Author: Donnie Sewell

Louise Lawrence-Israels, a Holocaust survivor, will speak at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts on April 1.

Eight Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts students were named National Merit Finalists for the 2018-19 academic year by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Developing disease resistance in certain strains of rice, a study of the water quality of the Gulpha Creek Watershed in Hot Springs National Park, and a mathematical equation to track the movement of microplastics in ocean currents were the topics of the top three projects at the 2019 West Central Regional Science Fair at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts.

The West Central Regional Science Fair will hold an open house and public viewing session on Feb. 22 in the Oaklawn Foundation Community Center in the new Creativity and Innovation Complex on the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts campus.

A team from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts won the Dolphin Challenge — the northern Texas regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl — for a second time in a row.

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts and the Hot Springs Sister City Program will host a special lecture titled “The American Dream Deferred: Japanese American Incarceration in World War II Arkansas.”

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has officially launched the search for the Class of 2021.

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts’ 2018-19 Science and Arts Café Lecture series will feature lectures on a variety of topics, including the science of nutrition, the physics and mathematics of music and Valentine’s Day in Japan.

One student uses a hammer and chisel on his project in an attempt to even out the sides so that it sits flat on a table. Another is sanding his project with sandpaper to get a smoother finish. A third student maneuvers her project with a band saw to remove extra wood.

Eight Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts students were named National Merit Semifinalists for the 2018-19 academic year by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.