Tag: Reform

SSDT: We've discussed the broad implications, but within the stimulus plan includes: direct payments, additional jobless assistance, & support for parents as well as funding for tests/vaccines, school re-openings, business support, & local municipalities.https://t.co/CLtpO5DFeg

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 11, 2021

SSDT: Anchor Packaging is expanding operations in Paragould. Motivated by AR infrastructure, business climate, and the increased demand for takeout, the expansion will create 45 jobs in NW Arkansas (plus many more short-term to aid in the expansion). https://t.co/whmepR70pU

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 10, 2021

https://twitter.com/UALREconomics/status/1369414354593054733

SSDT: The senate approved a stimulus package of historic proportions. The $1.9 trillion includes $1400 for many Americans & extended unemployment benefits. It was a marathon process split along party lines (many concessions occurred w/in the dem party).https://t.co/uEowfPqhkg

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 9, 2021

SSDT: After voicing some reluctance, Gov. Hutchinson signed a controversial 'stand your ground' bill that removes the duty to retreat requirement prior to the use of the deadly force. Opponents worry this will further disproportionately harm minorities.https://t.co/dJwuQYyDkk

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 4, 2021

SSDT: Over this pandemic, households w/ children have faced especially high hardship rates (e.g. food insufficiency, behind on household expenses). While it is yet to be determined the lasting impact this may have on youth, minimizing the cost is vital.https://t.co/VoTtiFTv9C

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 3, 2021

SSDT: Food biotechnology is another example of innovation in production. Land is finite, so the production of food must continue to become more efficient to meet the needs of a growing population while also appealing toward environmental concerns.https://t.co/r3xwfEy7aL

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 2, 2021

SSDT: "As bad as 2020 was, it's set the nation up for what economists believe will be a very strong rebound." Low interest rates, booming residential construction, greater vaccination/lower infection rates, & more stimulus on the way are all good for 2021.https://t.co/ZPDfNIzQJ2

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) March 1, 2021

SSDT: Lawmakers worry that many Arkansans may get a tax bill for benefits that went to scammers. In fact, fraud in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program could be of historic proportions (~$63-$200 Billion!). Relief, then for victims, seems logical.https://t.co/LzYN4D01ZP

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 25, 2021

SSDT: Adaptability has been crucial for small businesses. Here, a sports equipment store has transitioned from baseball equipment to masks and pickleball. Another emphasizes customer service to take advantage of the surge in DIY home improvement projects.https://t.co/E3c9HqKqIp

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 23, 2021

SSDT: Many in Texas (and AR) were left without water in the wake of winter storm Uri. Coca-Cola stepped up to provide some assistance by donating six 18-wheelers full of bottled water to Waco. As a profit maximizing firm, why would Coca-Cola do this?https://t.co/NT1jQosfg4

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 22, 2021

SSDT: Many point to a flawed immigration system in the U.S. However, previous attempts for reform have not gained traction. The latest will speed up the pathway to citizenship, raise caps for visas, and provide green cards to some that are already here. https://t.co/vqfeJecIRU

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 19, 2021

SSDT: Local businesses are finding out that there are no guarantees when it comes to government support to survive the pandemic. The demand for help has far exceeded the funds available and small business are realizing the competitiveness of the process.https://t.co/pJAqrIVlst

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 17, 2021

SSDT: Restaurants have been especially affected by the pandemic. If it's not the restrictions, it's the virus itself that has caused temporary closures and forgone business. With already slim margin, this industry continues to be squeezed.https://t.co/WtIhSjWVyD

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 16, 2021

SSDT: The Keystone pipeline has been on and off for over a decade now. Now off again, Welspun hopes to continue to grow with other projects across country. The effects of it's slowed growth on jobs at the port, however, remains to be determined.https://t.co/iSjTOR0gci

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 15, 2021

SSDT: The talk around student loan forgiveness often ignores the "what comes next?". Local economists posit that forgiveness may mean higher taxes & less incentive to find real solutions. Are there more efficient ways to decrease debt & increase spending?https://t.co/xLDxNRfBh2

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 10, 2021

SSDT: The drawback of lottery tickets is the reduction in spending on non-gambling expenditures within households. The demand persists, however, due to the prospects of winning. One AR couple realized this prospect after winning $1 mil on a scratch off.https://t.co/xhnuOw0xsp

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 9, 2021

SSDT: While new home construction paused briefly in 2020, the lack of available inventory has pushed the rapid growth in the demand for new construction. There has no sign of this trend slowing in 2021.

cc: @SElizabethsmall https://t.co/9RlFO4yYnA

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 9, 2021

SSDT: Traditionally, small business owners hire on expectations of higher revenue. Now, facing uncertainty on when the pandemic will end and when revenue will pick up,
they are proceeding cautiously in their decisions to start hiring again.https://t.co/zFHAOb2Qya

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 4, 2021

SSDT: Pre-pandemic, the AR economy ranking was buoyed by low unemployment rate. However it was dragged down by the high poverty rate and the fact that HH income was ~$15,000 below the national median.

