September 24, 2018

Stephan Dehmel, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a gastroenterologist and assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine.

September 24, 2018

Entrepreneurs, investors, research scientists, service providers, and the public interested in technology companies that develop products to improve people’s lives and health are invited to the Arkansas Life Sciences Summit to be held Oct. 25 in Conway.

The event will showcase presentations from 11 of the fastest-growing technology companies with research and innovation in the life sciences conducted at Arkansas universities and private companies.

September 24, 2018

Arkansans interested in having a voice in UAMS research programs or simply learning how research is done are invited to participate in UAMS’ Fall 2018 Community Scientist Academy.

Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute, the Community Scientist Academy will be on Tuesdays each week beginning Sept. 25 through Oct. 30, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., on the UAMS campus in Little Rock.

September 24, 2018

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will be providing flu vaccines across the state in preparation for the 2018-19 flu season this week. Each county health unit in Arkansas will be hosting a mass flu vaccine clinic, which is typically a day-long event when the health unit and numerous community volunteers come together to provide flu vaccine to as many people as possible.

September 24, 2018

William “Bill” Ventres, MD, MA, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently invested as the holder of the Ben Saltzman, MD, Distinguished Chair in Rural Family Medicine.