UAMS Using $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Bacterium that Causes Tick-borne...
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a new federal grant to study genetic systems of the bacterium that causes tick-borne relapsing fever to...
View ArticleThree Grants Aiding UAMS-Based Program’s Efforts to Expand Research in Arkansas
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-based program will use $614,117 from three recent grants to expand biomedical research in Arkansas. The three grants are administrative supplements...
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Hands-on Program at UAMS Encourages Young Women to Consider Orthopaedics as...
Thirty-five female high school students from across the state spent a recent Saturday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where they learned techniques for repairing bone...
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Graduate School Recognizes Faculty and Students at Annual Holiday Awards...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School recognized students and faculty for their achievements during the Lucy Fry receives her achievement award.Allyson Douglass...
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UAMS Researchers See 14.5% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2022
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 14.5% this past year, with $203.1 million in grants by June 30,...
View ArticleI³R, UAMS and Health Tech Industry Collaborate to Deliver Innovation for Impact
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) at the University of Arkansas is collaborating with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and health...
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UAMS Advances Health Equity with Computer-Guided Study Consent Forms
LITTLE ROCK — A new software tool developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will help researchers quickly create consent documents in plain language for their prospective...
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UAMS Researchers Produce Journal’s Top Cited, Most Downloaded Article on...
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team’s article on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been recognized by the publisher of Clinical and Translational Science for...
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UAMS Midsouth Black Expo Draws 2,100 Attendees
Among Thelma Shorter’s first stops at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Midsouth Black Expo was the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s booth offering take-home...
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Vincenzo Receives $1 Million Grant for PT Research into Falls of Older Adults
Jennifer L. Vincenzo, Ph.D., MPH, PT, recently became the first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher to receive the national Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development...
View ArticleUAMS’ Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., Receives National Award for NIH IDeA...
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., has received the W. Fred Taylor Ph.D. Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the...
View ArticleNIH, NSF Fund UAMS Study of Rapid Genomic Testing to Aid Treatment of...
LITTLE ROCK — Two national grants are helping researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) toward their goal of providing rapid, life-saving genomic information to doctors...
View ArticleUAMS Invites Public to Attend Community Scientist Academy May 5, 26
LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to attend a free, two-day Community Scientist Academy workshop at UAMS on Friday, May 5, and Friday, May 26. The academy will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each...
View ArticleUAMS’ Laura James, M.D., Re-Elected to National Science Board
LITTLE ROCK — Laura James, M.D., director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, has been elected to a second term on the national Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Board...
View ArticleUAMS, NIH Study Finds Consoling, Other Techniques Better Than Drug Therapies...
LITTLE ROCK — A groundbreaking nationwide clinical trial in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) played a key role has confirmed an effective way to wean newborns from opioid...
View ArticleChristi Madden, MPA, Named Executive Director of UAMS Translational Research...
LITTLE ROCK — Christi Madden, MPA, has joined the UAMS Translational Research Institute as its executive director. Madden, a leader with more than two decades of research programmatic management...
View ArticleAmerican Cancer Society Funds UAMS Study of ACA’s Impact on Breast Cancer...
LITTLE ROCK — An American Cancer Society grant will support a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) influence on racial disparities in the use of a...
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BioVentures Introduces New Leadership, Expanded Resources at...
The first BioVentures Commercialization Retreat drew 65 attendees to a full-day of presentations packed with helpful information and inspirational stories. The presenters included keynote speaker...
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UAMS Surgeons Implant Innovative Device Developed by I3R Researchers to...
LITTLE ROCK — The first Arkansan and only second person in the world has received an innovative prosthetic hand, developed by researchers at the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R),...
View ArticleUAMS-TRI Training Program Helps Postdocs Develop Entrepreneurial Spirit, Form...
Only two years ago, the idea of commercializing their future research discoveries was a novel concept for Julia Tobacyk, Ph.D., and Megan Reed, Ph.D. Today they can say they created a startup company...
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