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March 23, 2021
Virtual Match Day Celebration Doesn’t Dampen COM Seniors’ Enthusiasm
Senior medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered virtually Friday – some by themselves, some holding babies, some surrounded by family, friends and even their dogs – to announce where they would be continuing their medical training. Just before the virtual ceremony began, the students at UAMS and other medical…
UAMS Mobile Unit Delivers ‘Shot of Hope’ With Statewide Vaccination Clinics
Since the Mobile Unit of the UAMS Office of Population Health started traveling to different Arkansas towns and cities, its staff and volunteer have given thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations and collected many personal stories of the pandemic. One such story stands out in the memory of Shannon Langhorn, MPH, LPN, Mobile Unit program manager. Langhorn…
March 22, 2021
Friends Travel Miles, Bring Smiles as Myeloma Patient Begins Treatment
On her first day of treatment at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, Christie Mink returned from a lunch break with husband Jeffery to find one sweet treat awaiting her just outside the doors of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Eight friends, all wearing black T-shirts emblazoned with “Her fight…
March 19, 2021
UAMS Neurosurgeon Performs State’s First Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy
The UAMS Epilepsy Center is the first in Arkansas to perform deep brain stimulation surgery as a treatment for epilepsy. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for epilepsy is designed to help manage seizures in patients who have not responded to medication. DBS, which is a type of neuromodulation, has been used primarily for patients with movement…
March 18, 2021
UAMS’ Justin Leung, Ph.D., Receives $1.47 million Grant from National Cancer Institute to Study DNA Damage Regulation
LITTLE ROCK — A five-year, $1.47 million National Cancer Institute grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair. Leung’s project is a collaboration with Robert Eoff, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the UAMS College…
March 16, 2021
Past and Future Both Part of UAMS Black History Month Celebrations
A lecture looking backward and a panel discussion looking forward punctuated the observance of Black History Month at UAMS. Two virtual events hosted by the diversity, inclusion and engagement subcommittee of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) highlighted the month, including a lecture by Tim Nutt, director of the UAMS Historical Research…
March 11, 2021
Dental Hygiene and Audiology, Speech Pathology Clinics Now in New Locations
At a time when so much education is taking place virtually through live video, the UAMS College of Health Professions Departments of Audiology and Speech Pathology and Dental Hygiene recently found new physical homes for their clinics. In December, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology began moving into what had been office space in the Education South…
March 10, 2021
UAMS Records $38.8 Million in Research Support to Combat COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK — Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state and federal sources, to help combat the disease. The state of Arkansas has provided $16.9 million, or 43.4% of the funds, while federal dollars have totaled $19.2 million,…
March 9, 2021
UAMS-Led Digital Health Stroke Program Helps Improve Arkansas’ Stroke Deaths Ranking
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas recently fell from seventh place to 13th place in the nation in the number of stroke deaths per capita, an achievement health officials credit in part to a statewide digital health program of stroke education and treatment led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). In 2011, Arkansas was…
March 8, 2021
Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., Named Dean of the UAMS College of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — Susan S. Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., has been named executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective June 1.
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