April 30, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Nicola “Nikki” Edge, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of research in the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, in the Cathy Cole Seilhan and Denton Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience during an April 17 ceremony. Edge...
April 29, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently hosted its annual Career Fair, drawing 78 pharmacy students who were there to make connections and learn about different paths available to them after graduation. This year’s event was held March 28 at the Meyer Student Pavilion at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock....
April 29, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Andrew James, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, has been named the director of the Helen L. Porter and James T. Dyke Brain Imaging Research Center, effective May 1.
April 28, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center has been recertified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by DNV Healthcare USA Inc.
April 25, 2025 | Aspiring researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented their work to faculty and peers at Student Research Day on the main campus in Little Rock on April 17. The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville hosted a concurrent Student Research Day at Washington Regional Medical Center. The event, originally scheduled for...
April 25, 2025 | Andre Churchwell, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reflected on the value of mentorship as he spoke to an audience of about 150 people at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on April 18. Churchwell, a distinguished cardiologist, has served as a mentor for...
April 24, 2025 | Scott Alsbrook, M.S., an instructor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received the opportunity to chair the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) board. “It’s humbling to be chosen by peers who share the same passion for geospatial work,” Alsbrook said....
April 24, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $100,000 gift from Larry and Sandy Mahoney to create the Brendan Lawrence Mahoney, M.D., Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. The scholarship was made in honor of their son Brendan Lawrence Mahoney, M.D., who is a 2020 graduate of...
April 23, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) celebrated the 2025 inductees to the Society of the Double Helix during an April 10 ceremony held at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum in Little Rock. Sixty new members were welcomed into the distinguished group.
April 23, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Nurses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began distributing Mother & Infant Supply Kits this month to mothers of newborns at the UAMS Health Medical Center in Little Rock. The kits contain items to support infant health and safety, development and safe sleep practices. Kits include baby shampoo, baby...