April 30, 2025 | Visitors from across the state gathered this month to hear the latest about Parkinson’s disease and Atypical Parkinsonism at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Parkinson’s Symposium 2025. It marked the 10th year that UAMS experts held the public forum to share the latest advances in diagnoses and treatments…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Nicola “Nikki” Edge, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of research in the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, in the Cathy Cole Seilhan and Denton Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience during an April 17 ceremony. Edge…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently hosted its annual Career Fair, drawing 78 pharmacy students who were there to make connections and learn about different paths available to them after graduation. This year’s event was held March 28 at the Meyer Student Pavilion at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock….
LITTLE ROCK — Andrew James, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, has been named the director of the Helen L. Porter and James T. Dyke Brain Imaging Research Center, effective May 1.
Amiee Lovell, 53, is nearing the one-year anniversary of receiving a living donor kidney at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). When she underwent the transplant on June 11, 2024, she was the third of four siblings to undergo a kidney transplant — all from living donors. Her younger brother received a transplant…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center has been recertified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by DNV Healthcare USA Inc.
Aspiring researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented their work to faculty and peers at Student Research Day on the main campus in Little Rock on April 17. The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville hosted a concurrent Student Research Day at Washington Regional Medical Center. The event, originally scheduled for…
Andre Churchwell, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reflected on the value of mentorship as he spoke to an audience of about 150 people at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on April 18. Churchwell, a distinguished cardiologist, has served as a mentor for…
