Carol Reeves, the woman behind the success of business-plan competition teams from the University of Arkansas, has been recognized by Fortune as one of 10 women around the world “Doin’ It for Themselves.”

The elevator-pitch competition, open to all aspiring entrepreneurs, was held for the first time in August and met with resounding success.

The recent opening of the Innovation Center at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro was a big deal for local innovators who are commercializing their research.

Newly patented research developed at the University of Arkansas uses nanoparticles to reduce the time it takes to perform DNA analysis from hours to minutes.