UAMS’ Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., Elected President of Graduate Enrollment Association

June 28, 2022 | Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., associate provost for students and administration and director for institutional research, policy and accreditation in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Academic Affairs, was recently elected president of NAGAP, The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management. Sterba, who previously served as vice president, has begun serving as president. Her...

NIH Funds UAMS Study Testing Rapid Genomic Surveillance for Antibiotic Resistant Infections

June 28, 2022 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study is developing real-time and accurate genomic methods that can be used routinely to deliver life-saving information to doctors treating antibiotic-resistant infections. Backed by a two-year, $418,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant, UAMS’ Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., says the...

For 8th Year, UAMS Receives National Recognition for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

June 28, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. In addition to receiving the GoldPlus award for the...

UAMS’ Eric Peterson, Ph.D., Named Executive Vice President of BioVentures LLC

June 27, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — Eric Peterson, Ph.D., has been named executive vice president of BioVentures LLC at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Peterson is chair of the UAMS Patent and Copyright Committee and is an associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. As executive vice president, he will...

Pharmacists Helping Pharmacists: Seasoned Pharmacy Owners Invest in Young Professionals

June 27, 2022 | As modern health care continues to evolve, pharmacies are needed more than ever. Community pharmacies, particularly in small communities, are increasingly relied upon for a host of services beyond managing prescriptions. More pharmacies are needed in more places, and fresh UAMS College of Pharmacy (COP) graduates are rushing to fill that gap. The college maintains...

Baptist Health-UAMS Medical Education Program Celebrates First Round of Graduates

June 27, 2022 | The Baptist Health-University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Education Program on June 17 celebrated its first graduating classes of 24 residents in Family and Internal Medicine at the Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock campus. The growing need for health care in Arkansas and the shortage of primary care physicians are reasons why...

Golbeck Aimed to Empower, Motivate Women During Symposium

June 27, 2022 | Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., was among the keynote presenters of the 2022 Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) Women in Statistics Committee Symposium. Golbeck — associate dean for academic affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health — said she was proud to take part in an event...

UAMS Researchers Link Pandemic to Increased Food Insecurity in Arkansas

June 24, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences found that 1 in 4 Arkansans faced food insecurity in the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published recently in Dialogues in Health. The study, “COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in a Vulnerable Rural State,” analyzed various factors related to...

Schmieding Foundation Gives $500,000 to Support STEM-H Academy in Springdale

June 23, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The Schmieding Foundation, Inc., gifted $500,000 to Springdale’s Pathway Academy, which will be renamed the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy of Springdale in recognition of the nonprofit’s continued support for UAMS. The Pathways Academy program is a statewide initiative managed by the UAMS Division of Diversity,...

NCI Funds UAMS Study of Possible Links between Gammaherpesvirus Infections and Lymphomas

June 22, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — A possible link between gammaherpesviruses and lymphomas will receive further study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant. The five-year, $1.25 million grant renewal will mostly support ongoing work to better understand how gammaherpesvirus promotes mutations (chromosomal translocations) that lead to lymphomas. In...