(link to article/rankings here: https://t.co/7rrV5BixH8 ) pic.twitter.com/lX0DgMr2wA

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 4, 2021

SSDT: One of the executive orders in President Biden's first days in office canceled the Keystone XL pipeline project. Port of Little Rock based Welspun constructs the pipes and is one of the AR companies likely affected by this order.https://t.co/6my9TsdYj0

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) February 1, 2021

SSDT: Unemployment for lowest-paid workers is > 20% highlighting a "k-shaped recovery."
**K-shaped means different parts of the economy recover at different rates post-recession (picture the letter 'K' laying flat, 1 leg recovers the other remains flat).https://t.co/a6h2Ng9uOn

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) January 29, 2021

SSDT: "Housing vulnerability for renters will be a top issue for the incoming administration." W/ low income & unemployed renters falling further behind, the recent eviction ban extension will only be a stop-gap for the issue at hand.https://t.co/zcepvZqvLb

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) January 28, 2021

SSDT: Covid hospitalizations in Arkansas last week moved in the right direction. Certainly not out of the woods and precautions should continue, but the decline is a hopeful change as vaccine distribution continues to reach more of the population.https://t.co/tDTRyq6zTE

— UALR Economics (@UALREconomics) January 27, 2021

BSR REIT Sells Springdale Apartments for $31.7M https://t.co/LuNzP8eYK3 @UALREconomics

— ElizabethS (@SElizabethsmall) February 18, 2021

On #InternationalWomensDay, @THVCraig featured Dr. Noureen Siraj, professor of chemistry, as the Arkansan of the Day. https://t.co/R0beMw4uyc pic.twitter.com/wXyjOpqyu8

— UA Little Rock (@UALR) March 9, 2021

Check out the latest episode and essay in @CNN's History Refocused series! It features @DrMitchell16 and his research on Oscar James Dunn. #ualr #history #publichistory #Reconstruction #Louisiana #HistoryRefocused #twitterstorians #LittleRock #Arkansas https://t.co/doprESZxt9

— UALR Department of History (@ualrhistory) March 3, 2021

Prof. @jmdipippa discussed Arkansas's pending hate-crime legislation on last night's news. @THV11 https://t.co/8Ws9SYdijG pic.twitter.com/6FJjiuE4DU

— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) March 4, 2021

75% of long-term job success in business depends on people skills, while only 25% is dependent on technical knowledge.https://t.co/TzYXKiNyho

— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) February 23, 2021

Prof. Silverstein is in the news today discussing an ongoing Pulaski County fraud trial & a defendant invoking his Fifth Amendment rights. https://t.co/523S6rxyE0 @LawProfJSilvy pic.twitter.com/x77yIx0cNO

— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) February 8, 2021

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— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) January 25, 2021

Prof. DiPippa was on Good Day Arkansas this morning discussing the 25th amendment and impeachment. https://t.co/ok3La1mNxj pic.twitter.com/6dVS2zFFHU

— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) January 12, 2021

Fastcase and Casemaker announce merger. https://t.co/iK1P120DzK

— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) January 5, 2021

What it's like to argue your 30th case before the US Supreme Court during a pandemic. https://t.co/n6Qvzzi1Cz

— Bowen School of Law (@BowenLaw) December 10, 2020

The Clinton School is proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay2021

There are many organizations, programs, and dialogues in Arkansas paying tribute to Dr. King's legacy this week, including @CALibrarySystem, @APJMM2019, and @AMLKC. https://t.co/aHxTQHdMlQ

— Clinton School of Public Service (@ClintonSchool) January 18, 2021

.@Arkbar will receive the @NABE_News / @LexisNexis Community and Educational Outreach Award for its work on the inaugural Public Service Academy.

