A University of Arkansas senior cemented for himself some national recognition and a fellowship worth $7,000 last week for advanced research he did on concrete strength and how the addition of different variables, such as the type of mortar used, affect the outcomes.

Cameron Murray, a civil engineering major from Little Rock, won the Baker Student Fellowship Award from the American Concrete Institute Foundation for the 2012-2013 academic year.

FAYETTEVILLE – When the University of Arkansas sport club baseball team meets its first opponent next spring, 7,900 fans will not fill Baum Stadium to watch them play. The RBI Girls pom squad will not be shaking it atop the dugout to acknowledge home runs or rouse the crowd. And that’s okay by them.

Some 416 colorful pinwheels decorate the lawns of city police stations across Benton County. But a sign posted in their midst tells why, and instantly erases the smiles of those who read it.

Each pinwheel represents a local child who was abused in 2011, children whose lives will forever be scared by incidents they could not control.

Beverly Engle, director for the Children’s Advocacy Center in Benton County, said it’s the tenth year the county has used pinwheels to raise awareness for child abuse during the month of April.

SILOAM SPRINGS  — The John Brown University board of trustees unveiled two new building projects for the coming year for its students and surrounding community.

A new banquet hall and townhouse apartment building are slated to open by the summer 2013 thanks to a generous, but anonymous, $4 million gift received by the institution.