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December 23, 2025

UAMS Launches Imagination Library for Parent-Child Bonding, Literacy

Ben Boulden

Regardless of family income, children registered with Imagination Library receive a free, age-appropriate book by mail every month until their fifth birthday.

New parents at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are leaving the hospital with more than just a newborn. They are taking home the gift of reading.


December 22, 2025

UAMS Postdoctoral Scholars Collect Food for Stocked & Ready

Nathan Tidwell

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) theme of “UAMS for UAMS” was front and center during an initiative led by the recently established Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.


December 19, 2025

UAMS Announces 40 New Full-Tuition Scholarships for Incoming Students in Fall 2026

Jon Parham

UAMS will provide scholarships covering full tuition and fees for 40 exceptional students entering UAMS with the fall 2026 semester.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today a new initiative for attracting some of the best Arkansas students to UAMS. The program will provide full tuition and fees for 40 exceptional students entering UAMS, including the College of Medicine, with the fall 2026 semester.


December 16, 2025

Translational Research Institute Honors Community Partners at 10th Annual Celebration

Linda Satter

wide-angle shot of dining hall as the celebration opens with C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., interim UAMS chancellor, addressing the crowd from the front of the room.

Despite a decidedly chilly breeze permeating the night air, more than 100 supporters from across Arkansas gathered Dec. 5 in Little Rock for the 10th Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration. The annual ceremony and dinner organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core recognizes the pivotal role of community partnerships in helping the University…


December 12, 2025

Two UAMS Employees Elected to Lead Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging

Chris Carmody

Brian Jones, vice chancellor for UAMS Regional Campuses, and AmyLeigh Overton-McCoy, director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, were elected to serve as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging in 2026.

Brian Jones, DHSc, vice chancellor for Regional Campuses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and AmyLeigh Overton-McCoy, Ph.D., APRN, director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, recently were elected to one-year terms as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging.


December 11, 2025

UAMS Study Reveals Gaps in Obstetric Emergency Preparedness in Arkansas Emergency Departments

David Wise

Emergency entrance signs

LITTLE ROCK — A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds that while obstetric emergencies are common in Arkansas emergency departments (EDs), many hospitals lack key protocols, training and capabilities needed to manage life-threatening maternal complications. UAMS researchers surveyed managers from 51 EDs, representing 61% of all hospital-based EDs statewide, to…


December 9, 2025

Rampy Foundation Relays $51,313 Donation from Bentonville to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research

Andrew Vogler

Rampy Run

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $51,313 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today.


December 5, 2025

Faith in Arkansas: Chris Bingaman’s Battle with Multiple Myeloma

Andrew Vogler

Bingaman family

For Chris Bingaman, every day is a special gift. In 1992, the Pennsylvania native was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a prognosis that was initially believed to be terminal for him, maybe only having a few years to live. His story is primarily one of his heroic fight against the disease, which required immense strength and…


December 4, 2025

Four Finalists Announced in UAMS Chancellor Search

Nate Hinkel

University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria announced the selection of four finalists in the search for the next UAMS chancellor.

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria today announced the selection of four finalists in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


December 2, 2025

UAMS Awarded $10.5 Million as Nationwide Hub to Develop Biomarkers for Human Diseases Including Cancer

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Awarded $10.5 Million as Nationwide Hub to Develop Biomarkers for Human Diseases Including Cancer

UAMS has received a five-year, $10.5 million NIH grant to expand its national proteomics resource, the only one of its kind in the U.S. Led by Alan Tackett, Ph.D., the center provides advanced protein analysis to researchers nationwide, supporting discoveries that lead to new diagnostics, therapies and disease biomarkers.



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