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High School Students Conduct Research at UAMS’ Summer Under the Microscope Camp


The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) welcomed nearly 20 high school students to its inaugural Summer Under the Microscope camp. Under the supervision of the department’s faculty, the students from around central Arkansas conducted various science-based research projects at UAMS…

Testing water

June 19, 2026


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These programs were first broadcast the week of June 22, 2026.

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June 18, 2026


Jones Eye Institute Celebrates 100th ‘Gift of Sight’ Cataract Surgery


Atmon Leviticus wanted to return home, but to do that, he needed to be able to see again. Thanks to a team of ophthalmologists with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, he finally can. The institute recently celebrated completing its 100th cataract surgery for its “Gift of…

Jones Eye Institute doctors and Marshallese patients pose for a photo after the patients received cataract surgeries


UAMS Donation Provides Students at Malvern High with CPR Training


June 18, 2026 | When Malvern High School students return to class this fall, they’ll be able to learn hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills that could also benefit the community, thanks to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Nikki Smith, executive director of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Little Rock, said the…

Roger Swayze, RN, a cardiac nurse at UAMS (in suit) poses with representatives of the school and the American Heart Association.


UAMS Neurosurgeons Trade Scalpels for Bats at National Softball Tournament


Residents and faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently competed as one of 56 neurosurgery softball teams in a tournament in New York City’s Central Park. The 21st Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament, a fundraising event for brain tumor research, is a one-day, elimination-style event in…

Members of the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery softball team pose before the tournament, with Sophia and Santiago, the son and daughter of coach Hector Soriano, M.D.

June 17, 2026


Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D., Inducted into Hall of Distinguished Alumni by Alma Mater


University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Dean Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D., was recently inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni by her alma mater, the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.

UAMS College of Pharmacy Dean Cindy Stowe and University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Interim Dean Craig Martin pose for a photo with Stowe's Hall of Distinguished Alumni award


UAMS Barbershop Talk Presents Men’s Health Panel June 19 at Robinson Center


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Barbershop Talk research team will host, “Beyond the Field, Real Talk on Health, Success and Life After the Game.” This free event takes place 2 p.m., Friday, June 19, at the Robinson Center in downtown Little Rock….

Barbershop Talk 2

June 16, 2026


UAMS, Community Promote Physical Activity with Walk to Springdale School


More than 30 students and their family members in Springdale joined together for a 10-minute trek to school recently, showing that going to school doesn’t have to just be a morning routine. It can be fun and healthy, too. Through the Walk & Roll program, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for…

Staff from the UAMS Institute of Community Health Innovation poses with students and community members at the Walk and Roll to School event in May 2026.

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UAMS Awarded $2.6 million for Joint M.D./Ph.D. program


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help train joint M.D./Ph.D. students to become top-notch clinician-scientists.

Sara Shalin, M.D., Ph.D.; William Steinbach, M.D.; Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D.


New Rural Health Hub Connects Arkansans to Healthcare Resources, Opportunities


More than 40% of Arkansans live in rural areas, many with insufficient health care due to a lack of transportation, lack of providers, lack of insurance, and a preponderance of chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) understands these barriers and has pulled together one…

mother holds baby as physicians holds stethescope to check the baby's heart rate

June 15, 2026


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