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December 9, 2019

Students See Career Possibilities at Community Scientist Academy

David Robinson

Amari Doss joined her classmates to present their posters to graduation attendees and other visitors.

High school student Kaniya Lawson was excited to learn that research could be part of her possible career as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She was among the 24 Little Rock School District students who graduated from the fall 2019 UAMS Translational Research Institute’s  Community Scientist Academy. “They had actual researchers come in and show us…


December 5, 2019

UAMS Researcher Teresita Bellido Named ARA Scholar

Ben Boulden

Teresita Bellido, UAMS' newest ARA Scholar, second from right, talks to UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, left and Gov. Asa Hutchinson, second from left and other dignitaries before the formal ceremony recognizing her as an ARA Scholar.

UAMS’ Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., an internationally known leader in bone research, was named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar at a news conference today at the State Capitol. Bellido, who will receive $500,000 from the ARA to further her research, was presented with a certificate by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D.,…


December 2, 2019

UAMS-Backed Program Offers Lactation Services for Imprisoned Mothers

Katrina Dupins

Growing Together

Thanks in part to UAMS Health, the Arkansas Department of Corrections recently dedicated a room for new mothers to pump and breastfeed at the J. Aaron Hawkins Sr. Center, a medium-security prison in Wrightsville. It is part of a program called Growing Together that works to support the needs of incarcerated women who are pregnant…


November 22, 2019

UAMS’ Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Pay it Forward

David Robinson

Laurie Hughes, M.D., (right) a retired orthopaedic surgeon, assists female high school students as they make repairs to simulated bones and joints.

Thirty-five high school girls from across Arkansas spent a recent Saturday at UAMS wielding power tools. They drilled, sawed and hammered simulated bones (sawbones) in sessions that included casting, suturing, and repairing broken bones, torn knee ligaments and rotator cuffs. As part of the Perry Outreach Program, the students, selected from about 100 applicants based…


November 20, 2019

UAMS Breaks Ground on a more than $150 Million Energy Project at Main Campus

Ben Boulden

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, left, speaks at the start of the groundbreaking ceremony for a $150 million energy project as UA Board of Trustees Chair John Goodson, Christina Clark, UAMS chief operating officer and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. wait to address attendees.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground today in a ceremony marking the start of a more than $150 million energy project, including a new $49 million electrical power plant. The project is being paid for by a bond issue approved this year by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. Shovels…


November 15, 2019

Caucus Celebrates 30 Years of Women Faculty in Research

News Staff

Dr. Davidson by gesturing by poster

The Women’s Faculty Development Caucus celebrated 30 years by turning a spotlight on women in research at UAMS, while also setting new goals to ensure that progress continues.


November 13, 2019

UAMS Scientist Shows Brain Sugar Malfunction in Alzheimer’s, Gains National Attention

News Staff

Dr. Barger in lab

Steven Barger, Ph.D. — a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) — has entered the national spotlight for showing how the mechanism that brings sugar to the brain malfunctions in people with Alzheimer’s disease, highlighting a potential target for treatment. The study also explains why Alzheimer’s can mimic the symptoms of…


November 12, 2019

UAMS Celebrates Veterans with Luncheon, Care Packages

Spencer Watson

Veterans, now serving in the UAMS Police Department, served as the color guard for a flag ceremony to open the Veterans Day luncheon.

Dozens of veterans and active duty members representing all five major branches of the U.S. Armed Forces — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard — attended a luncheon as part of a month of ongoing events to celebrate employees and students at UAMS who serve. “Today we honor our UAMS employees and…


November 6, 2019

UAMS Receives Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Program

Spencer Watson

The UAMS College of Nursing has been accredited to educate nurse anesthetists. Jason McDonald and Taronda Calvin are two CRNAs already working at UAMS.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) College of Nursing has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs to educate nurse anesthetists. “Creating a nurse anesthesia program fits within UAMS’s larger strategic goals of embracing innovative programs and new approaches to train tomorrow’s health care workforce and improve health…


November 4, 2019

New Exhibit Celebrates 140th Anniversary of UAMS

Spencer Watson

A new exhibit from the UAMS Historical Research Center celebrating the 140th anniversary of UAMS has been installed near the College of Medicine administrative offices.

Turning 140 years old means having a lot of history to celebrate. That history is the focus of a new exhibit composed by the UAMS Historical Research Center on display across from the College of Medicine administrative offices on the first floor of the Central Building. Those who researched, curated and installed the display said…



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