Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
March 3, 2020
E-Cigarette Expert Warns of Health Issues, Advocates Flavor Ban
E-cigarettes are likely bad for human health and state and local governments should help prevent the spread of their use, especially among young people, by adopting bans on flavored nicotine products. That was the takeaway message from Stanton Glantz, Ph.D., a tobacco control researcher and the featured speaker Feb. 13 at the UAMS Winthrop P….
February 21, 2020
Mark Williams, Ph.D., Invested in M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Chair in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Mark Williams, Ph.D., dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Feb. 20 in the M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Chair in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Williams, whose career in public health spans over 30 years, was one of the first to…
February 6, 2020
Ryall Addresses MHSA/MHA Alumni; Stover Awarded Alumni of the Year
More than half of the hospitals in Arkansas lost money last year, putting some at risk of closure, UAMS public health alumni were told Jan. 31 at an alumni luncheon. Bo Ryall, M.P.A., president and Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas Hospital Association, spoke on the “State of Hospitals in Arkansas” at the Annual Alumni…
January 27, 2020
Ben Amick, Ph.D., Named Associate Dean for Research of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
Ben Amick, Ph.D., has been named the associate dean for research of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Amick will identify collaborative research opportunities across campus, mentor junior faculty, and help strengthen the college’s doctoral and postdoctoral programs. “I am extremely pleased Dr. Amick…
November 14, 2019
UAMS College of Public Health First to offer MS in Healthcare Data Analytics
The Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer a Master of Science in Healthcare Data Analytics, becoming the only academic program in Arkansas to offer a master’s degree in the emerging field of analytics and health care. Beginning fall 2020, the college’s Department of…
November 4, 2019
New Exhibit Celebrates 140th Anniversary of UAMS
Turning 140 years old means having a lot of history to celebrate. That history is the focus of a new exhibit composed by the UAMS Historical Research Center on display across from the College of Medicine administrative offices on the first floor of the Central Building. Those who researched, curated and installed the display said…
October 14, 2019
UAMS Researcher Cardenas Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Colombia
Victor Cardenas, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Colombia where he will study birth defects caused by the Zika virus and develop curriculum for a epidemiology training program there. The Fulbright award, established in 1946 under legislation introduced by…
September 19, 2019
UAMS, Community Groups Discuss Helping Housing Insecure Pregnant Women
Identifying resources for pregnant women who are housing insecure engaged leaders and community groups Sept. 9 at the Supporting Families in Crisis conference held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little Rock. Over 200 community leaders, faith leaders, students, educators, researchers, health care workers, mothers impacted by homelessness, and organizations who provide services for…
September 3, 2019
UAMS’ Clare Brown, Ph.D. M.P.H., Named Fellow for the Institute for Medicaid Innovation
Clare Brown, Ph.D. M.P.H., an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was recently named a Fellow at the Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides independent information and analysis to improve the lives of Medicaid enrollees. “I am looking forward to working with the IMI…
August 26, 2019
UAMS Public Health Student Dia Barber Awarded Scholarship from American College of Healthcare Executives
Dia Barber, a Master of Health Administration student in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received the 2019 Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship from the American College of Healthcare Executives. The American College of Healthcare Executives established the scholarship in honor of…
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