March 17, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invites all undergraduate students from four-year or two-year colleges in Arkansas or Arkansas students attending college in bordering states to attend its Undergraduate Pre-Health Conference on April 17. Applications are due by March 20.
March 17, 2026 | Aleda Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and Bita Fayaz-Farkhad, Ph.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy faculty. Chen is director for assessment and a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, while Fayaz-Farkhad is an assistant professor in the department’s Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy.
March 16, 2026 | FAYETTEVILLE — A newly published study reveals that illegal e-cigarettes designed to resemble miniature boba tea cups, cola cans, and toy animals are being widely promoted on Instagram, often portraying young people using the products and marketing them in ways that may appeal to youth. The research, titled “#MiniCupVape E-Cigarettes Promoted on Instagram: A Youth...
March 13, 2026 | Amber Kaufman, MPA, enjoys addressing the shortcomings of a community. A program director for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Obesity, Kaufman is dedicated to helping people in need. “The individuals who have the biggest impact in the world are in...
March 13, 2026 | A group of students from the Hall-West High School of Innovation recently spent six days on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus shadowing health professionals and learning about the academic and career opportunities available to them after they graduate in May.
March 12, 2026 | Each year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy awards more than a half million dollars in scholarships to qualified students, representing a significant and sustained show of support from alumni, faculty, and friends of the college.
March 12, 2026 | About 130 teens recently gathered in the gymnasium of Monticello High School to meet with students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and learn about the opportunities available for those who wish to pursue careers in health care.
March 11, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host Girlology® and Guyology® on April 26 to help girls and boys face puberty with greater confidence.
March 11, 2026 | When Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, needed a digital solution to improve maternal-fetal medicine care in their clinics, they turned to their neighbors in Arkansas for help. Now, thanks to a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, things are running more smoothly than ever....
March 10, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation is offering a limited number of scholarships to maternal health care workers seeking to become certified in perinatal mental health. The scholarships are open to qualified applicants with two years of experience working with moms or babies in a...