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Last Thursday, July 18, the Baptist Health Fort Smith Parking Lot was filled with flashing lights and people in uniforms. But this wasn’t an emergency—it was an educational experience. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis was on the scene.
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a five-year, $5 million grant to continue to support their Geriatric Education Collaborative.
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On today's show, making glass recycling easier for restaurants and bars. Also, improving care and education for geriatric care in Arkansas. Plus, considering how we carry our emotions of home through music.
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A $431,000 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will go to fund contraceptive services and reproductive health education for women in rural parts of the state.
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will turn a $1.3 million dollar National Institutes of Health grant into fuel to get ninth graders interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The funding will be directed toward the Arkansas Technology and Data Science Health and Medicine program. Kevin Phelan, a professor in the College of Medicine on the UAMS Northwest campus spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program.
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On today's show, we meet the new dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, an NIH grant will help inspire enthusiasm for STEM education in northwest Arkansas, and a consulting firm wants to help connect community and economy.
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has announced Ryan Cork will be the next vice chancellor for their Northwest Arkansas region.
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On today's show, a new leader for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Northwest Region. Also, we hear from an organization helping Arkansans who are providing care for loved ones with dementia. Plus, Oklahoma Humanities is helping us find new perspectives.
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation is partnering with eight farmers markets in Washington and Benton counties to give people receiving SNAP, WIC or Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition benefits double the spending power. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with project manager Hannah Dial about the "Double Your Dollars" program.
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On today's show, a recent report examines professional development from a big vendor with the Arkansas Department of Education— What did they find? Also, an Arkansas author details the expansive legacy of John Quincy Adams. Plus, doubling up at farmer's markets.