Sen. Boozman speaks on combating global food insecurity, celebrating the Amazon Rainforest's legacy

Senator Boozman sponsors bipartisan effort to improve global food security

Matthew Moore

Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate is being introduced to combat the global food security crisis. Arkansas Senator John Boozman is one of the sponsors of the bill to support the Foundation for International Food Security Act.

Local News from Ozarks at Large

The human, environmental costs of war

Kyle Kellams

College campuses, including the University of Arkansas, observed International Education Week last week. Several campus organizations use part of International Education Week to highlight scholars and artists at risk around the world. This year that spotlight included a moderated discussion about the human and environmental costs of war. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams panelists to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to discuss the need for more visibility.

A work from Enduring Amazon: Life and Afterlife in the Amazon Rainforest at The Momentary.

Arts and Culture

Honoring the Amazon Rainforest's past and future

Kyle Kellams

The Momentary, an extension of Crystal Bridges of American Art, recently completed an update to its spaces. This weekend, curators unveiled its latest exhibition, “Enduring Amazon: Life and Afterlife in the Amazon Rainforest,” as part of the remodel. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visited the museum and talked with director Jill Wagar, who says the new exhibit meets the contemporary criteria.

Arkansas Children's Northwest in Springdale.

Podcast Excerpts from KUAF

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest's expanded services

Randy Wilburn

In this week’s excerpt of “I Am Northwest Arkansas,” host Randy Wilburn talks with senior vice-president and chief administrator at Children’s Hospital Northwest Shannon Hendrix about how Children’s has expanded other services, outside of emergency and primary care, since opening.

The Outline

Federal appeals court limits who can sue over voter redistricting, restoring Elkins' Bunch Park

Jacqueline Froelich

Today on The Outline: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling in an Arkansas redistricting case, concluding that voters may not sue to protect their voting rights. Also, the Beaver Watershed Alliance and Elkins are teaming up to restore Bunch Park's wet prairie.