Ahead on Ozarks, the Nobel director and secretary talks about the selection process for the annual Nobel Peace Prize; he's on the University of Arkansas campus today. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Council on jobs created in the area in the past year, and the differences between education in the U.S. and the European Union.
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In our monthly, music review segment, we listen to Greg Laswell's new album "I Was Going To Be An Astronaut."
Henry McLeish, visiting professor to the University of Arkansas will speak this afternoon in the Global Campus auditorium on the role of education in a modern society and differences between education in the United States and Europe.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says we can combine travel with concerts this month.
The secretary of the Norwegian Noble Committee, Geir Lunderstad, was on the University of Arkansas campus Tuesday to discuss his history with the Nobel Peace Prize.
A collaboration between the Northwest Arkansas Regional Council and Northwest Arkansas Chambers of Commerce resulted in the 2013 Employer Retention and Expansion Survey in which 529 area employers were interviewed with positive results.
The prosecution rested its case yesterday afternoon, and this morning the defense rested in the extortion and bribery trial of former state treasurer Martha Shoffner. Plus, Peco Foods announces a multi-million dollar expansion in the eastern portion of the state.
On this edition of Ozarks, an accusation over teaching creationism at school is raising questions regarding charter authorization in Arkansas. Plus, problems caused by pythons in the Everglades.
Michael Dorcas, a herpetologist at Davidson College in North Carolina, says that although they aren't native to Florida, Burmese pythons are increasingly migrating across the Sunshine State.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Northwest Arkansas Rape Crisis Center will soon be able to expand their efforts to survivors of sexual assault, and a traveling exhibit at the University of Arkansas this week wants college students to engage in conversations about hunger.
Stephen Webber is part of the winemaking team at Montinore Estates in Forest Grove, Oregon. He visited Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio earlier this week to discuss the art of wine-tasting and wine-making.
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“Summertime” by John Coltrane
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a list of interesting things that need to be done today.
“Easy Come Easy Go” by Hayes Carll
Local band Cletus Got Shot visited KUAF earlier this week to talk about their new double-disc album Working Songs for the Drinking Class.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about upcoming performance, plus the 2012 Artosphere Festival that kicks off next week.
Cuts in federal funding lead to elimination of two programs aimed at prevention of child abuse; the University of Arkansas gets ready to unveil a solar-powered Green Vehicle; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Matchbox Man” by John Smith