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July 7, 2025

OnCore Clinical Trials System is Live

Marty Trieschmann

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute launched July 1 the Advarra OnCore Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS), a powerful new platform that will enhance cancer clinical trials oversight and support cutting-edge research across UAMS.


June 26, 2025

College Students Explore Cancer Research at Arkansas INBRE Workshop

Marty Trieschmann

Arkansas INBRE Cancer Workshop

Undergraduates from 14 schools across the country had the opportunity to explore the field of cancer research at a UAMS workshop sponsored by the Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence). Held May 28 in the UAMS Library, the “Bench to Bedside: Breakthroughs in Cancer Research and Therapy Workshop” attracted nearly 30 students interested in…


June 25, 2025

UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation Recognizes Community Health Advocates at Summit

David Wise

Krista Langston, UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, speaks at the Northwest Arkansas Health Summit

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation recognized two pillars of community health in Arkansas at its annual Northwest Arkansas Health Summit on May 21. Community Anchor Nicolle Fletcher, of Ujima Maternity Network and Nurturing Arrows, was presented with the Community Anchor Award, which honors an individual who shows…


Empowering Women: A Guide to Women’s Health & Wellness

David Wise

Group of women outdoors

    By Philmar Mendoza Kabua, BSN Women’s health is about more than reproductive care — it’s a commitment to improving one’s overall health at every stage of life. From puberty and pregnancy to menopause and healthy aging, each stage brings new health needs and presents an opportunity to reflect and take charge of one’s…


June 18, 2025

UAMS Postdoc Competes on Global Stage with Lifesaving Technology

David Robinson

Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., speaks during the playoff round of the competition as Victoria Bourgeois, MBA, stands by.

Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his business startup team, PulseArk Technologies, reached the semifinals and earned a Best Presentation Award in the Bangkok Business Challenge, one of the world’s leading student startup competitions. Palfrey is a third-year postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of John…


June 13, 2025

Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research

Marty Trieschmann

Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research

When Don Tackett learned that he had prostate cancer, his first call was to his son, Alan. “It was difficult to hear,” said Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a leading UAMS cancer researcher whose life’s work collided with his father’s health that day. “I’m used to researching cancer, but not my father being a cancer patient,” said…


June 12, 2025

Providers, Family and Friends Play Crucial Role in Vaccine Decisions, UAMS Researchers Find

David Wise

Researchers at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation found that health care providers, along with family and friends, can play a large part in a parent’s decision to vaccinate their children.

Health care providers, along with family and friends, can play a large part in a parent’s decision to vaccinate their children, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.


June 9, 2025

UAMS and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Partner to Offer College Credit to Doula Trainees

David Wise

A doula and a pregnant women practice breathing exercises

LITTLE ROCK — Participants in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation’s doula training program are now able to receive college credit, thanks to a continued partnership between UAMS and the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). By coupling this program with the state’s passage of the Healthy Moms, Healthy…


June 5, 2025

Latest NWA Health Summit Focuses on ‘Meeting People Where They Are’

David Wise

A speaker addresses the audience at the NWA Health Summit at the Fayetteville Town Center

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation brought together health care professionals and thought leaders at the Northwest Arkansas Health Summit on May 21 to strategize ways to meet communities where they are to improve health across Arkansas. The summit was supported by Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Northwest…


Gifts from Walker Foundation, Jane Lyon Honor UAMS’ Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Create Distinguished Chair

Andrew Vogler

Wei Chair press conference

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received gifts totaling more than $2.1 million to create the Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Geriatric Medicine, an endowed fund in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation made a $1 million donation…



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