Arkansas Storm Recovery Information

Below is a list of resources to help Arkansans recover from the tornadoes that struck our state on March 31, 2023. This list will be updated as new resources become available. FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. FEMA will set up Disaster Recovery Centers ...

source https://governor.arkansas.gov/help-arkansas/

Sexual Assault Awareness Month to educate and empower the Roadrunner community

These programs aim to empower survivors, promote awareness and support of the survivor community and make the campus safer for everyone. Share Your Support. The first Tuesday of every April is SAAM Day of ...

source https://www.utsa.edu/today/2023/04/story/sexual-assault-awareness-month-2023.html

March 2023 Climate Summary

The wettest calendar day for most locations occurred on March 31. Rochester, MN International Airport received 2.15" of precipitation. This was Rochester's 2nd wettest March Day. Only March 22, 2011, was wetter with 2.20”. La Crosse Regional Airport ...

source https://www.weather.gov/arx/mar2023climate

Recognizing National Arab American Heritage Month

Americans of Arab heritage have advanced the nation's achievements in diplomacy, science, technology, as well as in art and culture. Arab Americans have also been at the forefront of the fight for civil rights and social justice.

source https://www.state.gov/recognizing-national-arab-american-heritage-month-2/

The Nashville school shooting highlights the partisan divide over gun legislation

President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of a ban on military-style assault weapons, a ban first instituted in 1994 but allowed to lapse a decade later. Bills that would restore the ban had already ...

source https://www.npr.org/2023/04/01/1167467835/school-shooting-assault-weapons-ban-history

At a Nashville hospital, the agony of not being able to help school shooting victims

On Monday morning, Dr. Joseph Fusco had begun what seemed like a normal workweek at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, where he specializes in children's cancer and neonatal surgeries. Soon after 10 a.m., after his routine morning ...

source https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/31/1167375561/nashville-school-shooting-vanderbilt-hospital

Celebrating Women's History Month: Sharing the Stories of Women Leaders in Energy

In his 2023 Proclamation of Women's History Month, President Biden stated that women, “as innovators, entrepreneurs, and essential workers in every industry, they represent the very best of America.”.

source https://www.energy.gov/articles/celebrating-womens-history-month-sharing-stories-women-leaders-energy