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  1. Visual Merchandising and Promotion Course Final Semester-Open to All Majors

    Tuesday, May 14, 2013

    A course called Visual Merchandising and Promotion (HESC 2023-001) will be offered for the last time during summer session I and is open to all majors.

  2. Visual Merchandising and Promotion Course Final Semester-Open to All Majors

    Monday, May 06, 2013

    HESC 2023 Visual Merchandising and Promotion, which previously required prerequisites, will be taught for the last time for the Summer I session, May 28 to June 28, and is open to all majors.

  3. Taylor, May Earn Recognition For Apparel Merchandising Class

    Thursday, May 02, 2013

    Ashley Marie Taylor, a senior from Prairie Grove, was awarded third place in the competition, and a design by Alisa May, a senior from Fayetteville, was featured on the runway.

  4. 'Sequential' Pricing Can Increase Retail Profits, Study Finds

    Tuesday, April 30, 2013

    An in-depth study found that the ability to set prices based on real-time knowledge of customer preferences and purchase intentions can increase profits in some specific circumstances.

  5. University Centers Combine Efforts to Enhance Visual Identification Technologies

    Thursday, March 28, 2013

    The RFID Research Center and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies have partnered to conduct research that will integrate visual identification technologies for retail applications.

  6. 'On Your Own' Off-Campus Living Fair for U of A Students Set for March 13

    Monday, March 04, 2013

    A housing fair called the “On Your Own” Off-Campus Living Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 13 in the International Connections Lounge of the Arkansas Union.

  7. Gibson Answers Common Questions About Norovirus

    Monday, February 04, 2013

    Kristen Gibson, an assistant professor in the Bumpers College food science department, answers common questions regarding the norovirus which has forced several area schools to temporarily close.

  8. University of Arkansas Students Return to Heavy Flu Season

    Wednesday, January 16, 2013

    With the early arrival of flu season, the Pat Walker Health Center has recommendations for helping reduce the likelihood of catching the flu and practical advice for those who do.

  9. Full Circle Campus Food Pantry Hands out Holiday Meals with Walmart Donation

    Monday, December 10, 2012

    Thanks to university students and Walmart, the food pantry was able to provide the ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner to 80 families.

  10. Consumers Develop Complex Relationships with Celebrities to Construct Identity, New Study Shows

    Thursday, November 29, 2012

    A new study by a marketing researcher at the University of Arkansas and her colleague in the United Kingdom suggests that consumers take an active role in using celebrities to construct identity and self-image.

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