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College Honors Three Faculty Members
The College of Health Professions recently recognized three exceptional faculty members.
Melissa Halverson, Pharm.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, received the college’s 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award.
November 18, 2021
UAMS College of Nursing Ranks 43rd in Nation in U.S. News & World Report’s List of Best BSN Programs
U.S. News and World Report ranked the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) among the top 50 undergraduate nursing programs for 2022.
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Finding Faith in Caregiving
Margaret Booker always knew she’d become a caregiver in some capacity. Even as a little girl, she had a gift for recognizing when people needed help. But she never fathomed that she’d become a caregiver at such a young age for her husband, Mike. He was just 54 years old when he was diagnosed early…
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November 17, 2021
Epileptologist Harshad Ladha, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Neurology
Harshad Ladha, M.D., an epileptologist, recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology. Ladha comes to UAMS from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a clinical neurophysiology fellow and then an epilepsy fellow. Earlier,…
November 16, 2021
Epilepsy Experts Share Updates on Condition during UAMS Symposium
Six multidisciplinary experts on epilepsy shared the latest updates on the neurological condition that affects over 65 million people worldwide, including 3.4 million in the United States, in a virtual epilepsy symposium hosted Nov. 6 by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Third Annual Epilepsy Symposium consisted of segments focused on pediatric…
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Pioneering Researcher Returns to UAMS Myeloma Center
John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., Ph.D., has rejoined the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a principal staff scientist and professor of medicine. “It feels great to be back,” said Shaughnessy, whose research is focused on developing new targeted therapies for multiple myeloma,…
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November 15, 2021
UAMS Receives $18.9 Million NIH Award to Address Health Disparities
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $18.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support new research and interventions that will focus on reducing cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities among people who live in rural areas and African American populations across Arkansas. The five-year award from…
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UAMS Biostatistics Contributes to Groundbreaking ANCHOR Study
The UAMS Department of Biostatistics played a key role in a successful national clinical trial to treat anal cancer in persons living with HIV. Jeannette Y. Lee, Ph.D., UAMS biostatistics professor and biostatistics leader for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, served as the statistical center director for the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI)…
November 12, 2021
Son’s Memory, Love for Community Reasons for Substantial Gift to El Dorado Regional Campus
The UAMS El Dorado Regional Campus continues to build momentum through generous philanthropy, thanks to a recent gift from Robert C. Nolan. Nolan, former chair of Deltic Timber, managing member of Munoco Company L.C. and an El Dorado resident, made the gift in honor of his son, the late Justin M. Nolan, Ph.D., an accomplished…
November 11, 2021
UAMS Honors Student and Employee Veterans
Nov. 10, 2021 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) paid tribute to those who serve or have served in a ceremony at the flagpole in front of the I. Dodd Wilson Building on Nov. 10.
November 10, 2021
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