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UMAS, well fed team up on food prescription program

LITTLE ROCK — The nonprofit Well Fed and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena are partnering to combat nutritional insecurity through a food prescription program and research study called Good Food Rx. The initiative, which serves patients... Read More.
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UAPB gets grant for food literacy program

Pine Bluff, AR — The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) was awarded a $750K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop culturally appropriate food literacy programming for the Arkansas Delta Region. UAPB is one of 16 multidisciplinary teams selected for the... Read More.
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Deadline approaching for 1890 National Scholars program

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The application deadline for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program is March 15, Belinda Demmings, USDA liaison for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. The program awards scholarships to students attending one of 19 historically... Read More.

Program to help children of cancer victims to begin

LITTLE ROCK – A group to help children ages 6-12 better cope with a parent’s cancer diagnosis is set to begin Feb. 8 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute CLIMB, which stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments... Read More.
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Sheridan district court announces warrant amnesty program

Sheridan District Court has announced an amnesty program for non-violent misdemeanor offenders. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, District Judge Gibson said people with misdemeanor warrants can present themselves to the Sheridan Police Department or Grant County Sheriff’s Office, pay a $50 warrant service fee... Read More.
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