Medical News
1,700 Rally for Cancer, Raise $470,000 at Fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held its fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk on Saturday, May 3, in Little Rock. With a total of 1,700 walkers registered from 71 cities and 10 states, the huge crowd circled the War Memorial Stadium’s outdoor course…
UAMS Receives $575,113 NIH Grant to Study Eye-Tracking Technology in Assessing Autistic Children
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $575,113 three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the feasibility of using eye-tracking technology as a measure of the implicit word comprehension of autistic children who are minimally verbal or non-speaking.
UAMS College of Nursing Honors 183 Graduates at Commencement Ceremony
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing celebrated commencement with a May 16 ceremony that recognized 183 graduates as new colleagues in the nursing profession.
UAMS Health Hosts 44th Little Rock Open at Rebsamen Tennis Center, May 25-June 1
LITTLE ROCK — The 2025 UAMS Health Little Rock Open, an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour tournament, kicks off May 25 at Rebsamen Tennis Center in Little Rock and runs through June 1. Admission is free to this year’s tournament, which will include men’s singles and men’s doubles match play featuring many of the…
UAMS Graduates 1,186 Health Professionals
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently held commencement ceremonies to confer degrees and certificates to 1,186 students in its five colleges and graduate school. UAMS awarded a total of 1,207 degrees or certificates: 168 to students in the College of Medicine, 183 in the College of Nursing, 643 in the College of…
Conference Celebrates Successes in Collaborative Nursing Research
Nurses and nursing students from across the state convened at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for a May 2 conference that highlighted the impact of collaborative research. This year’s Arkansas Nursing Research Day focused on the theme of “Nursing Excellence: Using Research to Advance Science and Practice.” The event featured a series…
Taylor Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Support Alzheimer’s Work of Sue T. Griffin, Ph.D.
LITTLE ROCK — The Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a $100,000 grant to support the Joan Richards Taylor Alzheimer’s Disease Endowment Fund in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The grant was given in recognition of the work and dedication of Sue…
HUPC Program Celebrates Largest Graduating Class to Date
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is celebrating its largest graduating class yet from the Honors in Underserved Primary Care (HUPC) program. HUPC is designed to prepare medical students to care for rural and underserved populations across Arkansas. Upon completion of the program, participants graduate from medical school with an Honors designation. The…