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June 10, 2020

UAMS-UA Research Yields Long-lasting Disinfectant Spray for Surfaces

News Staff

Portrait of Dr. Crooks

Researchers at UAMS and University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, are developing a long-lasting spray that coats and disinfects surfaces for extended periods, even in heavy use, and is less likely to transmit infectious diseases. The project is one of many at both campuses that uses research funding quickly made available during the COVID-19 pandemic for projects…


UAMS Medical Center Named Center of Excellence for Obstetric Anesthesia

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Group shot of obstetric anestesiology

The Division of Obstetric Anesthesia in the College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated a Center of Excellence by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP). This prestigious status is awarded to institutions that demonstrate the highest standards of obstetric anesthesia care. UAMS…


June 9, 2020

Project SEARCH Interns Redirect Efforts During Pandemic

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Group photo of Project SEARCH interns

Every time there’s been a fly-over to show appreciation for the health care workers at UAMS, the interns of Project SEARCH have stepped outside and turned their eyes skyward in solidarity with their former coworkers. “We’re proud of them, for what all they’ve done, because we know it’s hard,” said Heather Keister, whose last internship…


June 8, 2020

Day Camp Opens for UAMS Employees’ Children During Pandemic

Linda Haymes

Natasha Gayden, a paraprofessional with the Little Rock School District who usually works with preschool children, cares for Brianna and Tenley Lewis and other students at the UAMS Day Camp at Pulaski Heights Elementary and Middle Schools while the childrens' parents work at UAMS.

When COVID-19 arrived in Arkansas in March, Gov. Asa Hutchinson directed that public school buildings statewide be closed to help slow the spread of the contagious and potentially deadly disease. As Little Rock School District students and teachers vacated their buildings and moved to remote learning, physicians, nurses and other essential employees at UAMS scrambled to secure childcare.


June 2, 2020

Weeks After Major Surgery, Fitness Enthusiast is Back in the Gym

Katrina Dupins

Sandra Tindall

Sandra Tindall loves the group classes at the Ottenheimer Therapy and Fitness Center in the Donald W. Reynold Institute on Aging. On Jan. 28, 2020, Tindall was running late to yoga, one of her favorite classes. “I wasn’t paying attention. I tripped on the fire door seal and hit the floor,” Tindall said. “I landed…


June 1, 2020

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute To Host ‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Sept. 2 on KATV

Susan Van Dusen

Be a Part of the Cure, UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Arkansans are invited to “Be a Part of the Cure” on Sept. 2 when the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosts its first-ever televised event to raise funds and awareness for its research and treatment programs.


May 28, 2020

UAMS Bone Researcher Provides Expert Commentary in Publication’s Controversial Reversal of Long-Held Theory

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Dr. Manolagas at podium

The latest issue of PLOS Genetics includes two publications that challenge the basic assumptions behind 24 years of bone and metabolism research, and given the magnitude of the potential paradigm shift, the editors turned to Stavros C. Manolagas, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide expert commentary and context….


Depression, Anxiety For Many Relieved with Free Cell Phone App, Researchers Find

Tim Taylor

Carolyn Greene, Ph.D., led the team of UAMS researchers who conducted the study.

A cell phone app designed to treat depression showed a dramatic reduction in symptoms compared to those who relied on other methods or received no treatment at all, according to a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study. The results of the study were published earlier this month in the American Medical Association’s…


May 26, 2020

Esophageal Cancer Patient Credits UAMS for Exceptional Outcome

Susan Van Dusen

Kent Giboney

For most of his life, Kent Giboney was the picture of good health. “I was fortunate that I never had any major illnesses,” said Giboney, a retiree who enjoyed two successful careers — one in real estate appraisal and the other in property tax administration.


May 22, 2020

Grad School Celebrates Graduates Joining Careers of Lifelong Learning

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Screen shot of Dr. McGehee at virtual hooding

College deans and faculty always go the extra mile to help their students, and this year for UAMS Graduate School Dean Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., that was literal. Usually “the extra mile” involves writing a last-minute recommendation or providing a glowing reference. This year, McGehee put in the miles by driving around Central Arkansas,…



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