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February 20, 2026

Liver Transplant Patient Thriving, Grateful Nearly Four Years Later

Linda Satter

Rhoads sitting at his office desk

Most people would never know from looking at him that Don Rhoads, president and owner of Fleming Electric, is a liver transplant survivor.


February 13, 2026

College of Nursing Graduate Builds on Family’s Legacy in Patient Care

Chris Carmody

Kaitlyn Horton, a third-generation graduate of the UAMS College of Nursing, is shown with her mother, Pamela Horton.

When Kaitlyn Horton earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in December, she fulfilled a dream that she’s held for as long as she can remember. 


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 9, 2026

UAMS to Receive $40 Million in Congressional Appropriations Championed by Arkansas’ U.S. Sen. John Boozman

Yavonda Chase

UAMS will receive $40 million in congressional appropriations for a variety of programs, including several targeting Arkansas’ high rates of infant and maternal mortality.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it will receive $40 million in congressional appropriations for a variety of programs, including several targeting Arkansas’ high rates of infant and maternal mortality.


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.


February 3, 2026

Digital Health Diabetes Education Improves Health of Rural Communities Across Arkansas

David Wise

Nurse giving a patient a blood sugar level test

LITTLE ROCK — Delivering family-centered diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs through digital health can significantly improve health outcomes for people with Type 2 diabetes, particularly those living in rural and underserved communities, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.


January 29, 2026

Nickolas Zaller, Ph.D., Tracie Seidl, MPA, Named as Associate Deans in UAMS College of Nursing

Chris Carmody

Nickolas Zaller (left), Ph.D., and Tracie Seidl, MPA, were appointed as associate deans in the UAMS College of Nursing.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently appointed Nickolas Zaller, Ph.D., and Tracie Seidl, MPA, as associate deans in the UAMS College of Nursing.  


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.


January 21, 2026

UAMS Receives $3.5 Million from CDC to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening

Linda Satter

Stephen Foster, M.D., white coat photo

LITTLE ROCK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $3.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead a five-year statewide effort to improve the rate of colorectal cancer screening in the state.


January 16, 2026

UAMS Celebrates Grand Opening of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Location in Bentonville

David Wise

Dr. Lowry Barnes cuts the ribbon at the new UAMS orthopaedics and sports medicine clinic in Bentonville, as clinic staff and providers, Bentonville community leaders, the Bentonville High School cheer squad look on and applaud.

BENTONVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the grand opening of the new UAMS Health Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Bentonville.



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