Nothing seems to slow Leotis Harris down or take the smile off his face. As a teenager, he was a star football player at Hall High School in Little Rock. From there, he became the first Black All-American Arkansas Razorback football player. Then, after being drafted in 1978 into the National Football League, he spent…
The third UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Cancer Research Retreat brought together more than 250 UAMS cancer researchers and faculty to share ongoing research on the prevention and early detection of cancer in Arkansas. An alarming statistic prompted the retreat’s prevention and early detection focus in the hopes that collaboration and sharing innovative strategies…
The 168 members of the College of Medicine Class of 2024 donned their doctoral hoods and jointly recited the Hippocratic Oath after being showered with words of wisdom at their May 17 honors convocation. The following day, after receiving their degrees at a campus-wide commencement ceremony, they became the latest group of physicians from the…
A popular Commencement Day custom continued May 18, as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School hosted its annual brunch. Faculty, family, staff and students gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little Rock to recognize the Class of 2024 prior to UAMS’ commencement later in the day. Sean Taverna, Ph.D.,…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Head Start at Pulaski Tech recently hosted the national director of the Office of Head Start for a site visit. During the meeting, Khari Garvin spoke to staff members, visited with teachers and children and toured the facility. Tyra Larkin, UAMS Head Start program director, said her…
Friends and family members packed the sanctuary of the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock on May 17 as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing welcomed 170 graduates to the nursing profession. The College of Nursing’s hooding and pinning ceremony, held each year on commencement weekend, recognizes the graduates’…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Dan Voth, Ph.D., as vice chancellor for Research & Innovation.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health hosted its 2024 convocation at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and recognized the accomplishments of the college’s graduating students. “You have been trained to critically think,” Ben Amick, Ph.D., associate dean for research, told the graduates. “You’ve been trained…
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Studies show that having diabetes can increase your risk of dementia. There are several ways that diabetes contributes to dementia. Abnormal blood sugar levels, insulin resistance and other chronic diseases associated with diabetes can damage your brain over time. Abnormal blood sugar levels can affect your memory. Stable blood sugar levels…