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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Poll: Arkansans Mixed on Health Care Reform; Too Soon to Tell on Senatorial Race]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:21:43 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; With senatorial elections a year away and health care reform on the congressional docket, the 11<sup>th</sup> annual Arkansas Poll finds Arkansans of mixed minds about changing the health care system and that it&rsquo;s too early to tell about next year&rsquo;s senatorial race. The poll also surveyed Arkansans about various social issues, including beliefs about the effectiveness of the death penalty.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fifteenth Annual Razorback Band Spectacular Tuesday, Nov. 10]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The University of Arkansas Razorback Marching Band, complete with university cheerleaders, mascots, majorettes, twirlers and flag line, will perform its 15<sup>th</sup> annual Band Spectacular at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Barnhill Arena. The concert is free to the public and will feature University of Arkansas spirit songs and highlights from this year&rsquo;s halftime shows, such as music from the movie <em>Back to the Future</em> and &ldquo;Bohemian Rhapsody.&rdquo; In 2006, the band was awarded the Sudler Trophy, the nation's highest and most coveted award for college and university marching bands.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garrison Financial Institute to Host CNBC Commentator]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Five Athletic Training Students Awarded Scholarships in Honor of Weber, Ferrell]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Five athletic training education students won scholarships honoring longtime Razorback trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell, the University of Arkansas announced Saturday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CANstruction Project: Architecture Students Collecting Food, Getting Ready to Build]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Students in the Fay Jones School of Architecture are gathering canned foods and working up design schemes to prepare for their third annual CANstruction competition. The event will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Peace Fountain in front of Vol Walker Hall. In the event of rain, the competition will be held in the second floor gallery of Vol Walker.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stewarts Establish Access Arkansas Scholarships to Help With Financial Need]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Julian Stewart (B.S.C.E. 1957) and his wife, Nana, have generously supported students at the University of Arkansas for years. They knew the next priority area for their educational philanthropy would be Access Arkansas, the university&rsquo;s current initiative to raise money for need-based scholarships. Because of their belief in helping students who may not otherwise have an opportunity to start or continue their education, the Stewarts have given $100,000 to endow two Access Arkansas scholarships.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Arkansas Army ROTC Team Wins Ranger Challenge]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The University of Arkansas Army ROTC coed Ranger Challenge Team recently took top honors in the first Arkansas/Oklahoma Ranger Challenge Competition.&nbsp;The event was held from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25 at Camp Gruber, Okla., near Muskogee. Ranger Challenge competitions are the Army ROTC&rsquo;s equivalent of varsity sports. The university&rsquo;s coed team previously took first place two years in a row in the Arkansas Ranger Challenge Competition.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Transforming Higher Education Through Six Sigma: Impact to University Could Be Vast]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The adoption of Six Sigma principles by the University of Arkansas could help streamline many processes, resulting in increased efficiency and quality and decreased costs, saving money for the state and students. Guest speaker Pradeep B. Deshpande will cover these concepts in a lecture titled &lsquo;Six Sigma Could Transform Higher Education&rsquo; from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Bell Engineering Center, Room 2291.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Walton College Hosts International Logistics Competition]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Top logistics students from the United States and Europe traveled to the Sam&rsquo;s Club home offices in Bentonville, Ark., to compete in the annual Sam M. Walton College of Business International Graduate Logistics Case Competition on Oct. 22-24, 2009.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Former First Minister of Scotland to Speak on U.S., Europe and Tomorrow's Economy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The former First Minister of Scotland will present &ldquo;<span>Progress or Disaster: The U.S., Europe and Tomorrow's Economy,&rdquo; at 3:30 p.m. </span>Thursday, Oct. 29, in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. The lecture by the Right Honorable Henry McLeish is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sixteenth Annual Native American Symposium to Focus on Ecology and Sustainability: Dates Corrected]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The 16<sup>th</sup> annual Native American Symposium at the University of Arkansas is scheduled for the first week of November. The event will feature keynote speaker Winona LaDuke and a screening of the documentary <em>The Silent Enemy</em>. This year&rsquo;s symposium will focus on ecology and sustainability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Security Arrangements Announced for Former Israeli Prime Minister's Lecture at University of Arkansas ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel, will present a free public lecture at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Barnhill Arena as part of the University of Arkansas Distinguished Lecture Series. The public is welcome and no tickets are required.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Persuadable Voter Named Best Book in Political Psychology for 2008]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; <em>The Persuadable Voter: Wedge Issues and Presidential Campaigns</em><span style="line-height: 150%;"> by political scientist Todd Shields has been chosen the winner of the 2009 Robert E. Lane Award for the best book published in political psychology in 2009, given by the political psychology section of the American Political Science Association.&nbsp;</span>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Walton College Logistics Faculty Member Wins National Award]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The Supply Chain Managers Education Conference has awarded the E. Grosvenor Plowman Award to Matthew A. Waller, professor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Brent Williams, assistant professor at Auburn University, for the best manuscript accepted for presentation at its 2009 conference, which was held Sept. 20 in Chicago, Ill.