The Traveler

For almost 34 years, only one man has been in charge of the UA athletic department. But times are changing, and the Frank Broyles era is coming to a close.

After a top secret search for a new athletic director, UA Chancellor John A. White announced Tuesday the hiring of Broyles' replacement, University of Pittsburgh athletic director Jeff Long.… Post the First Comment

Arkansas Athletics Outreach held the first "Sports Experience Family Festival" presented by the Kellogg Company from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Randall Tyson Track Center. Music was blasting from the local radio station, and the place was full of the noise of happy children.… Post the First Comment

A federal grant worth $1.3 million was awarded to the UA to instruct teachers in the Springdale School District on how to use improved strategies while educating English language learners.

The grant, funded by the Department of Education, is spread over five years and will help quell the need in Springdale for teachers with English as a Second Language endorsement, said Janet Penner-Williams, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the UA.… Post the First Comment

A new UA center has taken on the challenge of cutting costs of health care by improving information and logistics systems. The Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics is working with strategic partners Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield to overcome roadblocks in the way medical supplies are administered to health care providers and patients.… Post the First Comment

Representatives from both the UA and J.B. Hunt gathered Thursday to dedicate the new J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Center for Academic Excellence and honor a legacy they hope will live on through the building.

Chancellor John A. White welcomed everyone to the ceremony, and Fred Limp, director for the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, remarked on the specifications of the modern center.… Post the First Comment

The Razorback Freethought Alliance, a new student group at the UA, plans to question the role of religion in society and promote reason, science and the freedom of inquiry in education, according to the group's Web site.

"I was raised in a very strict, fundamentalist tradition of  Christianity," said Teresa Blalock, vice president of the Razorback  Freethought Alliance.… 26 Comments