Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

September 8, 2023

UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging to Host Conference on Geriatric Care, Sept. 28-30

Chris Carmody

An older woman leans forward and drapes her arms around the shoulders of a woman in front of her.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its 2023 Geriatrics Updates from Sept. 28-30 at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. This year’s conference combines two of the institute’s annual events: the Geriatrics Medicine Highlights and the Cognitive Impairment and Memory Disorders Update. The goal is to provide…

August 8, 2023

Steven Barger, Ph.D., Receives $1.9 Million Grant to Study Role of Glucose Transport in Alzheimer’s Progression

Chris Carmody

Steven Barger, Ph.D., professor of geriatrics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and faculty member at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

LITTLE ROCK — Steven Barger, Ph.D., professor of geriatrics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has received a five-year federal grant to support his research on the role of glucose transport in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The project will receive $382,500 in funding for the current grant year…

February 27, 2023

Shami Nandy, M.D., and Onna Lau, M.D., Join UAMS Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

Chris Carmody

Shami Nandy, M.D., at left, and Onna Lau, M.D., at right, are new physicians at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Shami Nandy, M.D., and Onna Lau, M.D., as new physicians at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Nandy joined UAMS as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics. She will…

January 23, 2023

Five New Members Join Advisory Board of UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging

Chris Carmody

Members of the Community Advisory Board for the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging gather for a meeting at Trio's Restaurant in Little Rock.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging has named five new members to its Community Advisory Board. The advisory board was created to assist the Institute on Aging in its efforts to expand its clinical, research and education components. Board members serve as ambassadors who…

November 2, 2022

UAMS Partnership Receives Two Awards to Address Suicide, Food Insecurity among Older Adults

Chris Carmody

Melodee Harris (from left), associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing and co-director of the Arkansas Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, is shown with Mark Herbst, program manager for the UAMS Centers on Aging, and Amy Leigh Overton-McCoy, assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Centers on Aging.

LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) partnership involving the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Centers on Aging, College of Nursing and the Arkansas Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence has received a total of $550,000 in awards for programs that address food insecurity and suicide among older adults. The…

September 2, 2022

UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative Partners in Sept. 16 Disaster Preparedness Event for Older Adults

News Staff

Blood pressure screenings will be offered at the “Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults" event Sept. 16 at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little Rock.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative is collaborating with UAMS Health ARConnectNow, the American Red Cross, Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office to present a community event on “Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults.”

June 10, 2022

Reynolds Institute on Aging Honors Susan May as Volunteer of the Year

Chris Carmody

Members of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and Arkansas Department of Human Services join in honoring Susan May as the institute's volunteer of the year.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging held a ceremony to honor Susan May as its volunteer of the year. The Volunteer of the Year Award is given to a member of the community who supports and promotes the various outreach activities that the Institute on Aging sponsors….

April 25, 2022

UAMS, Presbyterian Village Celebrate 8 Centenarians

Linda Haymes

Margaret Alexander, 103, with her daughters at a Centenarian Celebration luncheon, hosted by Presbyterian Village and the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

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.

April 12, 2022

UAMS to Hold Drive-Thru Senior Expo in Jonesboro on April 25

Yavonda Chase

UAMS 4th Annual Center on Aging 2022 Senior Expo

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center on Aging-Northeast in Jonesboro is holding its fourth annual Senior Expo on April 25 at Nettleton Baptist Church in Jonesboro.

November 17, 2021

Finding Faith in Caregiving

Karmen Robinson

Mike Booker (white shirt) was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2010. He is shown with his daughter, son-in-law, son and grandchildren.

Margaret Booker always knew she’d become a caregiver in some capacity. Even as a little girl, she had a gift for recognizing when people needed help. But she never fathomed that she’d become a caregiver at such a young age for her husband, Mike. He was just 54 years old when he was diagnosed early…


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