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August 18, 2026
UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Hires Omair Ali, M.D., as Director of Outreach
Ophthalmologist Omair Ali, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute as the director of global and community outreach.
August 17, 2026
Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry
LITTLE ROCK – Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry.
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Researchers’ Blood Cancer Therapy Discovery Published in Top Journal
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute made a breakthrough while studying a new therapeutic strategy for blood cancer that may lead to better future treatment options.
August 13, 2026
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Host Aug. 20 Town Hall in Blytheville
The public is invited to a community town hall meeting on cancer clinical trials, as well as prevention and screening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Arkansas Northeastern College, 2501 S. Division St., in the John Sullins Building, Room A101, in Blytheville.
August 12, 2026
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Investment in Research Connections Leads to $3.1 Million NIH Grant
A five-year National Institutes of Health grant for more than $3.1 million will fund University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers studying a new method aimed at enhancing the immune system’s ability to fight tumor growth in head and neck cancers.
August 5, 2026
MammoVan Brings Breast Cancer Screenings to Texarkana with Community Support
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute MammoVan recently visited the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Texarkana, bringing breast cancer screenings closer to home for the local community.
August 4, 2026
Graduate School’s Summer Program Offers Undergraduates Research Opportunities
The latest edition of the Graduate School’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) gave 15 students a chance to explore various areas of biomedical science at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS to Provide Training to Assist Providers Who Work with Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute recently launched a new statewide initiative to expand Arkansas’ capacity to provide evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for adolescents.
July 31, 2026
Sarah Fountain, MPH, Helps Arkansans Benefit from Research
Sarah Fountain, MPH, is grateful for each opportunity to connect Arkansans to invaluable resources. A research program manager for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI) Community Engagement team, Fountain embraces the task of being a link to people getting the services they need. “In TRI, we’re community voices in…
July 30, 2026
UAMS to Purchase Proton Center of Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it is purchasing the Proton Center of Arkansas, allowing UAMS to immediately resume offering proton therapy to all Arkansans.
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