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January 19, 2023
First Cohort of Occupational Therapy Students Completes Capstone Projects, Graduates
The Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program recently celebrated the achievements of its first class of students, who earned their degrees after a challenging three years that included the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the official University of Arkansas commencement on December 17, 2022, the program provided an intimate doctoral hooding and pinning ceremony for the 25…
May 26, 2022
Pharmacy Honors 92 Graduates at First In-Person Convocation in Three Years
After four long years of study, along with a pandemic, the College of Pharmacy Class of 2022 donned their regalia May 20 with a mixture of joy and relief.
March 21, 2022
College of Medicine Match Day Ceremony Applauds 158 Seniors Fanning out Across the Country to Improve the World
The UAMS College of Medicine’s Match Day ceremony Friday marked a return to normalcy for seniors who have spent the last two years of medical school largely avoiding crowds, and each other, to comply with pandemic-driven social distancing requirements. In a switch back to the live ceremonies of earlier years, albeit with masks to comply…
March 14, 2022
Graduate Students Compete in Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Research Competition
Ten students recently competed in this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals competition. This year’s event, usually a part of the UAMS Student Research Day, was held virtually March 2. The 10 finalists were selected and voted on through three different semifinal competitions, which were held the week before and included 71 participants. In the…
January 3, 2022
Graduate School Celebrates Students, Faculty and Staff at Annual Winter Awards Reception
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated recent achievements with a reception and awards presentation on Dec. 9. A crowd of about 50 students, faculty and staff gathered in the atrium of the Biomedical II building for an afternoon reception before departing for winter break. Graduate…
December 2, 2021
Students Chosen for Geriatric Student Scholars Program
The Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has chosen students for its 2022 Geriatric Student Scholars Program.
October 18, 2021
College of Nursing Class of 2023 Dons White Coats as Clinical Training Begins
A sea of black-clad nursing students was gradually transformed into a sea of white-coated clinicians as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing Class of 2023 gathered Oct. 8 in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium to celebrate the students’ transition to the clinical part of their education. As the ceremony in…
October 1, 2021
Research Induction Ceremony Recognizes Graduate Students’ Progress
The UAMS Graduate School recognized 52 students during a research induction ceremony Sept. 13.
August 27, 2021
College of Medicine Welcomes Diverse Class of 2025
Among the 174 students comprising the College of Medicine’s Class of 2025 are the great-great-great granddaughter of UAMS’ founder, P.O. Hooper, M.D., and an Olympic Trials pole vaulter. Others have run their own businesses, labored in construction, edited newspapers and supervised air traffic controllers. Some have received U.S. Army medals or honors in scouting, mathematics,…
August 26, 2021
Graduate School Welcomes New Students
As the fall semester began, Robert McGehee, Ph.D., dean of the UAMS Graduate School, and other campus leaders recently welcomed new graduate students with an orientation on the first floor of the I. Dodd Wilson building. It was the first such in-person orientation the Graduate School has held since 2019. Nearly 30 of this year’s…
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