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Broadband Grants up to $75,000 Available to Rural Arkansas Communities...
LITTLE ROCK — Thirty grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. The “Rural...
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UAMS Researchers See 43% Funding Increase in FY2020
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 43% this past year, with $158.1 million in grants by the end of...
View ArticleUAMS Research Expo Draws a Virtual Crowd
The UAMS Research Expo on Aug. 25 drew 184 registrants for the virtual event with 25 research service providers presenting via Zoom. Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI), the...
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NIH Funds $2.5 Million UAMS Study of Healthy-Food Delivery to Combat Diabetes...
LITTLE ROCK — 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...
View ArticleUSDA, Climate Reality, Award Grants for Backyard Gardens and Adapting to...
A UAMS-community partnership has garnered two grants for community and backyard gardens and energy efficiency projects. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a one-year $100,000 grant for...
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Early UAMS Study Results Show 3.5% of Arkansans Infected by Coronavirus
LITTLE ROCK – Early results from a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led COVID-19 antibody study show that 3.5% of Arkansans have been infected with the novel coronavirus. UAMS...
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UAMS Translational Researchers Are Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19, ARA...
COVID-19 has been in the United States less than a year, but UAMS translational researchers have moved quickly to play key roles in statewide and national efforts to combat it. During a presentation...
View ArticleUAMS Diabetes Study Gets $400,000 to Meet COVID-19 Restrictions
LITTLE ROCK — COVID-19 hit as UAMS’ Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., MBA, and her research team were starting a major study comparing diabetes education interventions with diverse populations. The five-year,...
View ArticleUAMS to Test Telehealth to Improve Death Rate Among Rural Pregnant Women
LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a $228,000 federal grant to test telehealth as a way to improve Arkansas’ death rate among pregnant women,...
View ArticleRobin Liston, M.P.H., Joins UAMS Translational Research Institute as...
LITTLE ROCK — Robin Liston, M.P.H., has joined the UAMS Translational Research Institute as executive director. Liston was previously assistant administrative director at Frontiers: University of...
View ArticleUAMS Begins Phase 3 COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Clinical Trial
UPDATE: As of 12-16-20, UAMS had filled all available volunteer slots for this COVID-19 vaccine study. Thanks to all who have joined the effort! LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical...
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UAMS Using Artificial Intelligence to Study Heart Motion, Improve Treatments
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS cardiologist and researcher Subhi J. Al’Aref, M.D., is developing methods that use artificial intelligence to analyze heart motion in 4-D (3-D plus time dimension), which could save...
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UAMS Researchers See 43% Funding Increase in FY2020
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 43% this past year, with $158.1 million in grants by the end of...
View ArticleLocal Volunteer Aims to Increase Dementia Awareness
LITTLE ROCK – A campaign to tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around dementia is underway with the support of the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at UAMS. The AGEC is...
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Employee at UAMS East Regional Campus Earns MVP Award for Compassion, Good Deeds
LITTLE ROCK — A phone call by Helena-West Helena’s Sharon Martin to discuss a UAMS diabetes study quickly turned into a call for her compassionate action. TRI’s Sharon Martin receives UAMS MVP of Month...
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Nature Article Highlights UAMS Effort to Share COVID-19 Images on National...
LITTLE ROCK — Data experts with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have uploaded clinical images of COVID-19 patients to a publically available national database that scientists can...
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Four UAMS Researchers Receive Inaugural Provost’s Innovator Awards
Gardner The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today announced four UAMS faculty as recipients of the inaugural Provost’s Innovator Awards. Established by the Office of the Provost and...
View ArticleBroadband Grants up to $75,000 Remain Available to Rural Arkansas Communities...
LITTLE ROCK — Grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. Last year, $2 million was...
View ArticleUAMS, Hendrix Partnership Gives Undergraduate Students Research ‘Immersion’...
Through a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Hendrix College students have a unique opportunity to address a critical human health issue in the new Clinical and...
View ArticleUAMS Researchers to Test Conway Wastewater, Patients for COVID-19 Variants of...
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are taking steps to identify genetic variants that make COVID-19 more contagious. Arkansas this week identified its first patient with the...
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