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World Food Day Drive Nets 75,000 Pounds of Food For Hungry People in Northwest Arkansas ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE &ndash; The second annual University of Arkansas food drive, which ended Oct. 16, collected 15,000 pounds of nonperishable food items in acknowledgement of World Food Day. The donations were matched by a gift of 60,000 pounds from the event&rsquo;s lead sponsor, Tyson Foods Inc., for a total of 75,000 pounds of food to be given to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Arkansas 2009 Homecoming Celebration]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Homecoming Celebration theme is &ldquo;A Red &amp; White Affair: Celebrating 100 Years of Razorback Pride&rdquo; playing off the 100th anniversary of the Razorback. The theme was selected by the Student Alumni Board Homecoming Committee, a group of students that help make this tradition possible each year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Suggests Ancient 'Lucy' Species Ate A Different Diet Than Previously Thought]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Research examining microscopic marks on the teeth of the &ldquo;Lucy&rdquo; species <em>Australopithecus afarensis</em> suggests that the ancient hominid ate a different diet than the tooth enamel, size and shape suggest, say a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Author to Discuss Changing Diversity in Northwest Arkansas in Talk at University of Arkansas]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Marjorie Rosen, a writer and journalism professor from New York, will talk about her book, <em>Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town into an International Community</em>, at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Multicultural Center of the Arkansas Union at the University of Arkansas.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Walton College M.B.A. Program Selected in Global 100 List]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education has ranked the Master of Business Administration program in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in its 2009-2010 Beyond Grey Pinstripes/Global 100 List.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[C-SPAN Book TV Plans to Cover Professor's 'Judging Bush' Talk at Nightbird Books]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Intelligent, yet prone to making decisions without much thought. Moral and godly, yet with a tendency to vilify anyone who disagrees with him. A bold visionary unable to adjust to changing conditions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Historian Elliott West a Finalist for Baylor's $215,000 Cherry Award for Great Teaching]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; As one of three finalists for Baylor University&rsquo;s 2010 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, professor Elliott West of the University of Arkansas' department of history will be giving a lecture on &ldquo;The West Before Lewis and Clark: Three Lives&rdquo; at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Giffels Auditorium, Old Main. The lecture will be followed by a reception and book signing at the University House from 5:15 to 6:30.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sirens, RazALERT and Emergency Web Site to Give Warnings If Tornado Threatens Campus ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Violent thunderstorms are common in northwest Arkansas during the early fall and these can sometimes spawn tornadoes. If a tornado threatens the University of Arkansas the campus community will receive timely warnings through the university&rsquo;s warning sirens, the RazALERT system and the university&rsquo;s <a href="http://emergency.uark.edu/">emergency Web site</a>.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon Appointed to Cleveland C. Burton Professorship in International Studies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Dean William Schwab of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas has appointed <span>Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon the inaugural holder of the Cleveland C. Burton Professorship in International Studies.</span>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chemical Engineering Gift Focuses on Improving Teaching Effectiveness]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Jim Stice (B.S.C.H.E. 1949) left his industry job and began teaching at the University of Arkansas in 1954. He took a break to earn his doctoral degree and returned to teach another six years in Fayetteville. At that point, he joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Austin where he taught until retiring in 1996. In addition to teaching, Stice also directed UT&rsquo;s Center for Teaching Effectiveness. His passion for this area has resulted in a planned gift of two gift annuities totaling $50,000 to the Ralph E. Martin department of chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas to provide professors with valuable training in teaching effectiveness. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Archives Month Open House Features Local History Author]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; October is American Archives Month, and t<span>he University Libraries</span>&rsquo;<span> special collections department is </span>commemorating the month by hosting an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in special collections, Mullins Library Room 130.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Arkansas Headliner Concerts Committee Brings Third Eye Blind to Barnhill Arena]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The University of Arkansas Headliner Concerts Committee will present Third Eye Blind live in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Barnhill Arena.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Wedding Planners Showcase Planned for Reynolds Center]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; The Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development, managed by the Center for Management and Executive Education, is sponsoring the &ldquo;Wedding Planners&rsquo; Showcase&rdquo; from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researcher Edits Book on In Vivo Glucose Monitoring]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Scientists hope to provide people who have diabetes with a glucose monitoring system that doesn&rsquo;t require needle sticks and lasts for six months or more, but they are still a long way from this goal. A new book edited by a University of Arkansas researcher and her colleague brings together the most current research in this area and outlines the challenges that remain on the path to creating a better glucose monitor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Care Supply Chain Immature and Expensive Due to Lack of Data Standardization, Study Shows]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; A comprehensive survey conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas reveals that the American health care supply chain is an immature and expensive system with significant barriers to efficiency. Specifically, stakeholders &ndash; manufacturers, distributors, group purchasing organizations and providers such as hospitals, surgical centers and long-term care facilities &ndash; lack good and accurate information because they have not implemented universal standards for data, despite a recent movement in this direction.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hartman Hotz Lecturer to Examine Street Life of the Homeless in Four Global Cities]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Professor David Snow, the Chancellor&rsquo;s Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Irvine, will discuss &ldquo;The Sidewalks of Globalization: Living on the Streets in Los Angeles, Paris, Sao Paulo, and Tokyo&rdquo; at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Giffels Auditorium at the University of Arkansas. A reception will follow his lecture, which is free and open to the public.]]></description>
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