University of Arkansas

Rare books librarian Miah Clark shows a 5,000-year-old cuneiform cone, a book of hours from about 1415 and an 1896 Kelmscott Press volume at UofA Special Collections for American Archives Month.

Name suggestions for the University of Arkansas Museum's mastodon skull, acquired in the early 1900s and reassembled this year, are due Oct. 1.

UofA sociologist Michael Niño explains how $777,351 from the state will expand the Arkansas Health Survey and add rural providers and resources to the AR-COMPASS dashboard.

Organizers of the inaugural Joyful Teaching Conference, set for Oct. 3 at the Fayetteville Public Library, discuss why joy belongs in the classroom and how teachers can find it.

Nikola Radan's ensemble Blue Thread blends Carnatic violin, kamancheh, doumbek, guitar and flutes in "Caravan," a free concert Monday at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.

UofA education reform researchers Harry Patrinos and Kristen Scott discuss their new book, the LEARNS Act, school choice, early literacy and what it will take for Arkansas students to rebound.

Sarah McKenzie of the UofA's Office for Education Policy explains how student growth now drives Arkansas' A-F school grades and why some schools jumped from an F to an A.

Maria van Lieshout discusses Song of a Blackbird, her graphic novel about Dutch artists who forged treasury bills to fund the resistance. She visits the UofA on Oct. 1.

Three directors split John Cariani's nine vignettes for the UofA theatre season opener, running Sept. 25 through Oct. 4 at the Black Box at Global Campus.

Nonprofit TeamSmile and Colgate turned a UofA track center into a free dental clinic for underserved kids, pairing exams, cleanings and extractions with games and oral health lessons.