March 10, 2021
UAMS Records $38.8 Million in Research Support to Combat COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK — Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state and federal sources, to help combat the disease. The state of Arkansas has provided $16.9 million, or 43.4% of the funds, while federal dollars have totaled $19.2 million,…
March 4, 2021
UAMS Researchers to Test Conway Wastewater, Patients for COVID-19 Variants of Concern
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are taking steps to identify genetic variants that make COVID-19 more contagious. Arkansas this week identified its first patient with the more infectious United Kingdom virus variant; it has yet to see other more contagious variants from South Africa and Brazil. “We previously had not found variants…
February 22, 2021
UAMS, Hendrix Partnership Gives Undergraduate Students Research ‘Immersion’ Opportunity
Through a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Hendrix College students have a unique opportunity to address a critical human health issue in the new Clinical and Translational Research Immersion (CTRI) Program. Andres Caro, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at Hendrix, is leading the educational components of the program in collaboration…
Broadband Grants up to $75,000 Remain Available to Rural Arkansas Communities through UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. Last year, $2 million was allocated as part of the Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund Grant. The program is funded by the state’s Restricted Reserve…
January 29, 2021
Four UAMS Researchers Receive Inaugural Provost’s Innovator Awards
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today announced four UAMS faculty as recipients of the inaugural Provost’s Innovator Awards. Established by the Office of the Provost and the Division of Research and Innovation, the grants of $25,000 each support groundbreaking, innovative, high-impact projects that are likely to establish new clinical approaches or achieve…
January 12, 2021
Nature Article Highlights UAMS Effort to Share COVID-19 Images on National Cancer Database
LITTLE ROCK — Data experts with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have uploaded clinical images of COVID-19 patients to a publically available national database that scientists can use in researching the disease and its impact in a global pandemic. Initial findings were published in the journal Nature, Scientific Data that describe de-identified…
January 8, 2021
Employee at UAMS East Regional Campus Earns MVP Award for Compassion, Good Deeds
LITTLE ROCK — A phone call by Helena-West Helena’s Sharon Martin to discuss a UAMS diabetes study quickly turned into a call for her compassionate action. As part of her UAMS job, Martin talks to many Arkansans who are struggling, but the recent call with an elderly Little Rock woman was different. Based at the…
January 6, 2021
Local Volunteer Aims to Increase Dementia Awareness
LITTLE ROCK – A campaign to tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around dementia is underway with the support of the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at UAMS. The AGEC is hosting a virtual ‘Dementia Friends’ Information Session on January 12th and is looking for community members to join in learning about dementia and…
December 15, 2020
UAMS Using Artificial Intelligence to Study Heart Motion, Improve Treatments
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS cardiologist and researcher Subhi J. Al’Aref, M.D., is developing methods that use artificial intelligence to analyze heart motion in 4-D (3-D plus time dimension), which could save doctors time and give them better information for more effective treatments of certain heart patients. A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant of $757,749…
December 1, 2020
Robin Liston, M.P.H., Joins UAMS Translational Research Institute as Executive Director
LITTLE ROCK — Robin Liston, M.P.H., has joined the UAMS Translational Research Institute as executive director. Liston was previously assistant administrative director at Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Kansas City, Kansas. As executive director, Liston oversees all TRI staff and services to UAMS researchers and will serve as a liaison to…
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