Oct. 29, 2026 | Eighty-one University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) students learned how to reverse an opioid overdose Monday during a hands-on naloxone training in the UAMS Library’s Active Learning Center.
Oct. 28, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received recognition as a 2026 Digital Health Most Wired organization from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was the only Arkansas healthcare organization on the list.
Oct. 27, 2026 | A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was recently published in Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, for a promising discovery that may lead to more effective cancer immunotherapies.
Oct. 23, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute announced today the arrival of Arkansas’ first lung cancer screening vans and the launch of an unprecedented statewide effort to reduce the state’s leading cause of cancer death.
Oct. 22, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1 million estate gift from Penni and Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., professor emeritus and former chair of the UAMS Department of Pediatrics, to create the Richard and Margaret Revocable Trust to support the UAMS College of Medicine’s scholarship program.
Oct. 21, 2026 | October is officially Walk & Roll Month, and Tristan Hill from the City of Springdale read the proclamation to get things rolling on Oct. 8.
Oct. 15, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) raised $672,528 during its ninth annual Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising event to raise critical funds that will be used to advance the institution’s mission and support work that is improving the health of all Arkansans.
Oct. 29, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $100,000 gift from Robert and Rebecca Foster to create The Emma Virginia and Milous Campbell Endowed Fund for Excellence supporting the highest priorities of the UAMS North Central Regional Campus’ medical education program in Batesville, Arkansas.
Oct. 28, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained noninvasive cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology.
Oct. 27, 2026 | The Go Baby Go project in Northwest Arkansas recently completed its third year. The program provides modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility challenges, and it continues to grow its reach and refine its approach.
Oct. 29, 2026 | Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D., a professor of audiology in the College of Health Professions’ Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology with a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, recently was named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
Oct. 27, 2026 | For the third consecutive time, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) has recognized the College of Health Professions Department of Respiratory Care program with its Apex Designation for 2027-2028.
Oct. 26, 2026 | Two radiation oncologists, Hershel Garner, M.D., J.D., and Uwajah Uzomah, M.D., MPH, have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and are seeing patients at the UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center.
Oct. 22, 2026 | As the healthcare industry works to keep pace with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), there have been growing concerns about balancing ethical and responsible use with the speed and efficiency it brings. The third annual Innovations in Artificial Intelligence Conference, recently held at UAMS, included speakers who tackled these issues head-on.
Oct. 29, 2026 | Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., chair, professor, and program director in the College of Health Professions’ Department of Laboratory Sciences, has been selected as president-elect of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
Oct. 26, 2026 | Timothy Langford, M.D., professor and chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Urology, was one of three Arkansas State University alumni recognized during a halftime presentation Oct. 24 at the university’s homecoming football game in Jonesboro.
Oct. 23, 2026 | Daniel McFarland embraces the opportunity to help the masses through his role as chief operating officer for Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Oct. 21, 2026 | Timothy Baty, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medical Center in Batesville, where he will provide comprehensive primary care services for patients of all ages.