May 15, 2017

Free Memory Skills Workshop To Be Held May 23

Ben Boulden

May 15, 2017 | The South Central Center on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a workshop Tuesday, May 23 for those who would like to learn about memory skills as an older adult. The forum will be held 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, at…


May 12, 2017

BioVentures Earns UAMS National Ranking of 87th Out of 225 Universities for Technology Transfer

Ben Boulden

May 12, 2017 | BioVentures recently earned the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a national ranking by the Milken Institute of 87th out of 225 universities for technology transfer — the ability to take basic research and develop it into new technologies, products and companies. UAMS ranked above several well-known institutions, including the…


May 4, 2017

UAMS Center for Distance Health Named Top 25 Program by Harvard University’s Ash Center

Ben Boulden

May 4, 2017 | The Center for Distance Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently was recognized as a Top 25 innovative program by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. Every year for more than 20 years, the Ash…


April 27, 2017

UAMS, BioVentures, Conductor Extend Sign-up to May 7 for Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Ben Boulden

April 27, 2017 | Arkansas college students interested in learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and forming new health science ventures at a residential boot camp at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway have until May 7 to register. Held from May 22-26, the camp is a joint initiative of the University of Arkansas for…


April 25, 2017

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held May 9 in Conway

Ben Boulden

April 24, 2017 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 9 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…


Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., Wins Outstanding Woman Faculty Award from UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus

Ben Boulden

April 25, 2017 | Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., a pharmacy professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently was honored with the 2017 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award by the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus. Hilliard is a professor in the UAMS College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice. The award is given to a…


April 18, 2017

UAMS’ Peter Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc. Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Ben Boulden

April 18, 2017 | Peter Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc., chair and professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, recently was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Being named a Fellow recognizes NAI members who have, according to the academy, “demonstrated…


April 17, 2017

UAMS Student Pharmacists Win Historic Four-Award Sweep in National Competition

Ben Boulden

April 17, 2017 |For the first time in the history of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) student awards competition, students of the UAMS College of Pharmacy took home all four national awards for patient care and education. They garnered the historic win March 27 in San Francisco during the APhA annual meeting. About 300 students…


April 13, 2017

Arkansas Travelers to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ May 4

Ben Boulden

April 13, 2017 | To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Arkansas Travelers are making May 4 “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with AR SAVES, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program. A helicopter will bring Sanjeeva Reddy Onteddu, M.D., AR SAVES medical director, to North Little Rock’s Dickey-Stephens…


April 7, 2017

Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm. D., Invested in UAMS College of Pharmacy Dean’s Chair

Ben Boulden

April 7, 2017 | Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was invested April 6 as the recipient of the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Chair. Olsen was presented with a medallion commemorating the investiture by UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., and Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., UAMS…



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