January 27, 2020

Free Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Feb. 7 in Little Rock

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – A free family caregiver workshop, “Dementias,” will be offered Feb, 7 in Little Rock for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.  The workshop is presented by the UAMS Schmieding Caregiver Training Program. The workshop, which is open to the…


January 24, 2020

UAMS Professor’s New Book Sheds Light on Neuroscience and the Law

Ben Boulden

Edgar Garcia-Rill holds a copy of the recently published "Fundamentals of Neuroscience and the Law," which he co-authored with the late Erica Beecher-Monas.

If science isn’t about the search for absolute truth but instead the search for the best possible answer, then a UAMS professor hopes he and his late co-author have found the best answers so far to questions about neuroscience and the law. Cambridge Scholars Publishing recently released a new textbook on the subject “Fundamentals of…


January 23, 2020

Free Tickets Available for TEDxUAMS Feb. 7

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be hosting TEDxUAMS from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at 501 Jack Stephens Drive. Following the spirit of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), TEDxUAMS aims to present multiple issues and a…


Relationship Enrichment Series Aimed At Helping Couples

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Struggling with what to get your significant other for Valentine’s Day this year? Why not give the gift of a more meaningful relationship! The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Couples Center is hosting a four-week relationship enrichment series, designed to help couples make their bond stronger, happier and healthier. The…


January 21, 2020

New UAMS HealthNow Offers 24/7 Digital Health, Live Video Access to Convenient Care

Ben Boulden

Curtis Lowery, M.D., left, answers questions during a television interview about the new UAMS HealthNow, 24-hour, online convenience health care service.

Starting today through UAMS HealthNow, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun providing 24-hour, digital health access to convenient, real-time care for Arkansas patients using the internet through mobile devices or computers. Arkansas patients at any time can connect via live video and see UAMS expert health care providers who offer a…


January 15, 2020

Free, Six-Week Diabetes Workshop Jan. 23-Feb. 27 in Wynne

Ben Boulden

The Center on Aging-Northeast in Jonesboro, part of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS),  will hold a free, six-week Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) workshop in Wynne to teach diabetes self-management. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held from 1-3 p.m….


UAMS Study Finds Raising Opioid Dosage Increases Risks, Ineffective for Pain

Ben Boulden

Brad Martin, left, and Corey Hayes recently had their research into the effectiveness and risks associated with increasing the opioid dosage a patient receives published in two scientific journals.

Increasing the opioid dose that a chronic pain patient regularly receives also increases their risk of adverse health outcomes while showing no significant reduction in pain, according to studies by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers. Brad Martin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and Corey Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., authored the two studies published separately online this…


January 14, 2020

UAMS Center on Aging-Northeast Offering Free ‘Walk With Ease’ Classes Jan. 22 in Harrisburg

Ben Boulden

The Center on Aging-Northeast in Jonesboro, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is offering Walk With Ease classes at no cost to participants starting Jan. 22, three days a week from 10 a.m.- 11 a.m. at the Harrisburg Senior Life Center, 300 Fairgrounds Road in Harrisburg. Pre-registration for the six-week,…


January 3, 2020

Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Jan. 9 in El Dorado

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – A free Dementia Care Workshop will be offered Jan. 9 in El Dorado for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at College Avenue Church of Christ, 1817 N….


December 23, 2019

College of Pharmacy Ph.D. Program, Dual Degrees Offer Fulfillment

Ben Boulden

Antino Allen, seated center, leads one section of the College of Pharmacy's graduate program. Some of his students, left to right, are Madison Trujillo, Taylor McElroy, Tauren Brown, Pilar Simmons and Fabio Ntagwabira. Lab technician and research associate Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D., is a research associate on Allen's research team.

Choosing a career is sometimes difficult if a student has more than one interest. However, if a student has a passion for both pharmacy and research, pursuing concurrent Pharm.D., and Ph.D. degrees can unite those interests and double them. Amanda Stolarz, Pharm.D., Ph.D., came to that realization early in her study to earn a doctorate…



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