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Soumiya Pal receives his research coat from Antino Allen, Ph.D., program director of the Graduate School's pharmaceutical sciences program and Amanda Stolarz, Ph.D.

Research Induction Ceremony Celebrates Graduate Students’ Journey to Doctoral Degrees

Sept. 28, 2022 | Mentors and advisors helped 27 UAMS Graduate School students from 10 programs put on their new white lab coats during the school’s annual research induction ceremony Sept. 12. The ceremony recognizes the graduate students who have passed their formal qualifying examination and are now Ph.D. candidates advancing into the research phase in the pursuit of...

Summer interns at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

UAMS Internship Program Inspires Next Generation of Cancer Researchers

Sept. 27, 2022 | When asked what he did this summer, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical student Wyatt D’Spain gives a rather unusual response. “I learned how to grow a tumor in a flask, infect it with a virus and reassess how it affected the tumor’s viability,” he said. D’Spain’s summer project was conducted safely under...

Pregnant woman getting a check-up

UAMS Receives $5 Million Grant to Reduce Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health

Sept. 26, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve maternal health care in Arkansas. The funding from Health Resources and Services Administration will help increase access to maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities and assist in tackling...

David Ussery, Ph.D.

UAMS Researchers Find Changes in Monkeypox Genome That May Explain Its Recent Rapid Spread

Sept. 26, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The rapid spread of monkeypox is unlike the virus’ past outbreaks and may be a result of genetic mutations identified by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers. Led by UAMS’ David Ussery, Ph.D., the UAMS team published its findings this month in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. The team compared...

Daman Singh

White Coats Symbolize New Beginnings for College of Pharmacy Class of 2026

Sept. 22, 2022 | Members of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy (COP) Class of 2026 received their white coats in a ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, marking the beginning of their journey in pharmacy school. The event, held at Connor Performing Arts Center at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, had a lively atmosphere, with...

Someone writing the word Diabetes on a white board and underlining it

UAMS Study Finds Pandemic Limited Physical Activity, Nutrition Access for Arkansans with Diabetes

Sept. 22, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE — COVID-19 changed how Arkansans with diabetes manage their illness, especially during the height of the pandemic when stay-at-home orders were intensified, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During the...

Steven R. Schulze, B.S., RVT, technical director of the vascular labs.

UAMS Vascular Laboratories Receive Three-Year Accreditation for Vascular Testing

Sept. 21, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) vascular laboratories were recently awarded three-year accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission in Vascular Testing, signifying that they have demonstrated a commitment to quality patient care and vascular testing. “IAC accreditation is a ‘seal of approval’ that patients can rely on as an indication...

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