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Chris Lopez, '09, performs in an opera performance.
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From Opera to AI: One Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Alum Shares His Journey

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith graduate, Chris Lopez, '09, would be the first to admit that his journey from classically trained opera singer to artificial intelligence wasn't planned. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP was the first of many steps he credits for the life...

September 30, 2026
CristiAnna Page (right) with her partner
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At Home in an Online Classroom

Visiting instructor of criminology, CristiAnna Page, uses her background in online learning and as a non-traditional student to make her virtual classes engaging.

September 29, 2026
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Future Educator Finds Comfort in the Uncomfortable

Maymester trip to Belize helps biology and education students look toward their futures

September 22, 2026
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Tom Watkins Returns to the Classroom and Lessons That Shaped Him

Tom Watkins,visiting history instructor, brings decades of experience in education, administration and the arts back to the classroom where his own journey began.

September 15, 2026
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Physicist’s Nepal Trip Opens New Avenues for Seismology Research

Dr. Nawa Dahal, assistant professor physics, connects with researchers, educators, and students working to better understand earthquakes at the Enhancing Advanced Research, Technical Skills and Human Capacity in Seismology (EARTH-Quake) Community...

September 11, 2026
Nayda Barbry, '23, accepts her white coat during A-State's College of Veterinary Medicine White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 8
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Grads Part of History at A-State

Three Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith graduates are among the inaugural veterinary medicine doctorate cohort at Arkansas State University. For Nayda Barbry, '23, the opportunity is a result of her perseverance.

September 04, 2026
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New Faculty Join Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP for 2026

Twenty-eight new faculty members will join the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith for the fall semester, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Provost Ray Green announced during the annual University Days all-faculty meeting Aug. 13.

August 15, 2026
a printed card reads Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP three times on an antique letter press
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Center for Book Arts Opens

At the new Center for Book Arts, centuries-old practices feel newly alive as students, faculty, and local artists set type, pull prints, fold paper, stitch pages, and explore what a book can become.

August 08, 2026
Jay Fox loads a letter tray in the new Center for Book Arts
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Certificate of Proficiency in Book Arts Launches Fall 2026

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith is expanding its role as a regional destination for art and design with the launch of a new academic Certificate of Proficiency in Book Arts and the establishment of the Center for Book Arts.

August 08, 2026
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP senior geosciences student, Abby Web, poses with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background while wearing a Stanford hat.
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Summer at Stanford

Abby Webb, a senior geoscience student, earned a fully funded summer research fellowship at Stanford University's School of Sustainability.

July 30, 2026
geoscience students look over the upper peninsula at sunset
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Geoscience Students Research with the National Forest Service

Four geoscience students traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this spring for groundwater tracing and LiDAR research with the Hiawatha National Forest Service.

July 16, 2026
Dr. Jason Ortega, right, talks to students about the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP College of Arts and Sciences with a skull of a warthog on the table.
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The ‘-Gist’ of Biology: Jason Ortega Inspires Next Generation of Scientists

Dr. Jason Ortega, assistant professor of biology, is helping shape the next generation of scientists, both inside and out of the classroom at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP.

June 30, 2026
Natalie Miller puts finishing touches on her first-place anatomy drawing
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At the Intersection of Art and Science, Anatomy Students Win Prizes

"All of science began with the arts,â€� said Dr. Chris Pierret, professor and department head of biological sciences at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith. “We have the same job: We look out the window and describe the world around us. Scientists...

June 26, 2026
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Bell Tower in summer
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Spring 2026 Dean's List and Chancellor's List Announced

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP has announced the Spring 2026 Dean's List and Chancellor's List

June 25, 2026
Dr. Mayo and research students document their research
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Geoscience Students Conduct California Field Work

Three Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith geoscience majors traveled to southeastern California during the final week of the Spring 2026 semester to conduct fieldwork as part of an ongoing research project led by Dr. Dave Mayo, associate professor...

June 22, 2026
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Ask the Expert: Flag Day

In this Flag Day Ask the Expert, we asked historian Tom Wing, assistant professor of history at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith and director of the Drennen-Scott Historic Site, to share the history behind one of America's most recognizable...

June 12, 2026
A cannon rests in front of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Drennen Scott Historic Site
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Drennen-Scott Site to Celebrate Arkansas' Birthday

The Drennen-Scott Historic Site will celebrate Arkansas’ 190th birthday on June 13 with a free, family-friendly event featuring live music, historical interpretation, and a cannon salute.

June 08, 2026
Dental Hygiene graduates from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences pose together at the May 16, 2026 commencement ceremony.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Confers Spring Grads

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith celebrated the spring commencement of nearly 650 graduates on Saturday, May 16.

May 16, 2026
Students attending the summer band camp practice at Breedlove Auditorium
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Summer Camps at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Begin in June

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith is offering camps throughout the summer, ranging from volleyball and basketball to band for kids ages K-12.

May 15, 2026
Willow McFerran holds a Speckled King Snake during a herpetology night outing
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Student Led Bioblitz Aims To Empower Citizen Scientists

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP at Fort Smith will host a weeklong BioBlitz from May 2 to 9, inviting students, faculty and community members to help document local plants and animals while building deeper connections to the region’s green spaces.

May 04, 2026

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