LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are partnering with the University of Pittsburgh to study whether calcium, vasopressin, or both, will help severely injured patients survive life-threatening blood loss early in treatment. The CAlcium and VAsopressin following Injury Early Resuscitation (CAVALIER) trial will include approximately 1,050 people, ages…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ College of Pharmacy celebrated the Class of 2025 at a May 17 ceremony in Benton, where 85 students received their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees in front of a packed house of family, friends and well-wishers. The standing-room-only crowd filled the Benton High School Butler Auditorium to capacity and…
The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently celebrated the achievements of faculty and staff at its annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony, presenting awards for teaching, clinical care, research, administration, humanism and service. The college also recognized faculty members who are receiving promotion and/or tenure in 2025.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…