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Matthew Boone, LCSW, sits in front of a group of faculty members near a screen that reiterates points about helping students in difficulty.

UAMS Faculty Learn Ways to Help Students Who are Struggling

Faculty members from various colleges gathered earlier this month in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Simulation Center to learn effective ways of supporting students in difficulty, including how to steer them toward helpful resources. It was the first in a series of educational sessions for faculty focusing on supporting students in difficulty….

James Yuen, M.D., chief of the UAMS Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, visits with David Sterling, M.D., a cosmetic surgery specialist, in the new clinic.

Visitors Get Look at New, Full-Service UAMS Plastic Surgery Center

Sunlight streamed through full-length glass windows into the sixth-floor reception area of the new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Plastic Surgery Clinic in the Freeway Medical Tower, adding an element of warmth on an otherwise cold day. It was Feb. 13, the perfect day for a three-hour Open House that provided members of…

The “Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World” exhibit is shown in the UAMS Library.

UAMS Library Hosts Exhibit on Roots of Renaissance Science in ‘Harry Potter’

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a traveling exhibit that explores the magic of the “Harry Potter” series and its roots in Renaissance discovery. “Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World” is on display at the UAMS Library through Feb. 28. The exhibit uses materials from the National Library…

Pregnant woman in for a routine checkup with her doc

UAMS-led Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Launches Congenital Syphilis Initiative

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), a partnership started last year between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and 34 birthing hospitals across the state, has launched an initiative to rapidly address a congenital syphilis problem in Arkansas. Twenty-two hospitals in Arkansas are participating…

UAMS has opened a new vaccine clinic, offering vaccines for COVID-19 and influenza, at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock.

The Importance of Getting Vaccinated

    By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Over the holiday season, flu activity spiked, and some Arkansans lost their lives. The COVID-19 virus is still present and continues to affect people. Vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu, COVID-19 and other diseases. Five Reasons to Get Vaccinated Vaccines…

The 2025 AR Health Ventures Accelerator (ARHVA) grant recipients are: (l-r) John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., Zachary Waldrip, Ph.D., and Marie Burdine, Ph.D.

Three UAMS Researchers Awarded BioVentures LLC Accelerator Grants

BioVentures LLC at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced three researchers as recipients of grants from the 2025 AR Health Ventures Accelerator (ARHVA), a program that supports the development of innovative drugs, diagnostics and devices. The 2025 grant recipients are: John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., a professor and chief of the Division…

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