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Fans attending today's Razorbacks homecoming game against Missouri can wear costumes but not props or face coverings beyond face paint; the clear-bag policy and no-umbrella rule apply, shuttles will run including Carlson Drive, and organizers expect traffic delays and possible weather so allow extra travel time.

Arkansas men's cross country finished second at the SEC Championships at Gans Creek in Columbia on Friday with 76 points, while the women's team placed fifth (161 points) as Isca Chelangat took second; both teams will race at the NCAA South Central Region meet on Nov.

13 in College Station.

Those hardy periwinkles from the Master Gardener sale are likely Vinca Tattoo Boysenberry, a drought-tolerant summer annual.

Protect a potted Bloodgood maple by sheltering the pot and mulching before hard freezes, then repot and prune next spring; leave damaged yews until spring to prune for regrowth or remove them now.

Arkansas plays Missouri today at 6:45 p.m. at Razorback Stadium in the Battle Line Rivalry (Razorbacks must win the turnover battle, slow Jamal Roberts on first-down runs, use KJ Jackson’s rushing, and stay competitive all four quarters).

Fayetteville High School students, cheerleaders, athletes, and the Bulldog marching band paraded east on Center Street at the downtown Homecoming parade on Wednesday, Oct.

28. Homecoming continues today as the Bulldogs host Rogers Heritage at Harmon Field with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Anahita Khojandi joined the University of Arkansas in August as the Palmer Terrell Family Endowed Chair and Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar, and she is launching a DOE-funded, three-year O&Mgpt project this fall to speed nuclear plant work-order prioritization while also developing patient-preference medical models and a scholarship-matching engine.

The U of A Honors College announced seven faculty and community leaders as this year’s award recipients, honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching, research mentorship, and community leadership; recipients include Patrick Travis and Iana Jackson and represent fields from supply chain to oncology and the University Libraries.

The U of A Armed Forces Employee and Colleague Resource Group will host a Veterans Day luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

11 in Arkansas Union (rooms 509-510), and guest speaker Col. Ryan Bolling of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and Walmart Inc. will honor veterans and military-connected staff.