Sept. 8, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Bariatric and general surgeons Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., and James “J.J.” Tucker, M.D., are joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective Oct. 1, and will see patients at the health system’s newly acquired hospital in Bryant.
Sept. 4, 2026 | Chris Seab has come a long way since his myeloma diagnosis, and the future looks better every day.
Sept. 3, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1 million estate gift pledge from Jeannette “Jan” M. Shorey II, M.D., former associate provost for faculty, and Lindsay McFaddin Thomas to the UAMS College of Medicine to create the Shorey Family College of Medicine Scholarship. “For many decades, UAMS has been...
Sept. 2, 2026 | White coats symbolize the beginning of a long journey for new pharmacy students, which can carry a lot of emotional weight. The UAMS College of Pharmacy’s incoming Class of 2030 didn’t show any nerves, though, as they donned their coats for the first time. The ceremony was held Friday, Aug. 28, at the Connor Performing...
Aug. 28, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) Program’s Class of 2026 students celebrated the completion of their degrees in a valediction ceremony.
Aug. 27, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received nearly $12 million in funding under the THRIVE and PACT initiatives of the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Aug. 27, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded 12 grants totaling $313,500 at the annual Chancellor’s Circle Grant Awards ceremony held Aug. 24 at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum.
Sept. 4, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is recruiting candidates experiencing symptomatic blood pressure instability following chronic spinal cord injury for a worldwide clinical study involving a new medical device intended to manage the instability.
Sept. 3, 2026 | UAMS Schmieding Kids First in Springdale has a new leader. Jennifer Ivy has stepped into the role of director, bringing nearly a decade of experience with the Kids First program and a career-long passion for early childhood development.
Sept. 2, 2026 | The rapid expansion of Arkansas’ doula workforce is playing a vital role in improving maternal and infant health outcomes across the state, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.
Sept. 4, 2026 | The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program in the U.S. Department of Defense recently recognized Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., with the Patriotic Employer Award.
Sept. 1, 2026 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host Girlology® on Sept. 20 to help girls face puberty with greater confidence. Girlology® will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. at Asbell Elementary School, 1500 N. Sang Ave., in Fayetteville.
Aug. 31, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Namrata Dogra, M.D., and Benjamin Frazier, M.D., as new physicians at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
Aug. 27, 2026 | These programs were first broadcast the week of August 31, 2026.
Sept. 1, 2026 | Benjamin Momo Kadia, a doctoral student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health epidemiology program, was part of a guest editorial team for a study that focused on youth stunting.
Aug. 31, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute recently received a $25,000 donation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) Auxiliary to support cancer research. As Arkansas’ only academic cancer center, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute supports groundbreaking research in cancer biology, prevention and population...
Aug. 28, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently celebrated researchers and their discoveries at BioVentures Innovation Day, which showed that innovation can take many forms, and celebrated the teams of experts that help make it all possible.
Aug. 26, 2026 | The Barbershop Talk “Sweat the Stress Away Wellness Challenge,” gave Arkansans a fun, competitive opportunity to get up and get active.