May 10, 2022
UAMS Graduate School Recognizes Students, Faculty, Staff at Spring Awards Reception
The Graduate School at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recognized more than 30 students, as well as faculty and staff on April 21. “Today kicks off my favorite season of the year, the commencement season,” Robert McGehee, Ph.D., dean of the UAMS Graduate School, told the crowd gathered in the Biomedical II…
April 25, 2022
UAMS, Presbyterian Village Celebrate 8 Centenarians
For eight Little Rock women, it was the party of the century — all of their centuries. The ladies, all Presbyterian Village retirement community residents, were recently honored for having reached their 100th birthdays.
March 14, 2022
Graduate Students Compete in Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Research Competition
Ten students recently competed in this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals competition. This year’s event, usually a part of the UAMS Student Research Day, was held virtually March 2. The 10 finalists were selected and voted on through three different semifinal competitions, which were held the week before and included 71 participants. In the…
March 1, 2022
Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D., Named Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at UAMS
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently appointed Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D., as the associate vice chancellor for research. Elasri is an active researcher in infectious diseases and has established a highly innovative research program that includes antibiotic resistance, biofilm development, advanced material imaging and new regulatory ribonucleic acids (RNAs), long, single-stranded chain…
February 24, 2022
UAMS Midsouth Summit Black Expo Set for Feb. 26
The 18th Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Office of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research, will celebrate Black History Month with a free event highlighting health education, cancer screenings and community outreach. This year’s virtual expo, themed “Health – Your Time is Now” is…
January 13, 2022
First Myeloma Center Patient Receives Revolutionary New Therapy, Responds Well
Dave Puente of Elk Grove, California, became the first myeloma patient in Arkansas to receive the new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, the only medical facility in Arkansas currently offering the cutting-edge treatment.
January 3, 2022
Graduate School Celebrates Students, Faculty and Staff at Annual Winter Awards Reception
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated recent achievements with a reception and awards presentation on Dec. 9. A crowd of about 50 students, faculty and staff gathered in the atrium of the Biomedical II building for an afternoon reception before departing for winter break. Graduate…
November 15, 2021
Pioneering Researcher Returns to UAMS Myeloma Center
John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., Ph.D., has rejoined the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a principal staff scientist and professor of medicine. “It feels great to be back,” said Shaughnessy, whose research is focused on developing new targeted therapies for multiple myeloma,…
November 10, 2021
UAMS Centers for Simulation Education Holds First Research Day
The UAMS Centers for Simulation Education held its inaugural Research Day on Nov. 2. The half-day conference, with a theme of “Modern Interprofessional Simulation Education” featured 14 UAMS employees each giving a six-minute presentation followed by a two-minute Q&A session. There was a mid-morning break for the viewing of 24 posters with both in-person and…
October 15, 2021
UAMS Remembers Those Mourning Infant and Pregnancy Loss
As the sun set Oct. 7, doctors, nurses, social workers, pastoral care and genetic counselors gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to remember more than 250 perinatal losses at UAMS during the past year. “Parents, grandparents, siblings and other family members want to know that their children are loved and remembered,”…
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