The Clinton School co-hosted the academy while Maggie Benson (’14) and Nate Looney (’12) served as chairs. https://t.co/AIo2VyGsol

— Clinton School of Public Service (@ClintonSchool) November 19, 2020

This approach to conversation is not just a cornerstone of the Rockefeller Ethic, but also to civic engagement. It is so exciting that these dialogues & our partnership with @ClintonSchool are part of the @KetteringFdn Initiatives for Democratic Practices. https://t.co/AHG4pNEPhu

— Winthrop Rockefeller Institute (@Rockefeller) March 1, 2021

https://twitter.com/PryorCenter/status/1369715933971939333

Revisit our KATV archives — which include this clip of George Blanda and KATV Sports Director Bud Campbell — tonight with our Pryor Center Presents lecture “Arkansas New History: Exploring the KATV Archives.” Preregister for the 6 p.m. presentation here: https://t.co/UhuUlBoUdt pic.twitter.com/vQtOSgzBLf

— Pryor Center (@PryorCenter) March 3, 2021

In 1957, Gov. Orval Faubus called for the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the Little Rock Nine from attending school.

Gear up for Dixon and Kellams’ Pryor Center Presents lecture Wednesday with today's “Ozarks at Large."https://t.co/Z8iC7nBRz1 pic.twitter.com/aw1ScumOOX

— Pryor Center (@PryorCenter) March 1, 2021

https://twitter.com/PryorCenter/status/1361408706399907842

✈️ In his first appearance in the Natural State, John F. Kennedy was met with an eager crowd in Fort Smith, one he made sure not to pass by.

Like what you see? The entire collection of newly digitized KATV clips can be found on our website here: https://t.co/2ghq36aXl4 pic.twitter.com/8pEGy6KZqJ

— Pryor Center (@PryorCenter) February 11, 2021

Remember Joe Purcell? Learn about the establishment-shaking politician who, while never being elected governor, served as attorney general twice and lieutenant governor three times.

Hear Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams discuss Purcell on Ozarks at Large! https://t.co/GuYsY7IaJU pic.twitter.com/oStQNi2S23

— Pryor Center (@PryorCenter) February 8, 2021

Francis Cherry served for one, two-year term as the 35th Governor of Arkansas. He campaigned through the state alongside his campaign car driver David Pryor, who would go on to serve as the 39th Governor of Arkansas roughly two decades later.

KATV clips: https://t.co/2ghq36aXl4 pic.twitter.com/X1eefR5wB4

— Pryor Center (@PryorCenter) February 3, 2021

"The Ellen Compton Fund for Special Collections was created with a gift of more than $92,000 from Compton’s estate and will enhance the holdings of Special Collections, particularly for architectural records." @UARKLibraries @FayJonesSchool https://t.co/S90G2gWsXO

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) March 4, 2021

"While primary emphasis of this book is on the one hundred years, 1907-2007; for completeness, the previous 35 years are covered in two prologues. The period, 2008 t0 2018 is summarized in an epilogue." @uarkfulbright @UARKScholarComm @UARKLibraries https://t.co/jOWjCUzMGb

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) March 3, 2021

"His current research and extension efforts focus on identifying novel weed management strategies through diversified approaches, including using precision agriculture & application technologies primarily in rice, soybean & wheat." @ArkAgResearch @AginArk https://t.co/Ao2zzyr943

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) March 1, 2021

"The goal of the burn is to restore and enhance the native plant community on the 10-acre oak woodland savanna hillside." @SustainUA @accessfay @FayJonesSchool https://t.co/1y41pGxo67

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 25, 2021

Congratulations to Jared Ruff (senior in poultry science) & Makenly Coles (master's student in poultry science) for their well-deserved awards! #UARKresearch @UAPOSC @bumperscollege @ArkAgResearch @AginArk https://t.co/bFTMpVe8YC

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 18, 2021

"'Bass Reeves, 'Invincible' Black Marshal,' centers on the no-nonsense lawman, considered a master of disguise who helped bring justice to a region infested with killers & thieves." @uarkfulbright @uarkjournalism @documentaryprof https://t.co/ZjRWtmTeHF

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 16, 2021

"The winning teams included a mix of undergrad and graduate students who had conducted prior customer discovery or market research to advance their businesses and innovations." @uarkfulbright @uawaltoncollege @UofA_Engr @UofA_Ent https://t.co/sGoxExIaRH

