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An up-close shot of a woman wearing an I Gave Birth bracelet and holding an infant.

College of Medicine

UAMS’ Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health Making Inroads, Pushing Forward

Oct. 30, 2026 | | A lot has happened in the world of maternal and infant health in Arkansas since early 2025, when the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began implementing plans to reduce the state’s high rates of maternal and infant mortality. The center was created with...

Linda Satter

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin discusses the need to educate Arkansas’ young people about the dangers of opioids.

University News

UAMS Students Receive Training on Preventing Opioid Overdose

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.

Tim Taylor

News Release

UAMS Earns ‘Most Wired’ Designation from CHIME for Technology and Innovation

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.

Benjamin Waldrum

College of Medicine

UAMS Cancer Institute Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Findings in Prestigious Scientific Journal

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.

Katie Fite

News Release

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Unveils State’s First Lung Screening Fleet

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.

Katie Fite

College of Medicine

Penni and Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., Gift $1 Million to Support Scholarships in UAMS College of Medicine

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.

Andrew Vogler

Students and parents get ready to participate in the annual Walk and Roll event in Springdale that encourages kids to walk or ride their bikes to school.

Featured

Walk & Roll Brings Springdale Community Together to Promote Health, Safety

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.

David Wise

University News

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (left) reminisces about his longtime friendship with James Suen, M.D., (center) as Brennan Suen and Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., listen.

UAMS Celebrates James Y. Suen, M.D., at Last Lecture

Oct. 30, 2026 | A huge crowd turned out Oct. 29 to witness an emotional Last Lecture delivered by James Suen, M.D., a renowned head and neck surgeon who recently stopped seeing patients after 50 years after being diagnosed with cancer.

Linda Satter

Clawson Leads Project Designed to Prevent Youth Nicotine Use in Rural Arkansas

Oct. 30, 2026 | Ashley Clawson, Ph.D., faculty in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has a goal to help improve the health of Arkansas’ families through addressing youth nicotine use.

Kev' Moye

Robert and Rebecca Foster Give $100,000 to UAMS North Central Campus to Create Endowed Fund

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.

Andrew Vogler

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Team UAMS at the 2025 Parkinsonism Walk.

News Release

UAMS Hosts Parkinsonism Walk Nov. 7 at Little Rock Zoo

Oct. 30, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting its second Parkinsonism Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Little Rock Zoo.

Linda Satter

College of Health Professions

Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., Named President-Elect of NAACLS

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).

Ben Boulden

College of Health Professions

Respiratory Care Department Earns Apex Designation

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.

Ben Boulden

Tim Langford, M.D., and his wife, Terri, with UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., and his wife, Tanya, pose together in front of an A State backdrop after the ceremony.

College of Medicine

Timothy Langford, M.D., Receives Distinguished Alumni Honor from Arkansas State

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.

Linda Satter

College of Health Professions

Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D., Named a Fellow of ASHA

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).

Ben Boulden

side by side white coat portraits of Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., left, and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D.,

College of Medicine

Cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., Join UAMS Health

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.

Linda Satter

One of the kids who received a Go Baby Go car drives toward the mini 7Brew drive thru replica that was built for the distribution event.

Northwest Regional Campus

UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Marks Third Year of Getting Kids Moving

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.

David Wise

College of Medicine

Radiation Oncologists Hershel Garner, J.D., M.D., Uwajah Uzomah, M.D., MPH, Join UAMS

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.

UAMS’ Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health Making Inroads, Pushing Forward

UAMS Students Receive Training on Preventing Opioid Overdose

UAMS Earns ‘Most Wired’ Designation from CHIME for Technology and Innovation

UAMS Cancer Institute Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Findings in Prestigious Scientific Journal

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Unveils State’s First Lung Screening Fleet

Penni and Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., Gift $1 Million to Support Scholarships in UAMS College of Medicine

Walk & Roll Brings Springdale Community Together to Promote Health, Safety

University News

UAMS Celebrates James Y. Suen, M.D., at Last Lecture

Clawson Leads Project Designed to Prevent Youth Nicotine Use in Rural Arkansas

Robert and Rebecca Foster Give $100,000 to UAMS North Central Campus to Create Endowed Fund

More Stories

UAMS Hosts Parkinsonism Walk Nov. 7 at Little Rock Zoo

Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., Named President-Elect of NAACLS

Respiratory Care Department Earns Apex Designation

Timothy Langford, M.D., Receives Distinguished Alumni Honor from Arkansas State

Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D., Named a Fellow of ASHA

Cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., Join UAMS Health

UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Marks Third Year of Getting Kids Moving

Radiation Oncologists Hershel Garner, J.D., M.D., Uwajah Uzomah, M.D., MPH, Join UAMS

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