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May 8, 2026

UAMS Presents First Guyology® Puberty Session

Kev' Moye

Langford

During the inaugural Guyology® session at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Tim Langford, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology, stood on stage at the Fred Smith Auditorium and lifted a sports cup high in the air. While holding the item, he looked out into a crowd comprised mostly of preteen males…


May 7, 2026

Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation Awards Grant to Support UAMS Bone Fracture Laboratory

Andrew Vogler

KUBTEC PARAMETER X ray System

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $99,990 grant from the Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation to UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. The grant will support the department’s Bone Fracture Laboratory, which includes the purchase of a KUBTEC PARAMETER X‑ray System and software,…


May 6, 2026

Third-Year Pharmacy Students Receive Pins, Ready for Patient Care

Benjamin Waldrum

Christy Bell, Dean Stowe and John Vinson

A total of 91 third-year students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy received commemorative pins in split ceremonies held April 10 in Fayetteville and April 24 in Little Rock. The annual tradition recognizes the symbolic transition from classroom instruction to patient care as students enter their final year of pharmacy school.


May 5, 2026

UAMS Now Offering Histotripsy, a Noninvasive Treatment for Liver Tumors

Linda Satter

stock image of patient with histotripsy machine hovering over his chest before a procedure

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now offering, for the first time in Arkansas, a noninvasive treatment option for some patients with liver tumors. Called histotripsy, the procedure uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy tumors without surgery, radiation, or incisions. “With this technology, our specially trained doctors can target and destroy one…


May 4, 2026

UAMS Names Cheryl Lane as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

Yavonda Chase

A woman with blonde hair wearing a black blazer and necklace poses against a gray background next to the UAMS logo on a white background.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Cheryl Lane as vice chancellor for Information Technology.


May 1, 2026

Volunteer Lifts Spirits of Caregivers, Patients at Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

Chris Carmody

Susie Whittington sits at the front desk in the lobby of the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, where she directs patients to their appointments and offers words of encouragement and comfort.

When Susie Whittington stepped into the role of caregiver for an ailing adult son, she initially didn’t realize how challenging and rewarding this new chapter of her life would turn out to be. “When I first started, I didn’t know what to expect,” said Whittington, a patient and volunteer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynold Institute on Aging.


April 30, 2026

UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Receives $200,000 Grant from Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation

Andrew Vogler

Radiation Oncology Center

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 grant from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation to support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Radiation Oncology Center. The grant will go to the purchase and installation of the Brainlab ExacTrac Dynamic System. The medical equipment and software combine surface and…


April 28, 2026

UAMS Health Urology Center Named Center of Excellence for Treatment of Severe Male Stress Incontinence

Linda Satter

photo of Dr. Brian Langford preparing to cut ribbon, in a line with seven other people.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first provider in Arkansas to receive a Center of Excellence designation for implantation of the AMS 800, a device that treats severe male stress incontinence caused by prostate cancer treatments. Brian Langford, M.D., a urologist at the UAMS Health Urology Center at Premier Medical…


April 27, 2026

Gary Clark, P.D., Boosts Family Scholarship In UAMS College of Pharmacy with $140,000 Gift

Benjamin Waldrum

Gary Clark, P.D.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift of $140,000 from Gary Clark, P.D., to increase the endowment of his family scholarship for the UAMS College of Pharmacy to a university scholarship.


April 24, 2026

UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale

David Wise

A metal i-beam, signed by attendees at the topping out ceremony for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, is ready to be hoisted in place by a crane.

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted a topping out ceremony today for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital, which will be the new home of world-class orthopaedic and sports medicine care providers serving Northwest Arkansas. Attendees were invited to sign a beam, which was then hoisted by crane…



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