Graduate School


January 21, 2025

UAMS Doctoral Candidate’s Research Published by Pediatric Journal

Kev' Moye

Boyd

Melanie Boyd, a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and Graduate School, recently served as the first author on one of her team’s research projects. Boyd, who is in UAMS’ Health Systems and Services Research doctoral program, was the lead investigator for the…


December 23, 2024

Graduate School Honors Top Achievers at Awards Reception

Nathan Tidwell

Amie Brint, Katherine Deck, Christian Mitchell, Dakota Redling

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated the successes of faculty and students at its Winter Awards Reception on Dec. 5. “This reception recognizes the accomplishments of our students and the mentors who support them,” said Graduate School Dean Sean Taverna, Ph.D., from the Helen Guinn Adams Atrium in Biomedical Research…


September 24, 2024

Graduate School Ceremony Celebrates Students’ Advancement Towards a Ph.D.

Nathan Tidwell

Research Induction Affirmation

Students eagerly donned white lab coats during the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School’s recent research induction ceremony. The Sept. 9 event, held in the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building with faculty, family and friends in attendance, recognized students who had passed their doctoral qualifying exam and are eligible to begin research…


August 8, 2024

Graduate School Program Gives Undergraduates a Chance to Explore Research

Nathan Tidwell

SURP Students

For many undergraduate students, research isn’t an area they often get to experience. The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at the University of Arkansas of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) offers that opportunity. SURP is a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded effort sponsored by the UAMS Graduate School. Program co-directors are: Robert E. McGehee…


June 19, 2024

New UAMS Program Aims to Promote Fellowship Applications

Nathan Tidwell

Daniel Voth, Sean Taverna

Fellowships are a key component in research training that provide awardees with financial backing, allowing them to focus on their study program. The Fellowship Initiative for Research Excellence (FIRE) is a scholarship program designed to encourage postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to apply for extramural fellowships….


May 30, 2024

Graduate School Commencement Brunch Celebration Focuses on the Road Ahead

Nathan Tidwell

Alisha Crump

A popular Commencement Day custom continued May 18, as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School hosted its annual brunch. Faculty, family, staff and students gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little Rock to recognize the Class of 2024 prior to UAMS’ commencement later in the day. Sean Taverna, Ph.D.,…


May 20, 2024

UAMS Graduates 1,134 Health Care Professionals

Chris Carmody

UAMS students take part in the May 18 commencement ceremony at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on May 18 conferred degrees and certificates to 1,134 students in its five colleges and graduate school. UAMS awarded 175 degrees or certificates to students in the College of Medicine, 172 in the College of Nursing, 583 in the College of Health Professions, 78 in the College…


April 26, 2024

Graduate School Spring Reception Recognizes Top Performers

Nathan Tidwell

Sean Taverna

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School hailed faculty, staff and student successes at its Spring Awards Reception on April 18. “This is a celebration of all the great work that happens in our Graduate School,” said Dean Sean Taverna, Ph.D., from Biomedical Research Center I’s Helen Guinn Adams Atrium. Lance Benson,…


March 20, 2024

UAMS Students Shine in Student Research Day Presentations

Nathan Tidwell

SRD Students

Graduate and professional students, postdoctorate fellows, and medical house staff presented research to faculty and peers during Student Research Day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Nobel Prize winner Craig C. Mello, Ph.D., spoke as part of the Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research. A concurrent Student Research…


March 11, 2024

Graduate School Alums Return to Share Their Experiences in IMSD Program

Nathan Tidwell

Danielle and Justin Graham

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School welcomed back two of its earliest students from the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program Feb. 20. Danielle Graham, Ph.D., and Justin Graham, Ph.D., conducted a seminar, “Planning the Perfect Picture,” at the Biomedical Research Center II’s Rayford Auditorium. The seminar is part of…



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