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UAMS Earns Tree Campus USA Status from Arbor Day Foundation

Aug. 18, 2020 | For the seventh consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation recognized the main campus of UAMS as a Tree Campus USA 2019. Penny Talbert, landscape manager in UAMS Campus Operations, said she was grateful for the recognition of the effort she and the team she leads have put into maintaining a health population of trees on...

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Neighborhood Clinic at Financial Centre Parkway Opens, Offers Primary Care for All Ages

Aug. 18, 2020 | UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic opened an additional location today, offering primary care for people of all ages from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) providers. The clinic is at 11300 Financial Centre Parkway in West Little Rock in the space formerly occupied by a UAMS obstetrics and gynecology clinic, which has moved to the...

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When Children Beg for Vegetables: Study Looks into ‘Pester Power’

Aug. 17, 2020 | Young children have a superpower that UAMS researchers believe can be harnessed for positive change. It’s called pester power, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: with the right priming, kids can “pester” adults into making healthy food choices. To study pester power, UAMS researchers looked at a yearlong program in which young children were...

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UAMS College of Pharmacy Ranked among Top Pharmacy Colleges

Aug. 14, 2020 | The UAMS College of Pharmacy recently was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having one of the best colleges of pharmacy nationwide, ranking 31st among 134 total colleges in the magazine’s 2020 list. “What makes the College of Pharmacy special is its people. The hard work and passion its faculty and students have...

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White Coats Symbolize Hope as Med School Freshmen Start Journey

Aug. 13, 2020 | The physician’s white coat still inspires hope, even when it’s seen over a screen or during a pandemic – maybe even especially so. Some symbols transcend all else. Charles Matthew Quick, M.D., the keynote speaker for the 2020 College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony held Aug. 7, kept bringing it back to hope as he...

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation is accepting applications from Arkansas communities for broadband grants of up to $75,000 each.

Broadband Grants up to $75,000 Available to Rural Arkansas Communities through UAMS

Aug. 13, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — Thirty grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. The “Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund Grant,” sponsored by state Sen. Missy Irvin, is funded by the state’s Restricted Reserve Fund and federal coronavirus...

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Center for Health Literacy Wins APEX Award for Wellness Guide

Aug. 11, 2020 | The UAMS Center for Health Literacy has won an APEX award for its guide to help teens and adults learn to maintain or improve their emotional wellness. The award, sponsored by Communications Concepts Inc., is an annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers who create print, web, electronic and social media. More than 1,200...

Some of the technologists in the UAMS Clinical Lab stand before the recently upgraded automated testing line. All of them provided input into the planning for the upgrade.

First-in-the-Nation Technology Saves Lab Labor, Testing Time

Aug. 11, 2020 | A first-in-the-nation innovative piece of technology installed between two automated lines in a large UAMS lab has shaved turnaround time for test results by 10-15 minutes and allows skilled technologists more time for complex analysis. The new automated arm joins the chemistry line made by Beckman Coulter to the hematology testing line made by Sysmex,...

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