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On today's show, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion through the IDEAL Institute in the new year. Synagro files for a permit to spread biosolids in western Washington County. Also, one in four U.S. adults experienced loss because of COVID-19, according to a study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Plus, remembering Sam Cooke's life and music, and more.

A new study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences finds that loss from COVID-19 has been substantial, and that minority populations have experienced even greater loss.

A project coordinated by UAMS and funded by the National Institutes of Health will develop intervention tools for rural pharmacists to address vaccine hesitancy.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand its infectious disease research capacity, establish a pandemic response laboratory, and more. We spoke with Dr. Dan Voth, chair of microbiology and immunology for UAMS.

UAMS received a $255,000 grant to fund 25 AmeriCorps VISTA positions throughout Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' new, accelerated nursing program is taking advantage of a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus to train more nurses for Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' new, accelerated nursing program is taking advantage of a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus to train more nurses for Arkansas.

This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal includes discussion of what may be next for the state as active cases of COVID-19 decline.

This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal includes discussion of what may be next for the state as active cases of COVID-19 decline.

It has been two years since COVID-19 developed a firm hold on Arkansans' lives. Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, asks Dr. Cam Patterson, the chancellor at UAMS, about where we are now in our existence with the virus.