FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:

BILLINGS, Mont. - Keeping people "Bear Aware" and informed on a wide range of agricultural research and extension programs is just a part of what the U of A Division of Agriculture's Communications Department does, but sometimes they get national recognition for it.

The communications team earned six awards at the 2026 annual conference of the Association for Communication Excellence, a professional organization of communicators at land-grant universities throughout the United States and similar institutions in other nations.

"This recognition shows that our talented, creative and hard-working group of communicators is among the best in the count...