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Rishiraj Pandya

Enthusiastic Scholars Talk Science at Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium

Aug. 23, 2023 | Students from 41 colleges and universities across the nation recently attended the 10th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The symposium celebrated achievements by undergraduates pursuing research in a wide range of biomedical-related topics. The UAMS Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology organized and sponsored the...

Andrew Morris, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Research Career Scientist Award from the VA Office of Research and Development.

UAMS’ Andrew Morris, Ph.D., Recognized with Prestigious VA Research Career Scientist Award

Aug. 21, 2023 | UAMS and Veterans Affairs (VA) researcher Andrew Morris, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Research Career Scientist Award from the VA Office of Research and Development. The designation is for established researchers who have distinguished themselves through scientific achievements and substantial contributions to the VA research community. Morris is the UAMS Mehta/Stebbins Chair in Cardiovascular Research...

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UAMS Commemorates Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

Aug. 18, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a week of events to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that prohibits discrimination in employment, transportation and many other areas of public life. The week culminated in a virtual seminar in which UAMS employees shared their experiences of living...

Incoming medical students, known as the Class of 2027, recite the medical student oath before donning their white coats on stage.

College of Medicine Class of 2027 Takes Medical Student Oath, Dons White Coats

Aug. 17, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 175 incoming students to the College of Medicine during an Aug. 4 ceremony at the Robinson Center Performance Hall in downtown Little Rock. Collectively known as the Class of 2027, the 155 incoming first-year medical students at the main campus in Little Rock and the 20...

UAMS), the Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice and the St. James Missionary Baptist Church and community leaders cut the ribbon at the new food lockers.

UAMS, Partners Provide Food Lockers for Local Pantry

Aug. 16, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — New Community Food Lockers installed at St. James Missionary Baptist Church will allow the church’s food pantry clients to receive food outside of regular business hours. The lockers were installed as part of a joint effort between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice...

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UAMS Study Finds Many Rural Women Cancer Patients Receive Financial Support through Social Networks

Aug. 16, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — Rural women with cancer often receive financial support from within their communities and from formal organizations, but not all patients have equal access to this assistance, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Community Health & Research. To better understand financial challenges and...

Project Heal

Researchers Recruiting Rural Arkansans for Project Heal Research

Aug. 11, 2023 | The Project Heal Rural Arkansas team is recruiting qualified individuals to participate in their violence intervention research. A research study supported by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute KL2 Scholars Program and housed in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Project...

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