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UAMS Receives Nearly $2.2 Million Federal Grant to Study Immune Response to Eye Disease
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a five-year, nearly $2.2 million federal grant to study how modulating the body’s immune response may potentially benefit patients with certain eye diseases. The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded the grant to a laboratory led by Abdel Fouda, Ph.D., an assistant professor in…
September 18, 2024
College of Pharmacy Class of 2028 Dons White Coats in Ceremony
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2028 received their white coats at a ceremony held Friday, Sept. 6, in Little Rock, marking the beginning of their journey as student-pharmacists. The annual ceremony recognizes incoming pharmacy students’ commitment to the profession and their transition into pharmacy school. This year’s…
September 17, 2024
UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4 Million Federal Grant
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive up to $2.4 million over the next four years to test prevention strategies for reducing high rates of maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will fund a combination…
Hematologist Alan Baltz, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Alan Baltz, M.D., has joined the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where he treats patients with blood cancers and other hematological disorders. “The need for hematology and oncology care has never been greater,” said Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., MBA, chief clinical officer…
September 16, 2024
College of Health Professions Celebrates Students, Donors at Scholarship Reception
The UAMS College of Health Professions brought together and celebrated both the students who recently received scholarships and many of the donors who support them. At the Sept. 5 reception, College of Health Professions Dean Susan Long, Ed.D., said the average debt of an in-state undergraduate student is $35,000, while an in-state graduate student’s debt…
Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology Students Don White Coats in Ceremony
UAMS College of Health Professions Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology students slipped their arms into the sleeves of their white coats for the first time and celebrated the beginning of their postgraduate studies.
September 12, 2024
Anonymous Donors Give UAMS $9.7 Million During 2024 Fiscal Year
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received $9.7 million through anonymous gifts in the 2024 fiscal year, supporting several UAMS programs throughout Arkansas. “During the 2024 fiscal year, one of UAMS’ highest fundraising years, we received several significant anonymous gifts that support a variety of programs in many parts of…
College of Public Health Alumna Inspired by an Important Principle
Rebecca Raciborski, Ph.D., is a research health scientist for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). An alumna of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Raciborski serves as the lead of the Methods Core at VA’s Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research. Among her…
September 11, 2024
UAMS Receives $5 Million to Reduce Infant Mortality Rates
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5 million Congressional appropriation to coordinate efforts across the state to reduce infant mortality. Nirvana Manning, M.D., professor and chair of the UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, said the funding, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will…
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