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Baptist Health Community Outreach Offers Free Immunization Events
UAMS Announces Leadership Changes in College of Medicine
Baptist Health PACE Celebrates 10 Years
Family Medicine Physician C’Asia James, MD, Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in El Dorado
UAMS Receives $2.9 Million to Study Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Baptist Health Community Outreach Hosting Cooking Classes
Ryan Wood, OD, Joins UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
UAMS, Helena Hospital to Sign Co-Management Agreement
June 7, 2026
UAMS Researchers Find that Smart Food Lo...

Using smart food locker technology is an innovative and promising approach to addressing food insecurity in Arkansas, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation.

Food insecurity, defined as the limited or uncertain access to enough nutritious food, continues to affect communities across Arkansas at high rates. In 2023, nearly 19% of households experienced food insecurity, significantly exceeding the national average of 13.5%.

June 7, 2026
Foundation Awards Grant to Support Bone...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $99,990 grant from the Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation to UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology.

The grant will support the department’s Bone Fracture Laboratory, which includes the purchase of a KUBTEC PARAMETER X‑ray System and software, delivering advanced high-resolution bone imaging to the musculoskeletal research community at UAMS.

May 31, 2026
UAMS Researchers Identify New Ways to Pr...

Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have discovered how to “reprogram” immune cells to help the eye heal after traumatic injuries and diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.

Findings from research led by Abdel Fouda, PhD, an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, were recently published in two peer-reviewed scientific journals: Cell Death & Disease and Cell Death Discovery, both of which are part of Nature, the leading international weekly journal of science.

May 31, 2026
Tamara T. Perry, MD, Named President of...

Arkansas native and pediatric allergy expert Tamara T. Perry, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, will serve as the new president of Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI). She will also serve as senior vice president and chief research officer for the Arkansas Children’s system.

She assumes leadership July 1, as ACRI experiences pivotal growth and accelerates innovative research to improve health outcomes for children in rural and underserved communities.

May 31, 2026
UAMS Launches Toolkit to Support Doula I...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation recently launched the Advancing Doulas and Perinatal Teams (ADAPT) Toolkit, a resource designed to improve maternal health by strengthening collaboration between doulas and clinical care teams.