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March 4, 2026

New UAMS Chancellor Visits Pine Bluff High School, Encourages Students to Pursue Health Care Careers

Andrea Hooten

Chancellor C. Lowrey Barnes speaks to the high school students behind the podium

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., new chancellor for UAMS, kicked off his town hall tour of eight regional campuses last week at his hometown of Pine Bluff.

February 26, 2026

Latest Showcase Celebrates Arkansas Children’s Research Institute

Shea Stewart

People attend the first UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries of 2026 and mingle in a room among research posters.

The first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Showcase of Medical Discoveries of 2026 broke new ground as the largest yet since its relaunch, with 35 research poster presentations.

February 23, 2026

UAMS Now Offering Healthy Heart Screening Program

Linda Satter

Michelle Krause, M.D., CEO of UAMS, and Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., UAMS' chief clinical officer, prepare to cut the ribbon in front of the UAMS Health Imaging Suite at the Premier Medical Plaza in Little Rock, They are joined by other members of the UAMS heart team, including Jorge Saucedo, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, left of Abualbdou, and Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, further left.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated the opening of its Healthy Heart screening program today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The program offers same-day results for anyone without an existing heart disease diagnosis between the ages of 40 and 75.

February 20, 2026

Liver Transplant Patient Thriving, Grateful Nearly Four Years Later

Linda Satter

Rhoads sitting at his office desk

Most people would never know from looking at him that Don Rhoads, president and owner of Fleming Electric, is a liver transplant survivor.

February 13, 2026

College of Nursing Graduate Builds on Family’s Legacy in Patient Care

Chris Carmody

Kaitlyn Horton, a third-generation graduate of the UAMS College of Nursing, is shown with her mother, Pamela Horton.

When Kaitlyn Horton earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in December, she fulfilled a dream that she’s held for as long as she can remember. 

February 12, 2026

UAMS Maternity Kits Evolve to Better Serve Arkansas Families

Ben Boulden

Stephanie Barger, right, holds one of the pre-packed Mother & Infant Supply Kits that UAMS now offers to families with newborns.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is streamlining its efforts to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns across the state by updating the distribution of its Mother & Infant Supply kits.

February 9, 2026

UAMS to Receive $40 Million in Congressional Appropriations Championed by Arkansas’ U.S. Sen. John Boozman

Yavonda Chase

UAMS will receive $40 million in congressional appropriations for a variety of programs, including several targeting Arkansas’ high rates of infant and maternal mortality.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it will receive $40 million in congressional appropriations for a variety of programs, including several targeting Arkansas’ high rates of infant and maternal mortality.

February 5, 2026

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Selected as Next Chancellor of UAMS

Nate Hinkel

UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved the selection of C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the next chancellor of the state’s only academic health sciences center.

February 3, 2026

Digital Health Diabetes Education Improves Health of Rural Communities Across Arkansas

David Wise

Nurse giving a patient a blood sugar level test

LITTLE ROCK — Delivering family-centered diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs through digital health can significantly improve health outcomes for people with Type 2 diabetes, particularly those living in rural and underserved communities, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.

January 29, 2026

Nickolas Zaller, Ph.D., Tracie Seidl, MPA, Named as Associate Deans in UAMS College of Nursing

Chris Carmody

Nickolas Zaller (left), Ph.D., and Tracie Seidl, MPA, were appointed as associate deans in the UAMS College of Nursing.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently appointed Nickolas Zaller, Ph.D., and Tracie Seidl, MPA, as associate deans in the UAMS College of Nursing.  


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