Sept. 26, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus hosted its second annual Neurodiversity Conference on Sept. 18 at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, drawing health care professionals, students, families, advocates and community members. This year’s theme, “Equipped to Care: A Toolkit for Neuro-Inclusive Practice,” guided a full...
Sept. 26, 2025 | More than 200 health care professionals, social workers and case managers recently gathered in Benton for the Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium. This year’s theme, “Pay It Forward,” focused on empowering providers and improving outcomes for trauma survivors. The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation’s Brain Injury Program hosted the Sept. 19 event at the...
Sept. 25, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing has received preaccreditation status from the Accreditation Commission of Midwifery Education to establish the state’s first nurse-midwifery program, which will launch in fall 2026.
Sept. 24, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) has achieved a major milestone with ABI-supported researchers securing more than $1 billion in research funding from outside Arkansas since its creation in 2000.
Sept. 24, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its eighth annual Day of Giving on Oct. 7, a 24-hour fundraising event to raise critical funds that will be used to advance the institution’s mission and support our work that is improving the health of all Arkansans. Started in 2017, the...
Sept. 23, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing placed among the nation’s top 100 undergraduate nursing programs in rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.
Sept. 22, 2025 | Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin launched his office’s “One Pill Can Kill” initiative last October, a program designed to provide life-saving resources on the state’s college campuses as well as education on overdose prevention.
Sept. 19, 2025 | Austin Porter, Dr.PH, MPH, associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, continues to ascend the ladder at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Porter, who started at the health department in 2010 as an injury epidemiologist, is now...
Sept. 18, 2025 | Graduate School students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated a major step in their pursuit of a doctoral degree during a recent research induction ceremony. Students were presented with white coats at the Sept. 8 event in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens...
Sept. 17, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The kidney and liver transplant programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were honored with the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Award for Local Achievement in Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum.