Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 19th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Walker Park in south Fayetteville had a ribbon cutting Sunday Oct.
18 to unveil new features like a rebuilt playground, lighted multipurpose fields and refurbished sports courts—part of a $4-5 million renovation funded by a 2019 bond; future phases will add a streamside path, climbing wall and forest restoration.
The Epsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha at U of A will host its annual Run for the Ribbon 5K on Saturday, Oct.
24 from 9-11 a.m. at its Fayetteville house to support breast cancer education; participants will run a 5K route and win T-shirts and prizes (registration is open).
🎭 Culture
The Headliners Concert Committee announced the *2026 Springtime of Youth* lineup on Friday; the festival will take place at Baum Walker Stadium on Oct.
24 with local acts Mildenhall, Essex Porder, and DJ Katastrophe joining Sasha Keable, Ferg, and Flo Milli, and free tickets available on HogSync.
🎓 Education
The Program Allocations Board will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
25 in Arkansas Union Room (ARKU) 241 to review supplemental funding proposals for the 2026-27 school year; all students are invited to attend.
Researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are testing an omega-3 feed additive to help fall-born calves reduce heat stress during the backgrounding phase.
The project, backed by a $20,000 grant from the Arkansas Beef Council, began in June and may provide producers with a new management tool.
The International Students Organization at U of A has named an eight-member board for 2026-27 and revealed plans for a virtual career session, Bazaar (Nov.
16-20), a pilot friendship congress with neighboring schools, and weekly pickup soccer to help international students feel at home in Fayetteville.
U of A employees can update their 2027 benefit elections in Workday by Nov.
2, and the HR benefits team will host virtual office hours on select October dates and Nov. 2 to assist with the process.
The Pryor Center launched its first Research Fellowship Program by selecting eight researchers from U of A and other institutions to document Arkansas history, politics, and culture through oral history.
Fellows will present public lectures at 1 E. Center St. in downtown Fayetteville (the next is on Nov. 19).
U of A will launch its 2026 Safety Culture Survey on Oct.
26 to gather employee feedback on workplace safety from faculty, staff, graduate assistants & student workers. The survey runs until Nov. 6 with results kept confidential to improve safety communications as part of its strategic plan.
Poultry scientist Billy Hargis retired from the U of A Division of Agriculture after over 40 years of research and teaching, and he plans to travel and reconnect with past collaborators.
His work led to 22 licensed inventions and 529 patent applications (a milestone in poultry science).
U of A Transit and Parking Services announced that campus parking lots close to the arena must be cleared three hours before games starting with the men's exhibition against Gonzaga at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
24, or face a $150 citation — students may park in the economy lot.
🌲 Environment
U of A engineer Benjamin Runkle traveled to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in August to test an Arkansas rice-farming method that reduces methane by up to 80% — the one- to two-year project with Can Tho University aims to help local farmers verify sustainable practices.
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