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UAMS Unveils Virtual Parkinson’s Education Library at Symposium
Parkinson’s disease patients shouldn’t underestimate the power of staying physically active as well as socially and mentally engaged, according to movement disorders specialists that came together April 24 for a virtual symposium designed for patients, their caregivers and clinicians. The Seventh Annual Parkinson’s Symposium put on by the Movement Disorders Clinic at the University of…

May 12, 2022
UAMS Researchers Find Student Behavior Improves When Schools Serve Breakfast after Class Begins
LITTLE ROCK — A research team, which included Andres Cuadros-Menaca, Ph.D., and Michael Thomsen, Ph.D., from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, discovered that schools providing breakfast after the school day begins (Breakfast After the Bell) experienced a decrease in student behavior issues. The study, published…

Netflix’s ‘Bandersnatch’ Inspires UAMS Researchers’ Opioid Misuse Game for Adolescents
LITTLE ROCK — Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., and Ronald Thompson Jr., Ph.D., know that kids love video games. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers also know that kids don’t love out-of-touch literature about the dangers of drugs. So, they decided to present the repercussions of prescription drug misuse in an interactive video game…

May 11, 2022
UAMS Graduate School Recognizes Students, Faculty, Staff at Spring Awards Reception
The Graduate School at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recognized more than 30 students, as well as faculty and staff on April 21. “Today kicks off my favorite season of the year, the commencement season,” Robert McGehee, Ph.D., dean of the UAMS Graduate School, told the crowd gathered in the Biomedical II…

Tags: Bradley C. Martin, Brian Koss, Robert McGehee, Sheena Joyner, UAMS Graduate School
May 10, 2022
Marshallese Resilience throughout COVID-19 Pandemic Featured in New Book
SPRINGDALE — Research conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research into the resilience and adaptability of Marshallese populations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been featured in a new book published by the Modern Literature & Culture Research Centre. The book, Creative Resilience and COVID-19, explores how…

Tags: COVID-19, Creative Resilience and COVID-19, Marshallese, Resilience, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, UAMS Office of Community Health and Research
May 9, 2022
College of Pharmacy Students, Alumni Receive Awards at APhA Annual Meeting
UAMS College of Pharmacy students and alumni received awards from the American Pharmacists Association at its annual meeting this year. “These recognitions are noteworthy accomplishments,” said Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D., dean of the UAMS College of Pharmacy. “These awards are a testament to the legacy of UAMS student pharmacists and pharmacists. There is a strong track…

First LVAD Recipient at UAMS Ready to Head Home, Get Back to Fishing
LITTLE ROCK — The first patient to receive a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) through the new Heart Restoration Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is being discharged today after a successful procedure Feb. 28.

May 6, 2022
Writing Children’s Book Helps UAMS Employee Work Through Grief
Marie Walker laughed, smiled and talked while visiting with her sister Helen. Located on the other side of the room was Walker’s daughter, and the sisters heard her holding a conversation. However, they knew there was nobody else with her. They also knew the young girl didn’t have an electronic device that would allow her…

UAMS Launches Program to Provide At-home COVID-19 Test Kits to Communities in Need
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research is working with community organizations throughout Northwest Arkansas to distribute at-home COVID-19 test kits to populations in need. Through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, 1,400 COVID-19 test kits are being distributed to…

Tags: At-home test kits, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Office of Community Health and Research, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
Arkansas Medical Partnership Launches Health Careers Workforce Mobile Unit
LITTLE ROCK — The Health Careers Workforce Mobile Unit, a new traveling medical education facility, is hitting the road to educate students across the state on the various career opportunities in health care.

May 5, 2022
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