Aug. 20, 2020 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) raised more than $41.5 million for fiscal 2020 ending June 30, more than double the fundraising total for last year. Angela Wimmer, vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement, made the announcement Aug. 18 at the quarterly meeting of the UAMS Board of Advisors. From July 1, 2019 to...
Aug. 19, 2020 | Twin sisters and pole vaulters Tori Hoggard and Lexi Jacobus are familiar with hurtling through mid-air, but they aren’t used to the feeling like they are suspended in it. Like so many people throughout the world with plans affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic, they had anticipated starting as first-year UAMS College of Pharmacy students...
Aug. 18, 2020 | Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., FACC, has been named chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and the Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Yeh joins UAMS on Nov. 1, succeeding James Marsh, M.D., who will serve as a senior cardiologist...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Aug. 12, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — Lanita White, Pharm.D., recently was selected by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) to serve on its ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. White is an assistant dean for student affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy. Starting this month, the 18-member...