UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Receives $800,000 Grant to Launch Academy for Arkansas Students

March 11, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has received an $800,000 grant from the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Funding will support the creation of a Pathways Academy, a comprehensive learning and community engagement program focusing on science, technology,...

Virtual Recruitment Shows Students Pathways, Possibilities in Health Care

March 10, 2021 | Over 50 high school students from across Arkansas spent a recent Saturday morning listening to UAMS students talk about preparing for careers in health care. “Since we knew that our audience was high school students who were willing to wake up early on a Saturday to attend a virtual program, we knew they probably had...

UAMS Records $38.8 Million in Research Support to Combat COVID-19

March 10, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state and federal sources, to help combat the disease. The state of Arkansas has provided $16.9 million, or 43.4% of the funds, while federal dollars have totaled $19.2 million,...

UAMS-Led Digital Health Stroke Program Helps Improve Arkansas’ Stroke Deaths Ranking

March 9, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas recently fell from seventh place to 13th place in the nation in the number of stroke deaths per capita, an achievement health officials credit in part to a statewide digital health program of stroke education and treatment led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). In 2011, Arkansas was...

Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., Named Dean of the UAMS College of Medicine

March 8, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Susan S. Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., has been named executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective June 1.

Razorbacks partner with UAMS to serve Razorback student-athletes

March 4, 2021 | FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback Athletics has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide comprehensive care for 465+ Razorback student-athletes. As part of the medical services agreement, UAMS will provide daily medical coverage to all 19 Razorback sport programs. The four-year agreement was activated on January 1, 2021 and runs through December 31,...

UAMS Researchers to Test Conway Wastewater, Patients for COVID-19 Variants of Concern

March 4, 2021 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are taking steps to identify genetic variants that make COVID-19 more contagious. Arkansas this week identified its first patient with the more infectious United Kingdom virus variant; it has yet to see other more contagious variants from South Africa and Brazil. “We previously had not found variants...

UAMS Cancer Institute Expands Research with Addition of 10 Faculty

March 3, 2021 | The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently added 10 research faculty, significantly expanding the institute’s cancer research programs.

Sara Shalin, M.D., Ph.D., Named Chair of UAMS Department of Dermatology

March 2, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Sara Copeland Shalin, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as chair of the Department of Dermatology in the UAMS College of Medicine. “Dr. Shalin has done an exceptional job as interim chair of Dermatology since last March, advancing the department’s efforts in clinical care, research and education, while providing excellent support for her...

UAMS Establishes Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center

March 2, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — A new center using evidence-based research to inform public health practice in criminal justice settings has been established by the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center (S-PAC) is directed by Nick Zaller, Ph.D.,...