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UAMS Postdoc Competes on Global Stage with Lifesaving Technology
Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his business startup team, PulseArk Technologies, reached the semifinals and earned a Best Presentation Award in the Bangkok Business Challenge, one of the world’s leading student startup competitions. Palfrey is a third-year postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of John…
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June 18, 2025
Kari Weber, Ph.D., MHS, Grateful for Her Path to Becoming a Public Health Professional
Kari Weber, Ph.D., MHS, is an assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Whenever she reflects on her route to obtaining a career in public health, Weber is filled with gratitude. “I’ve learned to love people,” she said. “I think everyone…
June 17, 2025
UAMS Names Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, Vice Chancellor of the Division of People and Culture
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, the vice chancellor for the Division of People and Culture, effective June 16. Gittens has been serving as interim vice chancellor since March 14, while continuing to lead the Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships. “With more than 11,000 employees,…
UAMS Performs Groundbreaking Epilepsy Surgery as Part of FDA-Approved Clinical Trial
LITTLE ROCK — Surgeons from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have performed the first transplantation in Arkansas of interneuron cell therapy, called NRTX-1001, into a patient with non-lesional epilepsy as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial under way at multiple locations across the United States. Four months later, the 33-year-old patient, who…
June 16, 2025
Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research
When Don Tackett learned that he had prostate cancer, his first call was to his son, Alan. “It was difficult to hear,” said Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a leading UAMS cancer researcher whose life’s work collided with his father’s health that day. “I’m used to researching cancer, but not my father being a cancer patient,” said…
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June 13, 2025
UAMS Mourns Death of Famed Neurosurgeon M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D.
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was saddened to learn of the June 11 death of M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in neurosurgery who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern Microneurosurgery.”
Dental Hygiene Students Achieve 100% Clinical Board Pass Rate for Fourth Consecutive Year
Graduates of the Department of Dental Hygiene in May achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the clinical board exam for the fourth year in a row.
Providers, Family and Friends Play Crucial Role in Vaccine Decisions, UAMS Researchers Find
Health care providers, along with family and friends, can play a large part in a parent’s decision to vaccinate their children, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.
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Three New Faculty Members Join College of Pharmacy
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has added three new members to its faculty: Jessica Binz, Pharm.D., Morgan Streett, Pharm.D., and Michelle Hernandez, Pharm.D. Jessica Binz, Pharm.D. Binz rejoins the faculty as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice. Previously she was on faculty from 2015-2023 before spending two years with…
June 11, 2025
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