College of Medicine


December 9, 2025

Rampy Foundation Relays $51,313 Donation from Bentonville to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research

Andrew Vogler

Rampy Run

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $51,313 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today.


December 4, 2025

Vascular Neurologist Jose Miguel Morales, M.D., Joins UAMS

Linda Satter

wide portrait of Jose Miguel Morales, M.D., with UAMS logo

José Miguel Morales, M.D., MSc, a vascular neurologist and neuro-interventional surgeon, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Neurology.


December 2, 2025

UAMS Awarded $10.5 Million as Nationwide Hub to Develop Biomarkers for Human Diseases Including Cancer

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Awarded $10.5 Million as Nationwide Hub to Develop Biomarkers for Human Diseases Including Cancer

UAMS has received a five-year, $10.5 million NIH grant to expand its national proteomics resource, the only one of its kind in the U.S. Led by Alan Tackett, Ph.D., the center provides advanced protein analysis to researchers nationwide, supporting discoveries that lead to new diagnostics, therapies and disease biomarkers.


November 26, 2025

Two High School Students, UAMS Researchers Published in Journal

Nathan Tidwell

Nyera Ali, Reine Protacio, Akshara ChevireddyA

Two high school students working with scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have earned major recognition.


UAMS Invests Steven A. Webber, M.D., in Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair

Andrew Vogler

College of Medicine Dean Steven Webber, M.D. (seated) and members of the Arkansas Medical Society.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Steven A. Webber, M.D., UAMS executive vice chancellor and College of Medicine dean, in the Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair during a Nov. 17 ceremony.


November 25, 2025

UAMS Names Gresham Richter, M.D., as Chair of Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

News Staff

Gresham Richter, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences named Gresham Richter, M.D., as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, effective Dec. 1.


November 24, 2025

UAMS Receives $1.5 Million NCI Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Innovators

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Receives $1.5 Million NCI Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Innovators

UAMS has received a $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant to launch CADET, a new graduate-level certificate program that trains scientists to commercialize cancer-related technologies.


November 21, 2025

Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Presented with Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation Award

Kev' Moye

Elders 1

Joycelyn Elders, M.D., the 15th United States surgeon general and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor emeritus of pediatrics and distinguished professor of public health, recently received a major honor.


UAMS Invests Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., in Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology

Andrew Vogler

Sanjaya Viswamitra

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine, in the Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology during a Nov. 6 ceremony. “I want to extend my gratitude to the people…


November 19, 2025

UAMS Cancer Institute Director Michael J. Birrer, M.D., Ph.D. Inducted into American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Cancer Institute Director Michael J. Birrer, M.D., Ph.D. Inducted into American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Michael J. Birrer, director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, was invested as a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters Nov. 12. The honor recognizes his decades of scientific leadership and pioneering work in gynecologic oncology.



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