Former Spelling Bee Champ Fulfilling Curiosity in Medicine

Aug. 18, 2015 | Aug. 18, 2015 | Nupur Lala, the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, is a second-year medical student at UAMS.

UAMS Welcomes First Dental Residents

Aug. 17, 2015 | UAMS welcomed in July its first two resident dentists, who will provide dental care to patients as part of a yearlong postgraduate dental residency program. Ashley McMillan, D.D.S., a Little Rock native, and Michael Dienberg, D.D.S., of Racine, Wisconsin, were selected for the residency program hosted by the Center for Dental Education in the UAMS College...

Mega Brain Draws Crowds for Stroke Education

Aug. 17, 2015 | Aug. 17, 2015 | The best way to reach people’s minds might just be with a brain — a 18-by-14-by-12-foot, inflatable Mega Brain.

UAMS Researchers Awarded $10.5 Million to Establish Center

Aug. 12, 2015 | UAMS researchers, led by Martin Hauer-Jensen, M.D., have secured a $10.5 million grant to establish a center to study side effects of cancer therapy.

UAMS’ Lowery Talks Telemedicine at TEDx Event

Aug. 11, 2015 | Aug. 11, 2015 | A UAMS obstetrician highlighted how technology has improved health care in Arkansas, and the increased part it will play moving forward in his address at a TEDx event in Little Rock on July 24.

UAMS Announces Center for Pacific Islander Health, $250,000 Research Grant

Aug. 6, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced creation Aug. 3 of the Center for Pacific Islander Health, to be based on the UAMS’ northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, and to be the first such center to focus solely on Pacific Islanders. The center’s work will include health disparities research, disease prevention and management...

Educators Learn Innovative Ways of Teaching with Technology

Aug. 5, 2015 | Aug. 4, 2015 | Cliff Atkinson took an audience of 185 educators “Beyon  d Bullet Points” in his keynote presentation at the ninth annual Teaching with Technology Symposium (TWT) on July 23rd at UAMS. The 136 symposium registrants were joined by about 50 additional UAMS faculty and staff for this presentation. The two-day symposium focused on software...

UAMS Medical Student Awarded $10,000 by Arkansas Mutual to Pursue Primary Care

Aug. 4, 2015 | Aug. 4, 2015 | Kristin Mitchell of North Little Rock has been awarded the Arkansas Mutual Medical Student Award, a scholarship for third-year medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) who want to practice primary care in rural Arkansas.

UAMS Part of Arkansas Consortium Awarded $20 million by National Science Foundation

Aug. 3, 2015 | Aug. 3, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is part of a consortium of Arkansas institutions that has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research and development of novel, functional surfaces produced using innovative materials and having nano-sized structures and features.

Tim Hill Named UAMS Vice Chancellor for Regional Programs

July 30, 2015 | July 30, 2015 | Tim Hill has been named University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) vice chancellor for Regional Programs effective Aug. 1.