by - April 12, 2021 12:54 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences broke ground Monday (April 12) in Little Rock on construction of an $85 million surgical hospital, which is expected to be complete by…
by - March 18, 2021 10:52 am
A five-year, $1.47 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA. Leung’s…
by - March 16, 2021 10:25 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will seek approval Wednesday (March 17) to build an $85 million orthopedic and sports medicine facility in Northwest Arkansas. Consideration of the…
by - March 13, 2021 12:32 pm
A satellite clinic for UAMS Health’s kidney and liver transplant patients living in northeast Arkansas opened Friday (March 12) at UAMS’ Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro. Post-transplant follow-up care will…
by - March 10, 2021 10:04 am
Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million to help combat the disease, it said Wednesday (March…
by - March 8, 2021 1:06 pm
Susan S. Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., has been named executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective June 1. She…
by - February 24, 2021 3:20 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently received $3 million from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate facilities across the state providing medication-assisted treatment to opioid…
by - February 15, 2021 9:48 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center has a received a $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program…
by - December 30, 2020 4:39 pm
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson said the Little Rock hospital is adding new emergency department space in an adjacent parking deck and may double up…
by - December 3, 2020 1:23 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing received a commitment of $500,000 from Michael Carter, D.N.Sc., D.N.P., and Sarah Carter, M.D., to create the Dr. Elois…
by - November 18, 2020 9:09 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $2.83 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to train and retain primary care…
by - November 12, 2020 12:37 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Thursday (Nov. 12) that it has received a $500,000 gift to support the creation of a new regional campus in El…
by - October 30, 2020 1:51 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a step closer to significantly increasing its footprint in Arkansas’ fastest-growing region. The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees met…
by - October 23, 2020 3:19 pm
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) seroprevalence study shows that 3.5% of Arkansans have had COVID-19, roughly the same percentage of population of the 104,135 known cumulative cases…
by - October 20, 2020 4:06 pm
A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how physical activity improves bone…
by - October 13, 2020 8:38 pm
A first-of-its-kind study by UAMS will test whether deliveries of healthy food, along with recipes and education materials, can help reduce type 2 diabetes among food-insecure rural Arkansans. The National…
by - September 15, 2020 4:41 pm
The good news is long-term projections for COVID-19 cases in Arkansas is down from previous reports. The bad news is there remains “significant growth” in new cases and deaths, according…
by - September 1, 2020 2:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Digital Health & Innovation announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) a four-year $3.8 million grant from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration…
by - August 26, 2020 8:49 am
The National Institutes of Health awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences a $10.6 million grant for biomedical research, the school announced Wednesday (Aug. 26). UAMS said the money…
by - August 20, 2020 7:55 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) raised more than $41.5 million for fiscal 2020 ending June 30, more than double the fundraising total for last year. Angela Wimmer,…
