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.
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...
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...
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.
Oct. 13, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will expand research for maternal health in Arkansas by establishing the Maternal and Reproductive Community Health Excellence (MaRCH) research center funded through National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).
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...
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.
Oct. 8, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK —Sheldon Riklon, M.D., a professor with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, was named recently to the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, where he will help bridge gaps in health across the state.
Oct. 7, 2025 | Marian S. Evans, Dr.PH., MPH, is grateful for the chance to inform Arkansans of the risks of tobacco use. Evans is the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Initiative Sub-Recipient Grant Office program coordinator. Additionally, she’s the interim director of the school’s Minority Research Center on Tobacco and Addictions. Both programs are governed...
Oct. 6, 2025 | As an academic medical center, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) knows how important clear communication in medical settings is. That’s why it sponsors two Toastmasters International chapters.