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,…
by - August 4, 2020 5:10 pm
Updated COVID-19 modeling posted Tuesday (Aug. 4) by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences predicts Arkansas will have 52,400 known community cases by Aug. 10, meaning the state will…
by - July 21, 2020 9:19 am
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has added 12 oncologists to its staff. “We are in a period of significant growth at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and…
by - July 16, 2020 2:55 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) opened a second Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine office in Northwest Arkansas on Thursday (July 16). The new location is at 519 Latham…
by - July 12, 2020 10:20 am
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson has been through a health crisis before. When he was entering the medical field in the late 80’s, the country was awakening to the HIV…
by - June 30, 2020 10:25 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to help the state establish a cyberinfrastructure platform that will improve on Arkansas’ existing data…
by - June 25, 2020 2:57 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Thursday (June 25) it has developed and is using high-accuracy antibody testing to determine the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Arkansas…
by - May 27, 2020 2:51 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand partnerships with local school districts to implement a school nutrition enrichment program in Northwest Arkansas to provide healthier food choices…
by - May 6, 2020 12:38 pm
A five-year grant of more than $1.86 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will fund research aimed at reducing long-term…
by - April 10, 2020 10:33 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Friday (April 10) that Dr. Michael Macechko will be the new program director for its family medicine residency program in Northwest…
by - March 26, 2020 2:40 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Thursday (March 26) 10 new family medicine resident physicians and one new sports medicine fellow. The family medicine residents are: Jovan…
by - March 22, 2020 10:18 am
When UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson was in medical school and in his early career, he witnessed a catastrophic health care pandemic similar to today’s coronavirus outbreak. It was HIV,…
