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JONESBORO - Dr. Brandon Kemp, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Arkansas State University, has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, a $400,000 faculty development grant. It is the NSF's most prestigious individual...

The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band will perform a concert on Monday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street, in downtown Paragould, Arkansas. The concert is part of the Bluegrass Monday concert series presented by KASU 91.9...

JONESBORO - Arkansas State University announces the completion of the Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Center Interpretive Project. ASU's Arkansas Heritage Sites program, under the direction of Dr. Ruth Hawkins, received more than $190,000 from...

JONESBORO - Dr. Lynita Cooksey, associate vice chancellor for Academic Services, has been selected to serve as interim vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and provost at Arkansas State University. She replaces Dr. Dan Howard, who has resigned from...

President Barack Obama has one. Comedian Stephen Colbert has one. Elvis Presley has one. Even computer software magnate Bill Gates has one. And now, Bob Marley-the late popular Jamaican singer and guitarist-also has one. So what is it that each of...

Proceeds from the sale of estate items of the late Mrs. Alma Stroud will benefit the Arkansas State University Museum. The preview and sale of the estate begins Thursday, July 12, from 5-8 p.m. and continues Friday, July 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday,...

JONESBORO - Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) and the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host Business Financing Options: How to Find Capital to Start or Expand Your Business, Thursday,...

Tim Hudson, Arkansas State University's new chancellor, thought his ticket out of the family's lumber and cattle business would be by playing shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. When that didn't work out, Hudson went to college instead.

Arkansas State University's public radio station, KASU, will present The Jokers for the next Bluesday Tuesday concert at the Newport Country Club, July 10 at 7p.m. The five-member band specializes in rock-and-roll music of the late 1950s through...

KASU-FM, Arkansas State University's public radio service, is launching a new series of news features titled Making A Difference. These weekly, ten-minute features will profile groups and organizations based in the KASU listening area that are...