Featured Announcements
September 9, 2021
UAMS Research Team Finds Potential Cause of COVID-19 ‘Long-haulers’
LITTLE ROCK — A UAMS research team has identified a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to as long-haulers. The findings were published in the journal, The Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE). At the heart of the team’s findings is an antibody that shows up weeks after an…
September 2, 2021
Ethel Brickey Hicks Charitable Corporation Gives UAMS $1 Million to Create College of Medicine Scholarship
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1 million gift from the Ethel Brickey Hicks Charitable Corporation to create a scholarship in the College of Medicine. “Scholarships are crucial in our efforts to attract the very best students to UAMS and, ultimately, produce outstanding physicians for Arkansas communities…
September 1, 2021
UAMS’ AR-Connect to Provide Mental Health Care to Those Displaced by Hurricane Ida
LITTLE ROCK — AR-Connect, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program that provides mental health care via live video, is offering its services to Gulf Coast natives forced to relocate to Arkansas due to the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ida.
August 30, 2021
New UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center Opens in North Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK — The first UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center is now open on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, bringing the full spectrum of cancer research, diagnostic and treatment services available at UAMS’ Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to more Arkansans.
August 25, 2021
NIH Awards UAMS’ Nakagawa $3.6 Million to Expand HPV Cancer Vaccine Study
Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
August 23, 2021
UAMS Researchers Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Create Phone App to Prevent Opioid Use Relapse
LITTLE ROCK — A team of UAMS research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the relapse rate in people with opioid use disorder.
August 19, 2021
UAMS Researcher Leading $3.1 Million Preschool Intervention to Reduce Obesity and Cancer in Arkansas, Louisiana
UAMS is leading a major new effort to reduce cancer by addressing eating habits in early childcare and education settings. The project, led by UAMS’ Taren Swindle, Ph.D., will reach about 5,000 children and 500 teachers across Arkansas and Louisiana.
August 11, 2021
College of Pharmacy Welcomes Students to NCPA Foundation-UAMS Pharmacy Ownership & Leadership Academy
The UAMS College of Pharmacy hosted its third NCPA Foundation-UAMS Pharmacy Ownership & Leadership Academy on the Little Rock campus with 29 fully vaccinated students from 19 states.
August 10, 2021
UAMS Research Sheds Light on Vaccine Hesitancy in Arkansas
Researchers at UAMS have found that trust in vaccines, fear of infection, and race or ethnicity play a large role in whether or not people will get a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when looking at socio-demographic factors.
August 4, 2021
First Virtual Pharmacy Camp Casts Wide Net, Sees Highest Participation
Normally offered only to high school juniors and seniors, the UAMS College of Pharmacy hosted its 14th Pharmacy Camp in June and welcomed all high school students in grades 9-12 for the first time.
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