College of Public Health


November 6, 2017

UAMS Scientist Takes Lead in National Tobacco Control Publication

Susan Van Dusen

Nov. 6, 2017 | It’s hard to quit smoking. Ask anyone who has tried and failed and tried again, sometimes in a seemingly endless cycle. This process of quitting is important for individuals and their personal health, but there are also bigger concerns at stake, specifically how smoking affects our society as a whole. This…


January 13, 2017

MHA Team Takes First Place at Case Competition

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Jan. 13, 2017 | A Master of Health Administration team in the UAMS College of Public Health earned first place at a recent case competition, going head-to-head with other major universities in the Midwest region. Case competition participants are asked to apply classroom knowledge to solve a real-world problem facing a health care organization. They…


September 14, 2016

Golbeck Joins UAMS College of Public Health as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

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Sept. 14, 2016 | Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named associate dean for academic affairs for the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). In addition, Golbeck has won the 2016 Elizabeth L. Scott Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies for…


September 2, 2016

Former Head of Medicaid under President Bush to Serve as UAMS Faculty, DHS Senior Advisor for Medicaid

Liz Caldwell

LITTLE ROCK – Dennis G. Smith, former head of Medicaid under President George W. Bush, will become a visiting faculty member at UAMS and senior advisor for Medicaid and Health Care Reform for the Department of Human Services (DHS) effective Sept. 15. “We were very excited when DHS Director Cindy Gillespie approached us about bringing…


April 7, 2015

Researcher Contributes to Groundbreaking Study of Genetics, Inheritance

Spencer Watson

April 7, 2015 | A study explaining a long observed but little understood phenomenon that challenges the basic assumptions of genetic inheritance has been published by researchers that include University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Alison Harrill, Ph.D.


UAMS Researcher Contributes to Groundbreaking Study of Genetics, Inheritance

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — A study explaining a long observed but little understood phenomenon that challenges the basic assumptions of genetic inheritance has been published by researchers that include University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Alison Harrill, Ph.D.


February 27, 2015

CDC Awards $3.75 million to UAMS for Arkansas Prevention Research Center

Spencer Watson

Feb. 27, 2015 | The Arkansas Prevention Research Center (ARPRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health has been awarded an additional $3.75 million grant to continue the ARPRC’s activities for a new five-year period by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


December 16, 2014

National Nutrition Expert to Give Public Talks at UAMS Jan. 7, 9

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK —Neal Barnard, M.D., a national expert on dietary intervention and its effects on health, will give public talks, Jan. 7 and 9, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 26, 2014

UAMS to Host Ebola Preparedness Symposium for Businesses Dec. 16

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — A symposium entitled “What Businesses Should Know About Ebola Preparedness” will be presented Dec. 16 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 21, 2014

Raczynski, Phillips Pledge $1 Million to UAMS College of Public Health

Spencer Watson

Nov. 21 | Jim Raczynski, Ph.D., dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, and his wife, Martha Phillips, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology, have pledged a planned estate gift of $1 million to UAMS to establish the Raczynski Phillips Bruce Chair in Social Determinants of Health.



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