Canopy NWA

August 14, 2025

Bridging Worlds: UAMS Students Empower Refugee Families Through Canopy

David Wise

Photo of Caroline Geels with Canopy NWA staff and refugee families

    By Ella Trelfa Two newly graduated students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus found time during their studies to help refugee families adjust to their new lives in Northwest Arkansas. Through their volunteer work with Canopy NWA, Caroline Geels and Megan Crouser, both of whom graduated in…

March 12, 2020

UAMS Pharmacy Students Help Refugees Navigate Pharmacies

David Wise

NWA Pharmacy Students

As part of resettlement efforts for newly arrived refugees, pharmacy students from the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus recently gave tours of two local pharmacies to refugees in Washington County. Students also provided gift bags of thermometers, toiletries and other basic essentials.