Dr. Huda Sharaf, Chief Medical Director of the University of Arkansas Pat Walker Health Center in Fayetteville, as well as a key Fayetteville City Health Board member, explains why the new even more life-threatening COVID-19 Delta variant is spreading so quickly through the unvaccinated population in Arkansas.

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U of A Health Center Medical Director Issues Stark COVID-19 Variant Warning

Canopy of Northwest Arkansas , the state's only refugee resettment agency, has started a 13-week entrepreneurship program to train and mentor aspiring refugee and immigrant business owners in the region. The free program, helps entrepreurs develop a business model and identify funding opportunities.

Entrepreneurship Class Equips Aspiring Immigrant Business Owners

Charlie Alison, the executive editor with University Relations at the University of Arkansas, contiunes our trip through the first 150 years of the U A by recalling the first Olympic gold medal won by a Razorback.

The First Piece of Razorback Gold

We continue our preview of the 30th season at Walton Arts Center by discussing the Family Fun series and the scheduled arrival of Fran Lebowitz to the WAC stage.

Family, Fun, and Fran

Courtney Lanning, a film critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , tells us Jungle Cruise is a throwback summer blockbuster. It is fun, charming and goofy. Just ignore the plot holes big enough for a submarine.

Jungle Cruise Sails to Goofy Fun

Camp Connect is an annual summer camp hosted by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in partnership with Project Connect, an outreach program by the University of Arkansas. The mission of Project Connect is to serve as an outreach program for families and others seeking autism spectrum specific resources in the community. Camp Connect is for children with autism to have fun while connecting with other children who may or may not have autism. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are paired with peer mentors with similar interests and of similar age. The theme for this year's camp was "Identity," where students viewed and created art that helped them understand themselves.

Local Art Camp Provides Friendship and Inclusivity to Autistic Children

On a plot of pasture at the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville Experimental Station, Olivia Kline, Ph.D. entomology student has built a dozen wild bee habitats filled with various forage to observe how well they thrive. Her research results will be shared with farmers and gardeners to help sustain native bee populaitons on the Ozarks and across the U.S.

U of A Ph.D. Student Researching Ways to Help Wild Bees in Decline

John Brummett, a politcial columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , discusses the recent developments with COVID-19, masks and politics with Roby Brock, from our partner Talk Business and Politics .

The Politics of Handling a Pandemic

We begin a preview of the Walton Art Center's 2021-22 season with musical samplings from the upcoming West Street Live series.

West Street Live Brings a Patchwork of Music to WAC

Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , talks to us about one gubernatorial candidate's plan to eliminate income tax in Arkansas and another's approach to vaccinations. Plus, concerns about rising virus cases in Arkansas continue.

Income Taxes, Vaccinations and a Summer Surge

Several area hair stylists are donating talent and time to give free hairctus to LGBTQIA2S+ youths Sunday. Scarlett Howell, the organizer, says interest has been high so far. You can learn more at Instgram @HIGHGROUNDHAIRSPACE .

The Inaugural Gender Free Haircut Club Event in NWA

The Arkansas Arts Council is offering a free, virtual three-part workshop to help make applying for a grant easier.

Help with Grants for Creatives

This week Randy Dixon, with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, offers audio from what was making news on this day in 1994.

The News for Today, From 27 Years Ago

School will soon be back in session, leaving parents and teachers concerned. Act 1002 , sponsored by State Senator Trent Garner (R - El Dorado), is currently preventing any school district or local government from reinstating a mask mandate. Despite the rise in cases and the low vaccination rates, Garner stands by the bill, citing personal choice and personal responsibility over governement enforcement.

When Is It Time for Mask Mandates Again?

Michael Bolding , MD, a veteran pandemic physician and hospitalist at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville agreed to be filmed by his media team inside a COVID-19 critical care unit to warn the public about a dangerous SARS-CoV-2 resurgence in northwest Arkansas. (A free COVID-19 popup Pfizer vaccine clinic is scheduled Friday, July 23rd, from noon to 4 p.m. in Lowell at J.B. Hunt Headquarters Building C which located on 708 W. Apple Blossom Ave. Unvaccinated residents 12 years and older are encouraged to attend. Click here for details and to register.)

Washington Regional Covid-19 Hospitalist Implores Arkansans to Get Immunized

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