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Monica Smith Bonny Hope Wallace Award 2025

Monica Smith Receives 2025 Bonny Hope Wallace Award

Dec. 19, 2025 | Monica Smith, manager of regulatory affairs at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2025 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her knowledge, leadership and compassion in conducting clinical trials.

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Translational Research Institute Honors Community Partners at 10th Annual Celebration

Dec. 16, 2025 | Despite a decidedly chilly breeze permeating the night air, more than 100 supporters from across Arkansas gathered Dec. 5 in Little Rock for the 10th Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration. The annual ceremony and dinner organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core recognizes the pivotal role of community partnerships in helping the University...

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Northwest Arkansas Unites for Walk & Roll to School

Dec. 12, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation recently organized a community walk to inspire Arkansans to build more physical activity into their daily lives. The Walk & Roll to School event Nov. 7 brought together parents, students and community members who traded their usual car ride for a community...

Brian Jones, vice chancellor for UAMS Regional Campuses, and AmyLeigh Overton-McCoy, director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, were elected to serve as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging in 2026.

Two UAMS Employees Elected to Lead Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging

Dec. 12, 2025 | Brian Jones, DHSc, vice chancellor for Regional Campuses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and AmyLeigh Overton-McCoy, Ph.D., APRN, director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, recently were elected to one-year terms as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging.

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UAMS Study Reveals Gaps in Obstetric Emergency Preparedness in Arkansas Emergency Departments

Dec. 11, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds that while obstetric emergencies are common in Arkansas emergency departments (EDs), many hospitals lack key protocols, training and capabilities needed to manage life-threatening maternal complications. UAMS researchers surveyed managers from 51 EDs, representing 61% of all hospital-based EDs statewide, to...

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UAMS to Train 75 Community Health Workers with Support from Arkansas Office of Skills Development

Dec. 10, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will work with partners to continue building the community health worker (CHW) workforce across the state after receiving $375,000 in support from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development Training Grant Program. The Office of Skills Development (OSD), an office...

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College of Pharmacy Adds Two Faculty Members

Dec. 10, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently welcomed Reaid Hasan, Ph.D., and Tamer Kaoud, Ph.D., as new faculty members. Both join the College of Pharmacy as assistant professors of pharmaceutical sciences.

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