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Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation Awards Grant to Support UAMS Bone Fracture Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $99,990 grant from the Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation to UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology.

May 7, 2026
Third-Year Pharmacy Students Receive Pins, Ready for Patient Care
A total of 91 third-year students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy received commemorative pins in split ceremonies held April 10 in Fayetteville and April 24 in Little Rock. The annual tradition recognizes the symbolic transition from classroom instruction to patient care as students enter their final year of pharmacy school.

May 6, 2026
Dacre Stoker Tells UAMS Audience About Medical Influences that Shaped ‘Dracula’
Back in the 1890s when Bram Stoker was writing “Dracula,” he didn’t rely solely on his own imagination to come up with a storyline that would intrigue generations of readers and filmmakers to this day.

UAMS Now Offering Histotripsy, a Noninvasive Treatment for Liver Tumors
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now offering, for the first time in Arkansas, a noninvasive treatment option for some patients with liver tumors.
Called histotripsy, the procedure uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy tumors without surgery, radiation, or incisions.

May 5, 2026
Amit Tiwari, Ph.D., Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) recently inducted Amit Tiwari, Ph.D., associate dean of research and graduate studies for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, into its prestigious College of Fellows.

MVP for May — Laura Hanson
Meet Laura Hanson, the university’s MVP for May, is a radiation safety officer in Institutional Support Services. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.

May 4, 2026
UAMS Researchers Find that Smart Food Lockers Expand Access to Healthy Food in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — Using smart food locker technology is an innovative and promising approach to addressing food insecurity in Arkansas, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation.

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UAMS Names Cheryl Lane as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Cheryl Lane as vice chancellor for Information Technology.

Commitment to Physical Fitness Leads Alumna to College of Public Health
Jennifer Wessel, J.D., MPH, works to improve health outcomes, and her love for health and wellness paved the way for her to become a public health professional.

May 1, 2026
Volunteer Lifts Spirits of Caregivers, Patients at Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
When Susie Whittington stepped into the role of caregiver for an ailing adult son, she initially didn’t realize how challenging and rewarding this new chapter of her life would turn out to be. “When I first started, I didn’t know what to expect,” said Whittington, a patient and volunteer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynold Institute on Aging.

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