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July 26, 2019
Summer Undergraduate Researchers Get First Taste of Real Science
Twelve undergraduate students from across the United States worked in real labs, doing real research this summer at UAMS — many of them for the first time. The Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Increase Diversity in Research is hosted annually by the UAMS Graduate School and Center for Diversity Affairs and is funded by the…
July 23, 2019
Former UAMS Physician, Renowned for Introducing Benchmark Chemotherapy, Returning to Myeloma Center
LITTLE ROCK — Guido J.K. Tricot, M.D., Ph.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and will see patients at its Myeloma Center. While at UAMS previously, Tricot developed one of the most effective first-line therapies for multiple myeloma, now used around the world. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Tricot rejoin…
July 22, 2019
Harris Named American Academy of Nursing Fellow
Melodee Harris, Ph.D., RN, APRN, the co-director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence and an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, has been selected as a Fellow by the American Academy of Nursing. Harris was one of 231 highly distinguished nurse leaders selected by the academy for its 2019 class and…
July 19, 2019
Morehouse Medicine Leader Sees Challenges, Promise in Pursuing Health Equity
Arkansas and Georgia both face challenges and opportunities when it comes to reaching underserved health populations in the rural South, said Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine. Rice said both Morehouse and UAMS have vital roles to play in addressing health equity as a means of improving health care…
July 18, 2019
Stocked & Reddie Opens Its Doors to Serve UAMS
Fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen Cafeteria meals, peanut butter and cereal — Stocked & Reddie, the UAMS food pantry, opened its doors July 15 offering all of these and more to students and employees who struggle with food insecurity.
July 12, 2019
Researchers Simulate Poverty to Understand Effects on Health
It’s not necessarily a stretch to suggest that the ZIP code of a patient’s home address – or whether they have a home address at all – may offer as much insight into their health as measurements of height, weight, body temperature and blood pressure. “It’s true. Research says that only about 20% of a…
July 11, 2019
Subaru, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blanketing Myeloma Patients with Love
July 12, 2019 | Patients undergoing treatment at the UAMS Myeloma Center received throw blankets recently along with written messages of hope, courtesy of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. Six employees from the Subaru of Little Rock dealership — many of them with connections to cancer through their own loved ones — and the…
July 9, 2019
CDC Director Discusses Important Public Health Issues for Arkansas
Stigma has no role in public health, said Robert Redfield, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a visit June 27 to UAMS.
July 2, 2019
Researcher Receives Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from National Consortium
UAMS researcher Tiffany Weinkopff, Ph.D., has received a 2019 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, which recognizes promising new scientific careers and supports their development. UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA; Vice Chancellor for Research Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D.; and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.,…
July 1, 2019
Twins 12 Days Apart Have Month-Long Birthday Celebrations
Diana and Julio Villarreal spent many days in the spring of 2015 studying the photos that line the walls on the fifth floor at UAMS Medical Center — known as the Wall of Hope.
They were waiting on word that their twin sons, Julio and Jacob, born weeks early, were healthy enough to bring home.
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