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UAMS Receives $1.5 Million NCI Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Innovators
UAMS has received a $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant to launch CADET, a new graduate-level certificate program that trains scientists to commercialize cancer-related technologies.
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November 24, 2025
Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Presented with Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation Award
Joycelyn Elders, M.D., the 15th United States surgeon general and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor emeritus of pediatrics and distinguished professor of public health, recently received a major honor.
November 21, 2025
UAMS Designated Center of Excellence for Second Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated a Center of Excellence for implantation of the Coloplast Titan Inflatable Penile Prosthesis for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). In a brief Nov. 12 ceremony at the UAMS Health Urology Clinic in the Premier Medical Plaza in Little Rock, Coloplast representative Tyler Schwaller presented…
UAMS Invests Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., in Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine, in the Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology during a Nov. 6 ceremony. “I want to extend my gratitude to the people…
Thanksgiving Holiday
These programs were first broadcast the week of November 24, 2025.
November 20, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Host Town Hall on Clinical Trials in Monticello on Dec. 2
The public is invited to a town hall meeting about cancer clinical trials at noon Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Monticello Branch Library, 114 W. Jefferson Ave., in Monticello, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is hosting the free event to share information with area residents about…
GoldBug Gives $100,000 to Create Fund Supporting Maternal Health Training
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $100,000 gift from GoldBug, a Denver-based company specializing in products for babies and young children, to create the Doula and Lactation Training Program Fund in the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation. “I am grateful for Goldbug’s commitment to UAMS as we…
UAMS Program Stokes High School Students’ Interest in Health Careers
More than 1,100 high school students from dozens of schools across the state took part in the latest virtual Find Your Future in Health Care event, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program that offers a closer look at a variety of health careers.
November 19, 2025
College of Pharmacy Faculty, Students and Alumni Recognized with National Awards
The National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) recognized students, faculty and alumni of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy with individual and group awards at its annual national convention, held Oct. 18-21 in New Orleans.
Council for Regional Health Education Gift to UAMS Creates Endowed Fund to Support Southwest Arkansas Residencies
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $75,000 gift from the Council for Regional Health Education to establish the Senator C. Wayne Dowd Endowed Excellence Fund in Family Medicine to support the Family Medicine Residency Program at the UAMS Southwest Regional Campus in Texarkana, Arkansas. “I want to extend…
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