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Business School Wiz Makes Move to Auburn
Hardgrave established the Information Technology Research Institute at Arkansas in 1999, with a $4 million endowment from the Walton Family Charitable Trust Foundation. // read more
Balm Innovations Launches New Product, Expands to East Coast
Arkansas-based Balm Innovations, the parent company of Omnibalm skin care products and a client of Innovate Arkansas, said Tuesday that it has launched a new skin cream in more than 100 drug stores and entered a partnership that will nearly double the ava // read more
Balm Innovations Gets $100,000 Grant to Launch New Product
Balm Innovations of Little Rock, parent company of Omnibalm skin cream products, has received a $100,000 Seed Capital Investment Program grant from the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority to help launch a new product, to be announced, and expand its c // read more
UAMS BioVentures Company to Market Cost-cutting Services for Pharmacy Benefit Programs
The concept behind a unique program that saves Arkansas millions of dollars in Medicaid drug costs has spawned a new startup company through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures. // read more
Special Nanotubes May Be Used as a Vehicle for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders
Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have demonstrated that magnetic nanotubes combined with nerve growth factor can enable specific cells to differentiate into neurons. // read more
Anderson, Others Named to Arkansas Research Alliance
The Arkansas Research Alliance names the members of its 15-person Board of Trustees. // read more
Nanomedicine: Arkansas Researchers Publish First Textbook of Emerging Field
Formalizing progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology, engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have published the first textbook on the emerging field of nanomedicine. // read more
Small Business Center Lands $93,000 SBA Grant to Assist Veterans
The state's congressional delegation announced this week that the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will receive a $93,405 grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration's Veterans Assistance and Services Program. // read more
Nano Development Seeks New Kind of Cancer Fight
A team of scientists led by Dr. Alexandru Biris at the Nanotechnology Center at UALR in collaboration with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is developing a method for attacking cancer cells by killing them from within. // read more
BioVentures Startup Receives SBIR Grant to Develop Imaging Materials
One of the early-stage companies in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BioVentures center is the recipient of Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the Department of Energy, the center announced recently. // read more
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UALR Names Paula Casey As Interim Vice Provost
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Paula Casey as its interim vice provost for research and dean of the graduate school.
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ASU Readies Freshmen for iPad-Intensive 'Making Connections' Class
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is set to implement a program this fall that will require all freshmen to use an iPad as part of a first-year experience course called "Making Connections."
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Movista: Bentonville A City On Fire
Innovate Arkansas client Movista was born in the MBA program at the University of Arkansas Walton Business College, but when it came time to put down permanent roots, co-founders April Seggebruch and Stan Zylowski chose a house just off the square in downtown Bentonville.
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Clete Brewer Stays Green, Stays in Business at BlueInGreen
While he supports enterprises and technologies that embrace sustainability and renewable energy as president and CEO of BlueInGreen LLC, Clete Brewer is first and foremost about the business side.
