The campaign has received support from leaders of more than 200 of the country's top schools as well as business and science leaders. It calls for increased research spending to address what is perceived as a growing "innovation gap."
If the past week's SEC Media Days hadn't officially kicked off the football preseason, we would've been longing for the gridiron anyway. Which brings us to this nugget from Forbes: The University of Arkansas has trademarked the Hog Call.
University of Arkansas startup BioBotic Solutions took overall second place in the undergrad division of the 2014 Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Governor's Cup business-plan competition in Las Vegas.
Innovate Arkansas client firm SFC Fluidics of Fayetteville last week announced its $2 million Series B round to fund the commercialization of its innovative new insulin patch pump and other microfluidics devices.
The UA's College of Engineering has honored Douglas Hutchings, CEO of Innovate Arkansas firm Silicon Solar Solutions and its sister startup, Picasolar, with an Early Career Award.
UA startup BioBotics wasted little time building on momentum created at last week's 2014 DWR Governor's Cup business-plan competition in Little Rock.
Startup business-plan guru Carol Reeves of the Walton Business College has been named the 2014 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner for the UA.
