Dec. 26, 2024 | If a united Team UAMS was instead a collection of “Teams UAMS” — three groups in patient care, education and research competing against each other — then 2024 would have been a close contest with high scores on every side. Several positive developments occurred in the areas of maternal, infant and child health. The research...
Dec. 26, 2024 | Gail Runnells, RN, a clinical research nurse manager at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her outstanding work as a research coordinator, mentor and manager.
Dec. 23, 2024 | One mother saw her son smile for the first time in two years, while another mother now has conversations with her son, who was never expected to ever speak. Both stories are outcomes of hippotherapy, a therapeutic tool using horses.
Dec. 23, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated the successes of faculty and students at its Winter Awards Reception on Dec. 5. “This reception recognizes the accomplishments of our students and the mentors who support them,” said Graduate School Dean Sean Taverna, Ph.D., from the Helen Guinn Adams Atrium in Biomedical Research...
Dec. 20, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ new mobile vision screening unit made its debut on Dec. 10. More than 90 students were signed up for screening, with physicians performing free eye exams for those in kindergarten through eighth grade at Huda Academy in downtown Little Rock. In April, UAMS received a $175,000 grant...
Dec. 19, 2024 | The halls of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were alive with the sound of music Dec. 13 as a line of preschoolers from the UAMS Kennedy Head Start center left a trail of sparkle and song from the chancellor’s office to the Lobby Café. The 13 pint-sized carolers each wore a floppy...
Dec. 19, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Ross and Mary Whipple pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), supporting rural cancer care, patient services and orthopaedics. The gifts include $1 million to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Community Outreach and Engagement Fund for Excellence in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute,...
Dec. 18, 2024 | Tamier Wells, MPH, maintains a selfless outlook on life, regardless of what she’s dealing with. A clinical research coordinator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Wells regularly interacts with the public. Due to being loquacious and having the chance to serve Arkansans, she’s grateful to...
Dec. 18, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice, the Marshallese Education Initiative (MEI) and other community organizations have partnered to organize SNAP enrollment events, where more than 100 Marshallese have been able to apply for the benefits. The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) allow some Pacific Islander...
Dec. 17, 2024 | The Ninth Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration on Dec. 6 brought attendees from across Arkansas to recognize the pivotal role of community partnerships in advancing research and improving health. Organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core, the event at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock drew more than 80 attendees representing...