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Hobbs State Park’s annual Living Forest returns Oct. 25 with a Wizard of Oz theme, turning 2024 tornado recovery into a lesson on how nature heals.

The University of Arkansas Herbarium marks its 150th anniversary this November. Reporter Matthew Moore visits with collections manager Jennifer Ogle and director Maribeth Latvis to explore the lab’s history, rare plant specimens, and the ongoing work to preserve biodiversity for future research.

In 2014, Ozarks at Large visited Camp Invention, where kids built futuristic vehicles under the guidance of the co-inventor of the plasma screen. Take a trip to the Ozarks at Large Archives with former reporter Sara Burningham.

Andy Alverson visited the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss the importance of the National Science Foundation and how he, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas, has interacted with it throughout his career.

The National Science Foundation is observing its 75th anniversary this month, but is also facing deep cuts. On today's show, we ask one professor of biological sciences what the NSF has meant to his career. Also, tracking the possible effects of cuts to Medicaid on rural maternal health. Plus, road construction occurs on a less-busy University of Arkansas campus.

How can we best use artificial intelligence? What are the limits of AI and the ethical concerns we must navigate? Distinguished Professor of information systems Varun Grover delves into this rapidly changing technology.

Matt Holden, a biology teacher at Fayetteville High School, will embark on two expeditions this summer: one to the Pacific Ocean and another to Kenya. He has been chosen as a 2025 Science Communication Fellow by the Ocean Exploration Trust. Yesterday, he discussed the upcoming trips and the fellowship with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Matt Holden’s “what I did this summer” essay for 2025 should be interesting. On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville teacher’s summer will include trips into the Pacific Ocean and to Africa. This summer also means the inaugural Ozark Music Festival all around northwest Arkansas, so we'll provide a glimpse of what's to come. Also, the city of Fayetteville named this year's Amazing Tree, but what makes it so special?

Earlier this month, Ozark at Large’s Sophia Nourani was able to get a sneak peak of the new Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research, or I3R, on the UofA campus. Walking alongside Dr. Ranu Jung, associate vice chancellor of the university and founding executive director of the institute, Sophia had the chance to discuss the space and some of the work that will be done there.

Today's show features more updates from the Arkansas Legislature. How the latest version of what we’re calling bird flu can have an effect on animals, people and the economy, as well as this year's SHE: Festival of Women in Music at the University of Arkansas. Today's show features more updates from the Arkansas Legislature. How the latest version of what we’re calling bird flu can have an effect on animals, people and the economy, as well as this year's SHE: Festival of Women in Music at the University of Arkansas.