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September 19, 2024

UAMS Historical Research Center Opens Digital Collection Celebrating Life, Career of Joycelyn Elders, M.D.

Andrew Vogler

Elders

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Historical Research Center announced the opening of “Making a Difference: The M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Collection,” a digital collection documenting the career of Joycelyn Elders, M.D.

August 9, 2024

‘Magical’ Project SEARCH Program Builds Graduates’ Skills, Confidence

Benjamin Waldrum

Makayla Hill and Patterson

Every morning at 7:30, Hunter Hatchett arrives at the Biomedical Research Building I on the UAMS Little Rock campus for his job as a lab technician. After pulling on a smock and gloves over his black scrubs, he sets about organizing and preparing supplies for the day. It’s a job he became familiar with as…

July 11, 2024

UAMS’ Yulian Menyaev, Ph.D., Completes Six of the World’s Toughest Marathons to Win Abbott World Marathon Majors Medal

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS’ Yulian Menyaev, Ph.D., Completes Six of the World’s Toughest Marathons to Win Abbott World Marathon Majors Medal

Yulian Menyaev, Ph.D., keeps a low profile as a research associate in the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, quietly helping researchers conduct clinical trials on potentially life-saving therapies.

April 12, 2024

UAMS Celebrates Once in a Generation Event — Total Solar Eclipse

Ben Boulden

The total solar eclipse at 1:51 p.m., April 8, left; UAMS employees, center, get ready to view the eclipse at the Bruce Fountain in front of the Medical Center; right, the sun in partial eclipse. (eclipse photos courtesy of John Sykes; center photo by Keith Whitworth)

As the moon completely covered the disk of the sun for three minutes on April 8, hundreds of members of Team UAMS together witnessed the rare event — a total solar eclipse. Audible gasps and exclamations of awe were heard across the field between the Shorey Building and Hooper Drive and around the Bruce Fountain…

March 29, 2024

UAMS Oral Health Clinic on Display at Open House

Nathan Tidwell

Oral Health Clinic staff

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently welcomed visitors at an open house. The Oral Health Clinic staff handed out oral hygiene supplies and spoke with the many guests who came through. “The UAMS Oral Health Clinic is a tremendous asset not only…

March 22, 2024

State of the University Address Spotlights Recent and Expected Future Growth

Ben Boulden

During his State of the University Address, Chancellor Cam Patterson points to the bottom-line numbers in the year-to-date (Feb. 29) financial outcomes for fiscal year 2024.

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, said during his State of the University on March 19 that several projects and initiatives last year established the foundation for a promising year ahead.

February 26, 2024

Black History Month Celebration Recognizes Stories Told Through Art

Chris Carmody

Rex Deloney, chairman of the Fine Arts Department at Little Rock Central High School, describes the inspiration that led him to create a series of paintings called “Brothers by One: The Black Athlete and Social Justice.”

Students and employees from UAMS celebrated Black History Month with a Feb. 21 event that highlighted the works of artists on campus and in the community.

February 7, 2024

UAMS Honors Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Kicks Off Service Campaign

Chris Carmody

Sharon Ingram, assistant vice president at U.S. Bank and chair of the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, stands at the lectern as she gives a speech that focused on King’s six principles of nonviolence.

UAMS held a Jan. 30 celebration to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and to kick off the 2024 UAMS Serves campaign.

January 25, 2024

UAMS Faculty, Staff Members Recognized for Excellence in Mentoring

Chris Carmody

Robert A. Winn, M.D., director and Lipman chair in oncology at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia, gives a presentation as part of the Excellence in Mentoring Awards and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Grand Rounds leadership series.

UAMS honored nine faculty and staff members during a Jan. 17 ceremony that acknowledged their commitment to the mentorship of colleagues and students. 

December 27, 2023

The Year in Review, 2023: UAMS Opens Several New Buildings, Expands Clinical Programs

Ben Boulden

In 2023, UAMS celebrated several openings of new facilities as well as broke ground on new construction. Starting top left, they were: 1 - Urology Center in Premier Medical Plaza; 2 - Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic in North Little Rock; 3 - new Radiation Oncology Center; 4 - Proton Center; 5 - The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital; 6 - Cancer clinic and infusion center at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock; 7 - Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale (concept art); and 8 Milk Bank.

The spring and summer of 2023 brought growth to UAMS as the university opened several new facilities including a new hospital  on the Little Rock campus and broke ground on a new sports performance center in Northwest Arkansas.


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