April 13, 2020

Four Tips for Effectively Working from Home

Yavonda Chase

When working from home, create a designated workspace.

With a number of our employees working from home, the Employee Assistance Program has a few tips to help make the experience less stressful and more productive.


March 31, 2020

Caregiver Support Group Held on Thursdays — Now on Zoom

Yavonda Chase

All types of caregivers are invited to attend a Caregiver Support Group from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Thursday in the F7 Conference Room, Room F7009.


March 6, 2020

March MVPs — Greg Roberts and Tara Bruce

Yavonda Chase

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, presents the March MVP award to Greg Roberts and Tara Bruce in Nutrition Services.

Congratulations to Greg Roberts and Tara Bruce, our March MVPs of the Month!


February 20, 2020

Kindness Week Spreads Thanks to Departmental Champions

Yavonda Chase

Kindness Walls scattered around campus urged employees to take a positive note and leave one in its place.

There is a kindness in the air at UAMS this week as the campus celebrates National Random Acts of Kindness Week with giveaways and other special recognitions.


Chancellor’s State of University Reveals UAMS on Right Track with Finances, Strategic Plan

Yavonda Chase

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, tells employees UAMS has turned a financial corner during his State of the University address Feb. 13.

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, shared a rosy financial picture and plenty of other good news during his State of the University address Feb. 13.


February 18, 2020

UAMS Employees Create Sculpture for Cancer Institute Drive

Yavonda Chase

Eric Hale, Penny Talbert and Kenneth Bailey created this tree sculpture from wrought iron saved from the homes along Pine and Cedar.

For 10 years, Penny Talbert has been trying to get something to grow in a certain spot along the circle drive at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
“I finally realized that the area was too shaded and too windy for anything to thrive in that spot,” the landscape manager said. “What we needed was a sculpture.”


Free Smart Women, Smart Money Seminar on Feb. 28

Yavonda Chase

The second annual Smart Women, Smart Money Seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock.


February 13, 2020

First UAMS TEDx Talks Generate Excitement, Appreciation

Yavonda Chase

The 10 TEDxUAMS presenters and some of team that put on the event celebrate on stage at the end of the day.

TED talks focus on “ideas worth spreading.”
That philosophy was on display Feb. 7 as UAMS held its first ever TEDx talks in its Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.


February 10, 2020

February MVP — Penny Talbert

Yavonda Chase

Penny Talbert

Congratulations to Penny Talbert, our February MVP of the Month!


January 29, 2020

11 Fitness Center Members Completed Yearlong Challenge

Yavonda Chase

Team UAMS members work out in the Fitness Center. The 12x12 Challenge encourages participants to work out at least 12 times a month for an entire year.

Eleven members of the UAMS Fitness Center successfully completed the 12×12 Challenge in 2019.



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