The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter at Arkadelphia High School is marking its seventh year of supporting the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) MammoVan, a mobile mammography program that provides lifesaving breast cancer screening to women across the Arkansas. What began as a simple pink T-shirt fundraiser in 2018 has grown…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded 14 grants totaling $273,072 at the annual Chancellor’s Circle Grant Awards ceremony held Nov. 3 at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum. The Chancellor’s Circle is UAMS’ premier annual giving society. Through its unrestricted annual giving, this group of dedicated members…
Treneica McKnight’s breast cancer journey began in February 2024 with a nagging thought about the mammograms she had missed.
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Tim Langford, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Urology in the College of Medicine, in the Steven K. Wilson Endowed Chair in Prosthetic Urology during an Oct. 28 ceremony. “This is a tremendous honor for me, and I…
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Nov. 20 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
More than 200 people convened on a Saturday morning at the Little Rock Zoo to raise awareness and funding for programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that support those who are living with Parkinson’s disease and related neurological conditions. Participants in UAMS’ inaugural Parkinsonism Walk, held Nov. 1, followed a 0.3-mile…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $250,000 gift from Marcia M. Smith to create the Phillip Lance Smith, M.D., Fund for Excellence in Interventional Radiology for the benefit of the UAMS Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine. The gift was made in recognition of Smith’s late…
The public is invited to a town hall meeting about cancer clinical trials at noon Wednesday, Nov. 19, at First Assembly of God, 400 First St. NE, in Bearden, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is hosting the free event to share information with area residents about…
Meet Crystal Marcussen, CNP, the MVP for November. Marcussen is an obstetrics and gynecology nurse practitioner in the UAMS Health Women and Infants Service Line.
The public is invited to a community town hall meeting on cancer prevention and screening at noon Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Farm Bureau Insurance, 107 S. Hazen Ave., in Hazen. Hosted by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Community Outreach and Engagement team, the free event will share information with area residents about current…