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April 10, 2026

UA System President Jay Silveria Speaks to UAMS Employees

Andrew Vogler

Jay B. Silveria

Jay B. Silveria, president of the University of Arkansas System, spoke to employees at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) during a town hall meeting April 1. UAMS Chancellor Lowry Barnes, M.D., introduced Silveria, who shared the newly developed “UA System Strategic Pillars,” a plan that lays out his vision for the state’s…

March 31, 2026

UAMS Running Club Sees One of Their Own Win the Little Rock Half Marathon

Nathan Tidwell

Rodrigo Meade

A group formed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for runners at all fitness levels has a champion, UAMS College of Medicine student Rodrigo Meade

March 26, 2026

UAMS Raising Its Minimum Wage to $16 an Hour

Yavonda Chase

UAMS Exterior

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $16 an hour, effective April 12.

March 4, 2026

New UAMS Chancellor Visits Pine Bluff High School, Encourages Students to Pursue Health Care Careers

Andrea Hooten

Chancellor C. Lowrey Barnes speaks to the high school students behind the podium

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., new chancellor for UAMS, kicked off his town hall tour of eight regional campuses last week at his hometown of Pine Bluff.

February 26, 2026

Latest Showcase Celebrates Arkansas Children’s Research Institute

Shea Stewart

People attend the first UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries of 2026 and mingle in a room among research posters.

The first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Showcase of Medical Discoveries of 2026 broke new ground as the largest yet since its relaunch, with 35 research poster presentations.

February 12, 2026

UAMS Maternity Kits Evolve to Better Serve Arkansas Families

Ben Boulden

Stephanie Barger, right, holds one of the pre-packed Mother & Infant Supply Kits that UAMS now offers to families with newborns.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is streamlining its efforts to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns across the state by updating the distribution of its Mother & Infant Supply kits.

February 5, 2026

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Selected as Next Chancellor of UAMS

Nate Hinkel

UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved the selection of C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the next chancellor of the state’s only academic health sciences center.

January 27, 2026

UAMS Pharmacy Clinical Services Named 2025 Immunization Champions

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS Pharmacy Clinical Services Cox Jones Kelley

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Pharmacy Clinical Services team was recently named 2025 Outstanding Adult Immunization Champions by ImmunizeAR, recognizing its commitment to improving adult immunization rates across the state.

January 22, 2026

UAMS Celebrates Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library with Governor, State Senator, Key Partners

Linda Satter

Posing for a photo around the life-sized cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton are, left to right: D. Lowry Barnes, M.D., interim chancellor at UAMS; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders; State Sen. Clarke Tucker; and Laura Landreaux, president and CEO of Entergy Arkansas.

A recent news conference at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated UAMS’ involvement in a program that allows all children born at UAMS to receive a free book each month through their fifth birthday.

December 23, 2025

UAMS Launches Imagination Library for Parent-Child Bonding, Literacy

Ben Boulden

Regardless of family income, children registered with Imagination Library receive a free, age-appropriate book by mail every month until their fifth birthday.

New parents at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are leaving the hospital with more than just a newborn. They are taking home the gift of reading.


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