University of Arkansas

Scholars from around the country and beyond are in Fayetteville for the annual conference of the Celtic Studies Association of North America. For three days, there were discussions about the Celtic language, literature, history and society.

This week, a conference on the University of Arkansas campus focuses on Celtic language and culture and how the past can help inform the present. On today's show, we hear about the Celtic Studies Association of North America, which convened in Fayetteville. Also, Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics takes Arkansas' economic temperature. Plus, entrepreneurs in the cycling arena are refining their work with the Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator.

Amid federal budget cuts, the Fulbright Scholarship Program - funded the the U.S. State Department - is facing cuts nearly 80 years after it was established.

For decades, the Fulbright Program has fostered international exchange, creating recognition for Arkansas in the process. On today's show, we consider the legacy of The Fulbright Program. Plus, we remember an Arkansas basketball great: the late Oliver Miller.

The 2025 SHE Festival of Women in Music is now underway on the University of Arkansas campus.

The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research collaborated with the RefleXions Music Series to host “Marimbas in the Americas Musical Experience”. Set to officially open in April, the institute showcased internationally acclaimed ensembles Marimba Sol De Chiapas and PerCombia.

Arkansas is fully embracing mountain biking, but climbing is also becoming a big draw. On today's show, we consider the work to give climbers unique places to scale from Springdale to North Little Rock. Plus, a convergence of science, research, music and marimbason the University of Arkansas campus.

The screening will take place at the library March 8 at 2 p.m.

Agricultural economist Jada Thompson discusses the current bird flu strain, which has been circulating for years. The outbreak has affected flocks and driven up the price of eggs.

Ashton Byrd is an Arkansan singer and songwriter enrolled in the University of Arkansas music program. With the help of friend and manager Josh Larson, Byrd brought his acoustic guitar to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to perform his newest single and discuss his long history with music.