UAMS News


September 28, 2012

UAMS Champion, Late Governor Honored with Portrait

Jon Parham

Sept. 28, 2012 | “Wow! That is great,” said Sandy McMath, taking a first look at a portrait of his late father, former Arkansas Gov. Sid McMath, whose support for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gave the institution a new home and facilities in the 1950s.


September 26, 2012

$10 Million NIH Grant to Support Research

Ben Boulden

Sept. 26, 2012 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded about $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen its microbiology and immunology research program.


Stillwell Named Director of UAMS Oral Health Clinic

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Keith David Stillwell, D.D.S., has joined the new Center for Dental Education in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions and will see patients in the soon-to-open oral health clinic. He also will work to establish a dental residency program in the center.</span>


UAMS Awarded $10 Million Grant To Support Research by Young Basic Scientists

Chadley Uekman

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded about $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen its microbiology and immunology research program.


September 21, 2012

Triathlon Raises Funds For University’s MS Research

Nate Hinkel

Sept. 21, 2012 | Multiple sclerosis didn’t slow Scott and Jo Rampy down. It got them busy raising money for MS research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


September 19, 2012

Jason Farrar, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Pediatrics

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Pediatric oncologist Jason Farrar, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients in the hematology/oncology clinic at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. UAMS physicians provide care to patients at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.</span>


September 18, 2012

UAMS Family Medical Center Jonesboro to Participate in Public-private Partnership

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – UAMS Family Medical Center Jonesboro has been chosen to participate in a new federal partnership designed to provide improved access to quality health care at lower cost.</p>


UAMS Family Medical Center Texarkana to Participate in Public-private Partnership to Strengthen Primary Care

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – UAMS Family Medical Center Texarkana has been chosen to participate in a new federal partnership designed to provide improved access to quality health care at lower cost.<span class=”content”></span></p>


UAMS Family Medical Center Springdale to Participate in Public-private Partnership to Strengthen Primary Care

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – UAMS Family Medical Center Springdale has been chosen to participate in a new federal partnership designed to provide improved access to quality health care at lower cost.</p>


September 17, 2012

UAMS Offers Text Alerts of New Studies

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – People interested in new clinical studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can now receive mobile telephone text message alerts from the UAMS Translational Research Institute.



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