the Ozarks at Large archives to remember what the show covered and who we were talking to during May 2006, like Monty Python’s Flying Circus founding member Terry Jones, the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Theatresquared's first production.
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Casey Bourke, aka Printgurl, created bold and color art that was featured in publications like The Idle Class magazine. In January, she passed away. Saturday, a celebration of her life and art will take place at The Art Collective in Rogers from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and an exhibit called "What Were You Wearing?" is open at the Arkansas Union to raise awareness. Mary A. Wyandt-Hiebert is the director of the University of Arkansas' Sexual & Relationship Violence Center and the co-creator of the installation.
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April is Earth Month, and Monday is Earth Day. If you’re still looking for a way to spend the holiday weekend, Environmental Educator Heather Ellzey might have some ideas for you. She visited the Bruce and Anne Applegate News Studio One to speak about her own journey to environmental activism- and share some ideas for sustainable, Earth-loving activities.
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Updates and renovations are happening all across northwest Arkansas and Fayetteville, from street improvements to updates to local parks. We hear an update about improvements happening at Wilson Park.
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More than 40,000 dogs and cats have been saved in the state of Arkansas, in part because nearly half of the state’s 85 shelters have become no-kill. Two of those shelters are based in Northwest Arkansas.
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The Arkansas Department of Transportation is providing nearly $15 million to help facilitate 19 different electric vehicle charging stations across the state.
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Last night in front of a raucous crowd in Bud Walton Arena, the Arkansas Razorbacks announced their newest head basketball coach, John Calipari.
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Last month, state officials announced a revision to a policy that previously allowed a person to select an ‘X’ marker as a gender option on their drivers license or ID card. The change will only allow someone to choose "male" or "female" on their identification, which stands to impact over 500 Arkansans who currently use the ‘X’ marker.
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What’s left to know about the solar eclipse? Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams checks with Amber Straughn. She earned her BA in physics at the University of Arkansas in 2002 and her MS and PhD in physics at Arizona State University. Now, she’s an astrophysicist for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Math is everywhere, and an event later this month at the Fayetteville Public Library is designed to help us all discover more about it. Arkansas Math Discovery Day is April 13. Matt Clay and Edmund Harris, two members of the University of Arkansas faculty, came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to give Ozarks at Large a preview.