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August 31, 2021
UAMS Wins AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Engagement
FAYETTEVILLE – The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently bestowed its top honor for community engagement to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement is presented annually to an AAMC-member medical school or teaching hospital with a long-standing, major institutional commitment to partnering with the…
August 30, 2021
New UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center Opens in North Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK — The first UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center is now open on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, bringing the full spectrum of cancer research, diagnostic and treatment services available at UAMS’ Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to more Arkansans.
August 27, 2021
Cargill Family’s $200,000 Gift Supports UAMS Virmani Gait Laboratory
Lab Studies Gait Issues among Parkinson’s Patients LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $200,000 gift from the late Bob and Sara Lou Cargill to support care for patients with brain diseases. The gift will help support the Virmani Gait Laboratory, headed by Tuhin Virmani, M.D., Ph.D., co-director…
August 26, 2021
William J. Steinbach, M.D., Joins UAMS as Chair of Department of Pediatrics
William J. Steinbach, M.D., will join the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chair of the Department of Pediatrics and associate dean for Child Health in the UAMS College of Medicine, as well as pediatrician-in-chief of Arkansas Children’s, effective Jan. 15, 2022. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Steinbach join UAMS as we…
August 25, 2021
NIH Awards UAMS’ Nakagawa $3.6 Million to Expand HPV Cancer Vaccine Study
Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
August 24, 2021
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute ‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Telethon Airs Statewide on ABC Sept. 8
Arkansans are invited to “Be a Part of the Cure” on Sept. 8 when the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) holds its second televised event to raise funds and awareness for its cancer research and treatment programs. The event is set for 11 a.m. – 6:30…
August 23, 2021
UAMS Researchers Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Create Phone App to Prevent Opioid Use Relapse
LITTLE ROCK — A team of UAMS research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the relapse rate in people with opioid use disorder.
August 19, 2021
UAMS Researcher Leading $3.1 Million Preschool Intervention to Reduce Obesity and Cancer in Arkansas, Louisiana
UAMS is leading a major new effort to reduce cancer by addressing eating habits in early childcare and education settings. The project, led by UAMS’ Taren Swindle, Ph.D., will reach about 5,000 children and 500 teachers across Arkansas and Louisiana.
August 17, 2021
UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Receives Awards for Three Outreach Programs
Three programs in the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) at UAMS have been named recipients of the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award.
August 13, 2021
UAMS’ Ear, Nose & Throat Department Ranked Among Top 50 in Nation for Third Consecutive Year
For the third year in a row, the ear, nose and throat (ENT) department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been ranked among the top 50 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report. The digital news and information company that is the global leader in quality rankings also recognized UAMS as…
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