Good morning, Fayetteville.

The Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry received an $18,400 grant from the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas to expand local food access by regularly stocking campus mini-pantries and hosting free farmers market-style events while partnering with Spring Creek Food Hub to offer free eggs and fresh produce.

The U of A Staff Senate recognized top performers—innovating in career support, leadership, IT improvements, event coordination and facility maintenance—and invites nominations for future awards.

Amy White joined U of A School of Law as research assistant professor and assistant director of the LL.M.

Program in Agricultural and Food Law. She brings a decade of food safety and labeling experience from Walmart — providing practical insight that will benefit her students.

Fulbright College announced its 40th class of Sturgis Fellows with eight incoming first-year students chosen to receive $80,000 over four years (covering tuition, board, books, and academic expenses) to support their studies at the U of A.

The University of Arkansas launches Big Red’s Buddies—the new pet therapy program—that needs student volunteers to help with events, marketing, and logistics.

Applications are accepted until Friday, Sept. 11.

Michele Wise Wright, a U of A public policy alumna, was named a Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree today for her work advancing health equity and supporting patients from underserved communities.

The University is inviting students to join its 2026-27 Student Advisory Board, a leadership role offering a $250 scholarship each semester.

Apply by Aug. 28; selected members will be notified on Sept. 1 and will attend an orientation on Sept. 4 from 2-3 p.m.

Fifteen new research teams at U of A are receiving $1M seed funding through I³R’s Watershed Grants Program to spark collaborations in fields like health, tech, and rural studies.

The program, launched this summer, received 56 proposals from 167 investigators + from 10 colleges.

Tertulia: Spanish Conversation for All Levels will invite students and faculty to practice Spanish every Friday this fall at the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio in JBHunt 207, with sessions starting Sept.

4 at 11 a.m.-noon and additional meetings at 2-3 p.m.; snacks and drinks will be provided.

The U of A Walton College earned recognition in Princeton Review's Best On-Campus MBA Programs for 2027 and ranked in the Top 50 and Top South Entrepreneurship Grad lists.

The review surveyed students and administrators from 2025 to 2026 to highlight the program's academic strengths and strong ties with the local business community.

Jacob Monroe, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, has received a five-year NSF CAREER Award worth $563,155 to develop a machine learning model that predicts thermodynamic properties and estimates uncertainty.

His work promises to help engineers design experiments more efficiently.

Students can purchase a Razorback Access Pass and Collegiate Membership for $215 to claim tickets for football, men's basketball and baseball games and enjoy extras like a crawfish boil and T-shirt (tickets are claimed every Sunday online).

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, SEAR will host its annual One Night event at the Pat Walker Health Center (classrooms 1116-1118) to offer free hands-on naloxone training to students, faculty and staff.

Participants will receive supplies such as naloxone, fentanyl test strips, a T-shirt and refreshments.

UA System faculty, staff and students can purchase $20 tickets for the Razorbacks’ season opener against North Alabama (Sept.

5 at 3:15 p.m.), with All-UA Day recognizing all 22 campuses and offering limited discounted seating.