Christy Bell, Dean Stowe and John Vinson
College of Pharmacy

Third-Year Pharmacy Students Receive Pins, Ready for Patient Care

May 6, 2026 | A total of 91 third-year students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy received commemorative pins in split ceremonies held April 10 in Fayetteville and April 24 in Little Rock. The annual tradition recognizes the symbolic transition from classroom instruction to patient care as students enter their final year of pharmacy school.

Benjamin Waldrum
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Medical News

UAMS Now Offering Histotripsy, a Noninvasive Treatment for Liver Tumors

May 5, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now offering, for the first time in Arkansas, a noninvasive treatment option for some patients with liver tumors. Called histotripsy, the procedure uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy tumors without surgery, radiation, or incisions. “With this technology, our specially trained doctors can target and destroy one...

Linda Satter
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Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

Volunteer Lifts Spirits of Caregivers, Patients at Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

May 1, 2026 | When Susie Whittington stepped into the role of caregiver for an ailing adult son, she initially didn’t realize how challenging and rewarding this new chapter of her life would turn out to be. “When I first started, I didn’t know what to expect,” said Whittington, a patient and volunteer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynold Institute on Aging.

Chris Carmody
Radiation Oncology Center
News Release

UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Receives $200,000 Grant from Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation

April 30, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 grant from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation to support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Radiation Oncology Center. The grant will go to the purchase and installation of the Brainlab ExacTrac Dynamic System. The medical equipment and software combine surface and...

Andrew Vogler
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Medical News

UAMS Health Urology Center Named Center of Excellence for Treatment of Severe Male Stress Incontinence

April 28, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first provider in Arkansas to receive a Center of Excellence designation for implantation of the AMS 800, a device that treats severe male stress incontinence caused by prostate cancer treatments. Brian Langford, M.D., a urologist at the UAMS Health Urology Center at Premier Medical...

Linda Satter

University News

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Dacre Stoker Tells UAMS Audience About Medical Influences that Shaped ‘Dracula’

May 6, 2026 | Back in the 1890s when Bram Stoker was writing “Dracula,” he didn’t rely solely on his own imagination to come up with a storyline that would intrigue generations of readers and filmmakers to this day. His great-grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, a native Canadian who lives in Aiken, South Carolina, recently spoke to a large audience at...

Linda Satter
Amit Tiwari, Ph.D.

Amit Tiwari, Ph.D., Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows

May 5, 2026 | The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) recently inducted Amit Tiwari, Ph.D., associate dean of research and graduate studies for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, into its prestigious College of Fellows.

Benjamin Waldrum
Members of the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation conduct a ribbon cutting for a smart food locker.

UAMS Researchers Find that Smart Food Lockers Expand Access to Healthy Food in Arkansas

May 4, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Using smart food locker technology is an innovative and promising approach to addressing food insecurity in Arkansas, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation. Food insecurity, defined as the limited or uncertain access to enough nutritious food, continues to affect communities across Arkansas...

David Wise

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Laura Hanson, MVP for May 2026
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Laura Hanson

May 4, 2026 | Meet Laura Hanson, the university’s MVP for May, is a radiation safety officer in Institutional Support Services. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Read what her nominator said: Laura demonstrates a strong commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment...

Ben Boulden
Hillary Williams, M.D., discusses the use of dietary supplements to help with Parkinson's symptoms.
Medical News

UAMS Experts Discuss Complementary Therapies, Exercise, Research at Parkinson’s Symposium

April 29, 2026 | While she’s open to Parkinson’s disease patients using dietary supplements alongside conventional medicine to ease their symptoms, neurologist Hillary Williams, M.D., a movement disorders specialist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), encourages patients and their caregivers to have “a little bit of healthy suspicion” about claims made by the makers of some...

Linda Satter
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Research

Research Day Showcases Translational Science’s Impact in Arkansas

April 28, 2026 | The Translational Research Institute’s fifth annual Research Day highlighted the pivotal role of translational science in Arkansas, showcasing research presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session focused on scientific impact. A keynote presentation was delivered by Barry Coller, M.D., the David Rockefeller Professor of Medicine and head of the Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of...

Shea Stewart
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UAMS News

UAMS Pre-Health Conference Connects Students to Medical Career Paths

April 29, 2026 | College students exploring health care careers recently gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Undergraduate Pre-Health Conference, gleaning next-step advice from five UAMS college and graduate school representatives and a panel of current UAMS students. The conference was hosted by UAMS Regional Campuses on April 17 to help build a pipeline of...

Andrea Hooten

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