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 16, 2021

"The $25,000 award . . . will support the creation of a Public Access Master Plan for Fayetteville Riverine Commons at property co-owned by the Watershed Conservation Resource Center and the city of Fayetteville." @FayJonesSchool https://t.co/dyaaEQH9Xd

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 15, 2021

"The ambition of this academic consortium is to focus on the construction of successful architecture, design and engineering curricula, and to empower and expand design research efforts in timber and wood." @FayJonesSchool https://t.co/v9I3I2awDP

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 10, 2021

"Bilbao Spamer is a Mexican architect and educator who leads the Mexico City-based multicultural and multidisciplinary office Tatiana Bilbao Estudio." @FayJonesSchool https://t.co/PsLrYoVap8

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 9, 2021

"Lapovations was formed in the graduate-level New Venture Development Course taught by professor Carol Reeves. The team includes alumni from the College of Engineering and the Sam. M. Walton College of Business." @UofA_Engr @uawaltoncollege @arkansasalumni https://t.co/sOLOQnvw45

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) February 5, 2021

"In order to be inducted into Gamma Kappa Alpha, students must have taken at least five courses in Italian having attained at least a "B" average in each course and be in the upper 35% of his/her/their class." #WorldLanguages #Cultures @uarkfulbright https://t.co/1FRl1P2kJ2

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) January 27, 2021

"The effort was led by Karl Schubert, professor of practice and associate director of the University of Arkansas' new undergraduate data science program." @uarkfulbright @UofA_Engr @uawaltoncollege @UArkansas https://t.co/HcRwl3DAlq

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) January 14, 2021

"The new Arkansas Atoll podcast explores why and shares stories of the Marshall Islanders in Northwest Arkansas." @uarkfulbright @uarkjournalism @uark4inclusion https://t.co/FwJER1Fbcf

— UofA Division of Research and Innovation (@UofA_Research) January 13, 2021

Mantooth to deliver @ARAllianceOrg Project Scope presentation March 17. @UArkansas #UARK #electricity #ElectricHybrid https://t.co/kjTLeNfLN9 pic.twitter.com/Nv8orZwrph

— UArkansas Research (@UArkResearch) March 10, 2021

New Short Talks features @uawaltoncollege's Liz Cowle, who tracked Big 4 auditing firms' response to negative news. #UARK @UArkansas #Audit #Accounting https://t.co/UXKfbRHWxD

— UArkansas Research (@UArkResearch) March 3, 2021

Highly connected CEOs earned greater stock returns following purchases and sales of their firms’ shares, researchers find. @UArkansas @uawaltoncollege @BoardEx @zayedu #UARK #CEO https://t.co/TdEuAOQMdr

— UArkansas Research (@UArkResearch) December 21, 2020

Morten Jensen featured in @amppob special section, Discovery Economics. @UArkansas #UARK @UofA_Engr @drmortenjensen https://t.co/dxRtNtOzvc

— UArkansas Research (@UArkResearch) September 18, 2020

#UARK professor Mary Parler, seen here in her office at Old Main, made significant contributions to the preservation of Ozark culture and study of folkways. She traveled the state of Arkansas recording everyday people singing folk songs. Read more: https://t.co/1WtFcUwF2J pic.twitter.com/leFSX9Mzud

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 10, 2021

Build in 1938, the stadium for many years included an oval track seen here. Over the years, the seating in the stadium has been expanded in every which direction to pack in more fans, but mostly straight up. Read the history of Razorback Stadium: https://t.co/gNXgkjCpop pic.twitter.com/N59xMNQ4cp

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 9, 2021

Social distancing, mask wearing and other COVID-19 safety protocols will remain in place at least through the end of the spring semester. Commencement times and protocols are in place for spring.

➡️ — https://t.co/LQhjX7ZEBv pic.twitter.com/wKapLj0X1N

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 9, 2021

.@UArkansas psychology researcher Mitch Brown finds that people who express moral outrage, and act on their convictions, are more attractive as long-term mates. #uark

✍️ — https://t.co/ldI1lAbQpW pic.twitter.com/iOzMD9Aqms

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 8, 2021

#UARK architecture professor Marlon Blackwell in @FayJonesSchool has been elected to the membership of the American Academy of Arts and Letters – the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States. Congratulations!

