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July 30, 2025

Undergraduate Researchers Gather at UAMS for Summer Symposium

Nathan Tidwell

Talana Small

Students from 36 colleges and universities along with eight high schools across the United States presented research during the 12th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The event, held July 23 at the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, was organized and sponsored by the UAMS College of…


July 24, 2025

For 11th Consecutive Year, UAMS Recognized for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

Linda Satter

Nighttime image of UAMS lit up with GWTG badges

LITTLE ROCK — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association have again recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care. UAMS has received the AHA Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring that stroke…


July 23, 2025

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Partners with Arcare to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screenings in State

Marty Trieschmann

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ArCare are working together to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties.

LITTLE ROCK — A new partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ARcare aims to dramatically improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties where late-stage diagnoses and cancer disparities are on the rise.


July 22, 2025

UAMS Researchers Identify Digital Health as Bridge for Essential Postpartum Care Services

David Wise

New mother kissing baby

LITTLE ROCK — Digital health care, such as virtual doctor’s appointments, could fill gaps in care services for postpartum mothers and help their doctors identify critical needs earlier, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. In a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics…


July 16, 2025

UAMS Earns Accolades from Arkansas Times’ Readers

Yavonda Chase

The UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, Lee Archer, M.D., and C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., were awarded "Best of Arkansas" honors by Arkansas Times' readers.

Arkansas Times’ readers offered recent praise for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), with the Psychiatric Research Institute, Lee Archer, M.D., and C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., taking home “Best of Arkansas” honors.


July 15, 2025

College of Pharmacy’s Eddie Dunn, Pharm.D., Receives APA Lifetime Achievement Award

Benjamin Waldrum

Eddie Dunn COP sign

In recognition of his decades of service to pharmacy education and the profession, the Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) recently recognized Eddie Dunn, Pharm.D., with its highest honor — a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award caps a 31-year career as an educator for Dunn, a professor of pharmacy practice with the University of Arkansas for Medical…


July 11, 2025

UAMS Names Andy Davis Its Chief Transformation Officer

News Staff

Andy Davis

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Andy Davis, MSCE, PE, as its chief transformation officer (CTO), effective today.


July 8, 2025

UAMS Inspires Future Health Innovators at AR Tech DaSH Summer Camp

David Wise

Students in the AR Tech DaSH 2025 summer camp use a robotic arm to stack cups.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus hosted its second annual Arkansas Technology and Data Science in Health & Medicine (AR Tech DaSH) summer camp from June 2–6. This immersive, hands-on camp brought together 25 rising 10th-grade students from 12 different schools across Northwest Arkansas, offering them a unique glimpse into…


July 1, 2025

Designing with Empathy at the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center

David Wise

An artist's rendering shows the exterior of the UAMS Health Orthapaedics and Sports Performance Center in Springdale.

At the intersection of innovation and infrastructure, a transformative project is taking shape in Northwest Arkansas: a world-class orthopedic and sports performance surgical center for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). More than just another health care facility, this project promises to be a beacon of cutting-edge design, precision construction and community impact….


June 30, 2025

UA System President Names Barnes as UAMS Interim Chancellor Beginning July 11

Nate Hinkel

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., has been named the interim chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria today announced that C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named interim chancellor of the university and will begin his role July 11. 



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