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November 22, 2021

UAMS Researchers Receive $1.5 Million to Study Impact of Maternal Diabetes on Fetal Neurodevelopment

David Robinson

Members of the interdisciplinary research team include, (l-r): Heather Moody, RN, Eric Siegel, M.S., Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D., Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., Shannon Rose, Ph.D., Luis Mercado, Ph.D., Diana Escalona-Vargas, Ph.D., and Debopam Samanta, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK —Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hope to gain important insights about fetal neurodevelopment in a new study with diabetic pregnant mothers. Funded by a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first study of its kind will use advanced fetal monitoring techniques and…

November 18, 2021

UAMS College of Nursing Ranks 43rd in Nation in U.S. News & World Report’s List of Best BSN Programs

Kalee Sexton

UAMS BSN program named one of best in the nation.

U.S. News and World Report ranked the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) among the top 50 undergraduate nursing programs for 2022.

November 15, 2021

UAMS Receives $18.9 Million NIH Award to Address Health Disparities

David Robinson

Members of the research team include, (back row, l-r) Keneshia Bryant-Moore, Ph.D., FNP-BC, RN, Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., Carol Cornell, Ph.D., Linda Luster and Christina Hamilton; (front) Elizabeth Taylor, Theresa Prewitt, Dr.P.H., and Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D. Pictured separately are, from top: Mark Williams, Ph.D., Chris Long, Ph.D., and Mignonne Guy, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University).

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $18.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support new research and interventions that will focus on reducing cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities among people who live in rural areas and African American populations across Arkansas. The five-year award from…

November 8, 2021

UAMS, Arkansas Children’s to Offer Pediatric COVID Vaccines

Linda Satter

the UAMS Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock.

Beginning Nov. 9, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s will offer pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 at the UAMS Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock.

November 4, 2021

UAMS Receives Full Accreditation, Area of Distinction for its Human Research Protection Program

David Robinson

Edith Paal, M.S.Journ., MPH, is director of the UAMS Institutional Review Board (IRB), and Allen Sherman, Ph.D., is the board chair. The IRB reviews all research to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of the people who are participating.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Human Research Protection Program was fully accredited recently for another five years by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). UAMS became one of the first 25 institutions in the United States to receive the accreditation in 2005 and has maintained it since…

November 1, 2021

NIH Awards $13.8 Million to Test UAMS-Discovered Drug for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Treatment

David Robinson

UAMS’ Brooks Gentry, M.D., is leading the study of what could become the first monoclonal antibody treatment for methamphetamine use disorder and overdose.

A drug discovered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to counter the effects of methamphetamine will be tested in a phase 2 clinical trial as the only potential treatment of its kind for methamphetamine use disorder.

October 28, 2021

UAMS Researchers See 12% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2021

David Robinson

As UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., oversees the institution's research enterprise.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2% this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. It is the second consecutive year with double-digit increases in research funding that comes from…

October 26, 2021

NCI Grant Supporting UAMS Research to Improve Cancer Treatment for Patients Lacking Good Gut Bacteria

David Robinson

UAMS’ Ruud P.M. Dings, Ph.D., hopes to improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients with an absence of good gut bacteria.

LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team will use a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to study promising new ways to improve the effectiveness of a common cancer treatment for patients lacking beneficial gut bacteria. The five-year, nearly $2 million grant is led by Ruud P.M. Dings, Ph.D., M.Sc., an…

October 19, 2021

UAMS Named Top 10% in Nation for Joint Replacement

Yavonda Chase

UAMS ranks among the top 10% in the nation for joint replacement surgery for the second year in a row, according to Healthgrades. UAMS also received the Joint Replacement Excellence Award.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranks among the top 10% in the nation for joint replacement surgery for the second year in a row, according to Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.

October 14, 2021

UAMS Celebrates Completion of New, $50 Million Electrical Power Plant at Little Rock Campus

Ben Boulden

Chancellor Cam Patterson, right, shares a thumbs-up moment with Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. after the mayor turned on one of the generators in the new power plant at the conclusion of the formal opening of the facility.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today celebrated the completion of a new $50 million electrical power plant on the east side of its Little Rock campus.


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