UAMS News


September 30, 2014

Rock Town Bacon Throwdown Benefits Patients and Their Families

Liz Caldwell

For the second year in a row, Little Rock chefs brought home the bacon for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) patients and their families using their best bacon dishes.


September 29, 2014

Three Promising New Researchers Receive KL2 Awards

Liz Caldwell

The Translational Research Institute (TRI) has selected Satish Kenchaiah, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., Ming Li, Ph.D., and Taren Swindle, Ph.D., as the KL2 Mentored Career Development Award recipients for 2014.


September 26, 2014

‘People Don’t Just Work Here’

Spencer Watson

Sept. 26, 2014 | What few details Jean Rugamba knows of the morning of July 20 he has learned mostly secondhand.


September 25, 2014

UAMS Receives Nearly $3 Million to Address Health Disparities

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a three-year, $2.99 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address health disparities in the Hispanic and Marshallese communities in Benton and Washington counties.


Showcase of Medical Discoveries Highlights Cancer Research

Ben Boulden

Sept. 25, 2014 | Collaboration and inspiration were readily available at a recent reception highlighting cancer research underway at UAMS.


September 23, 2014

Medical Student from Crawfordsville Receives Hamilton Scholarship

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Jesse Wray, a first-year medical student from Crawfordsville, has been awarded the Ralph B. Hamilton, M.D., Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine.


September 22, 2014

Register Now for ‘Heroes Against Hunger’ 5K on Oct. 11 Organized by UAMS Physician Assistant Program

Liz Caldwell

Students in the physician assistant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host the inaugural Heroes Against Hunger 5K Race benefiting the Arkansas Rice Depot Food for Kids program on Oct. 11 with a race route around the UAMS campus.


September 18, 2014

Reynolds Institute on Aging Hosts Geriatrics Conference

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content” style=”margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”>Sept. 18, 2014 | About 160 geriatrics professionals and educators recently gathered at UAMS to learn what’s new in caring for older patients during the 15<sup>th</sup> annual Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update.</p>


UAMS Translational Research Institute Awards $300,000 for Six Promising Pilot Research Studies

Liz Caldwell

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute recently announced awards to six researchers totaling about $300,000 for pilot studies.


UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Host Women’s Fitness Event on Sept. 27

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — A women’s fitness event offering free health screenings and a fitness walk will be held from 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 27 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health and Wellness Center at 4010 W. 12th St.



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