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UAMS Sets Day of Giving Record with More Than $1.3 Million in Funds Raised

Oct. 16, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) raised more than $1.3 million during its eighth annual Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising event to raise critical funds that will be used to advance the institution’s mission and support work that is improving the health of all Arkansans. The event began at...

Employees from the UAMS Heart Center hand out information at the 2025 Health & Wellness Expo.

UAMS Health Sponsors Another Successful Health & Wellness Expo

Oct. 15, 2025 | The 2025 Health & Wellness Expo welcomed more than 350 Arkansans Oct. 4 for free health screenings, panel discussions with physicians from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and other health-related activities.

Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D. (right), and Joyce Raynor discussed their Project Heal research program at the 2024 Community Partner Celebration sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute.

UAMS Researcher Awarded $3.8 Million NIH Grant to Advance Community Violence Prevention Trial

Oct. 14, 2025 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., MPH, has received $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a three-year clinical trial aimed at reducing risky firearm behaviors among assault survivors in central Arkansas. The award from NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) supports...

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Offer Lung Cancer Screenings on Saturday, Nov. 9

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Offer Lung Cancer Screenings on Nov. 8

Oct. 14, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will offer lung cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to noon. Low-dose CT screenings will be given on the third floor of the Cancer Institute located at 449 Jack Stephens Drive in Little Rock. Free parking will be available...

College of Nursing students recite the Nightingale Pledge.

Students Don White Coats at College of Nursing Ceremony

Oct. 13, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing welcomed its students to the clinical phase of their education with an Oct. 3 white coat ceremony at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock.

Photo of Sean Stone, Austin Miller, and Jesse Edwards in the UAMS Health Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Fayetteville

Fayetteville Physical Therapist Displays Passion for Neurologic Care

Oct. 10, 2025 | When Austin Miller, PT, DPT, walked across the stage to receive his doctorate in physical therapy, he knew he wanted to dedicate his career to helping patients with neurologic conditions. His passion became deeply personal years earlier, when his best friend was left paralyzed after an accident. Miller served as a caregiver during his friend’s...

Alyssa Frisby, M.S., RD, LD, discusses the connection between foods and a person’s emotional health at the UAMS Women's Mental Health Forum on Oct. 2.

UAMS Mental Health Forum Addresses Challenges Unique to Women

Oct. 8, 2025 | True to its theme of “Building Resilience and Insight for Every Woman at Every Age,” the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Women's Mental Health Forum on Oct. 2 served up a rich menu of information on women's mental health, including the role that food plays in emotional well-being.

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