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January 7, 2026

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Expands OnCore to Strengthen Clinical Trials

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has fully implemented the Advarra OnCore Clinical Trials Management System, strengthening oversight, efficiency and growth of cancer clinical trials.


January 6, 2026

UAMS Sees Improved Diabetes Management Through Food Is Medicine Study with Grocery Deliveries

David Wise

Cart full of fresh fruits and vegetables

FAYETTEVILLE — Through a Food Is Medicine intervention delivered in collaboration with food pantries and partners in Northwest Arkansas, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation found improved blood sugar outcomes for nearly 60% of participating adults with diabetes, according to a study published recently in the…


January 5, 2026

Sometimes It’s More Than Just The Winter Blues

David Wise

Illustration of woman poking through the dark clouds into the sunshine

  By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. The winter months bring shorter days and colder temperatures, which can affect your mood, energy and overall well-being. Many people call this the “winter blues,” but for some, these seasonal changes are more serious and can greatly affect how you feel, think and behave. This condition is known as Seasonal…


December 29, 2025

UAMS Receives $3.18 Million Federal Grant to Create Program to Improve Communications Skills in Little Rock Students

Benjamin Waldrum

Julie Trammell Sheppard, Ed.D.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a five-year, $3,183,174 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to create a program in Little Rock schools to help students learn better communication skills, including conflict resolution, relationship building and critical decision-making.


December 19, 2025

Monica Smith Receives 2025 Bonny Hope Wallace Award

Benjamin Waldrum

Monica Smith Bonny Hope Wallace Award 2025

Monica Smith, manager of regulatory affairs at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2025 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her knowledge, leadership and compassion in conducting clinical trials.


December 16, 2025

Translational Research Institute Honors Community Partners at 10th Annual Celebration

Linda Satter

wide-angle shot of dining hall as the celebration opens with C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., interim UAMS chancellor, addressing the crowd from the front of the room.

Despite a decidedly chilly breeze permeating the night air, more than 100 supporters from across Arkansas gathered Dec. 5 in Little Rock for the 10th Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration. The annual ceremony and dinner organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core recognizes the pivotal role of community partnerships in helping the University…


December 12, 2025

Northwest Arkansas Unites for Walk & Roll to School

David Wise

Students, parents, and community members walking and riding bicycles to school

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation recently organized a community walk to inspire Arkansans to build more physical activity into their daily lives. The Walk & Roll to School event Nov. 7 brought together parents, students and community members who traded their usual car ride for a community…


Two UAMS Employees Elected to Lead Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging

Chris Carmody

Brian Jones, vice chancellor for UAMS Regional Campuses, and AmyLeigh Overton-McCoy, director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, were elected to serve as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging in 2026.

Brian Jones, DHSc, vice chancellor for Regional Campuses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and AmyLeigh Overton-McCoy, Ph.D., APRN, director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, recently were elected to one-year terms as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging.


December 10, 2025

UAMS to Train 75 Community Health Workers with Support from Arkansas Office of Skills Development

David Wise

An instructor at a DEEP Training Workshop takes notes on a whiteboard.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will work with partners to continue building the community health worker (CHW) workforce across the state after receiving $375,000 in support from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development Training Grant Program. The Office of Skills Development (OSD), an office…


December 2, 2025

Getting Your Flu Shot Matters

David Wise

A teenage girl receives the HPV vaccine.

By Sheldon Riklon, M.D.

Every year, many people in the United States get sick with the flu.



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