✍️ — https://t.co/42IE9v0dvp pic.twitter.com/Qh59yZWw30

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 5, 2021

#UARK Chancellor @JoeSteinmetz provided an opinion article addressing the effect that COVID-19 has had on college students and a worrisome trend affecting their desire and ability to attend college. https://t.co/HtIZjYz81G pic.twitter.com/6qOuUhsUet

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 5, 2021

#UARK alumna and former staff member Ellen Compton is being remembered through a newly established fund in the @UARKLibraries Special Collections division.

✍️ — https://t.co/WwQgaGBV1k

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 4, 2021

Of the first eight students to enroll at the University of Arkansas, one was a woman, Anna Putman. She finished her teaching license in 1875 and went on to a long career as a teacher in Fayetteville and the Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma. More: https://t.co/1YCznSdxJf pic.twitter.com/eZbdqjgf17

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 3, 2021

#OTD. On this day in 1990 – Fay Jones, architect, alumnus and first dean of the architecture school (@FayJonesSchool), was awarded the American Institute of Architects' Gold Medal in a White House ceremony with President George H.W. Bush. #uark pic.twitter.com/trZH7DE6cI

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 22, 2021

Study by #UARK researcher suggests that cold temperatures in unglaciated North America during the last ice age shaped past and modern landscape as far south as Texas and Arkansas.

✍️ — https://t.co/gXS0afB3Nj pic.twitter.com/Z8xV7emdKO

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 22, 2021

New study from #uark psychologist, Anatasia Makhanova, suggests a link between DNA and traits beneficial to bonding and satisfaction in first years of marriage.

✍️ — https://t.co/84amhcii6O pic.twitter.com/5iN5c0pxm3

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 18, 2021

#UARK will partner with the state and other organizations to develop a training initiative to help Arkansans hit hardest financially by COVID-19. A federal grant of more than $13.5 million will fund the Reimagine Arkansas Workforce Project.

✍️ — https://t.co/PixCro44MH

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 15, 2021

#OTD. In 1961, Basil Rathbone, the English actor best known for his film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes, spoke on the #UARK campus on this day. Rathbone appeared as part of the Fayetteville Community Concerts series. pic.twitter.com/wQnTUy8KAw

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 11, 2021

Alumna Meredith Henson now runs a clinic of her own where current U of A Communication Sciences and Disorders majors gain hands-on practice in the field.

Read her story ➡️ https://t.co/hTL63VsLPo

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 10, 2021

Lisa Corrigan, professor in the Department of Communication, discussed her research on civil rights rhetoric and more in a recent interview with Masters in Communication. Check it out! #uark https://t.co/Smj5Lmm2Yz

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) February 8, 2021

#UARK School of Law professor writes in Iowa Law Review (@IowaLawReview) article that women have a right to know about risk of stillbirth as part of the evolution of informed consent law.

✍️ — https://t.co/TuPYE5RIgC pic.twitter.com/ksF1dj94IM

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) January 29, 2021

Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander Europe will pose the timely question “What Now?” as the nation swears in a new president, battles a pandemic and seeks to mend partisan gridlock. This online #UARK lecture is hosted by @UarkHonors. https://t.co/fF5bDt8n0Z pic.twitter.com/73gGkbj2GT

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) January 21, 2021

#UARK Chancellor @JoeSteinmetz issued a proclamation in recognition of National Day of Racial Healing, in addition to conducting a video interview with Inclusion Liaison Anthony DiNicola on how to build an anti-racist campus. https://t.co/IMOyQYMpQd pic.twitter.com/yfLCcvqfaa

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) January 19, 2021

Today, #UARK honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A slate of events is planned in partnership with organizations across the region. See the list of public events: https://t.co/FY5esiI2KH pic.twitter.com/IfpXR9gZE4

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) January 18, 2021

Some great springtime reading ahead from @uarkpress! Works ranging from African American, Arkansas and military history, queer studies, poetry and art will be available this spring. #uark

See the full list: https://t.co/McETPXrLlK pic.twitter.com/tpdIazxF49

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) January 14, 2021

A team of #UARK physicists found that the thermal motion of graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, induces an alternating current in a circuit, an achievement thought to be impossible. The team has since pursued commercial licensing for the discovery. https://t.co/1Y6uh1Q5tr

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) December 23, 2020

.@FayJonesSchool hosts “Piggybacking Practices: A Symposium on Architecture and Inequality” March 15 and 22 via Zoom with some of North America’s most innovative architects, urban designers and scholars. #uark

https://t.co/sWBoHv11Wz

— University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) March 3, 2021