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  1. Poll Finds Differences Among Latino Attitudes on Immigration Reform

    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    Blair Center-Clinton School Poll releases the third report in its 2012 series. Latinos express varied opinions on immigration reform.

  2. Books by Samuel Totten Featured at the University of Arkansas Bookstore

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    Between 1988 and 1992, Totten served on a small, elite team of educational consultants for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, the predecessor to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

  3. Libraries Launch '40-50-100: Arkansas's Natural Environment' Digital Exhibit

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    The University Libraries’ special collections department launched the digital exhibit, “40-50-100: Arkansas’s Natural Environment,” which commemorates environmentalism in the Natural State.

  4. Short Takes: Raymond Walter's Inspirational Story of an Accelerated Education

    Friday, May 17, 2013

    Raymond Walter, who recently wrapped up a triple major in physics, math, and economics at the age of 18, is headed for a U of A Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship this fall.

  5. Corruption Sometimes Fosters Regulatory Compliance, New Study Shows

    Tuesday, May 07, 2013

    A University of Arkansas economist examined the relationship between corruption and regulatory compliance – on both a theoretical and empirical level – and found, surprisingly, that corruption in some circumstances actually fosters regulatory compliance.

  6. New Book Casts Cultural Spotlight on History of Internet

    Thursday, May 02, 2013

    The Internet has been understudied as a political and cultural formation, Stephanie Ricker Schulte argues in her new book, Cached: Decoding the Internet in Global Popular Culture.

  7. Social Work Students Provide Meals for Local Elementary Students

    Thursday, May 02, 2013

    The Phi Alpha, the national honor society for social work, hosted an event at Fayetteville’s Asbell Elementary School in conjunction with a food drive for the Full Circle Food Pantry.

  8. Poll Findings Challenge Ideas of Economic Impact on Political Attitudes, Behavior

    Wednesday, May 01, 2013

    The findings indicate that while unemployment rates are substantial among African Americans and Latinos, these groups still have surprisingly optimistic views of their economic future.

  9. Vilsack Emphasizes Importance of Rural America

    Tuesday, April 30, 2013

    U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited with students and many others while serving as the featured speaker for this year’s Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecturer Series.

  10. Impossible Jobs Are Possible, but Thankless Researchers Say

    Wednesday, April 24, 2013

    University of Arkansas researchers found that difficult public policy jobs, deemed “impossible jobs,” are possible to do successfully, but often come with a steep price.

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