August 18, 2021

UAMS Researcher Establishes Scholarship for Sexual Health and Gender Equity

Ashley McNatt

Alex Marshall, Ph.D.

Alexandra Marshall, Ph.D., has gifted $50,000 to UAMS to establish the Marshall Scholarship for Sexual Health and Gender Equity in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.


July 6, 2021

Michael Thomsen, Ph.D., Named Director of UAMS Center for the Study of Obesity

Ashley McNatt

Michael Thomsen, Ph.D.

LITTLE ROCK — Michael Thomsen, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Center for the Study of Obesity in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Center for the Study of Obesity will develop not only active research programs related to obesity prevention…


June 3, 2021

Individuals Gather for 2021 Maternal and Child Health Symposium

Ashley McNatt

MCH Symposium

Champions for women’s health and birth equity was the topic May 7 of the 2021 Maternal and Child Health Symposium. The symposium brought together virtually community leaders, students, researchers, health care workers and stakeholders to discuss the health disparities that exist among infant and maternal health outcomes. “We know that maternal and infant mortality exists…


May 28, 2021

UAMS Student Moriah Hollaway Receives Prominent Award from U.S. Public Health Service

Ashley McNatt

Moriah Hollaway

LITTLE ROCK — Moriah Hollaway, a senior at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected to receive a 2021 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. The national award is given to medical students who are public health champions advancing the U.S. Public…


April 12, 2021

UAMS Researcher Mitchell McGill, Ph.D., Appointed to National Committee at the Critical Path Institute

Ashley McNatt

Mitchell McGill, Ph.D.

LITTLE ROCK — Mitchell McGill, Ph.D., a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently became the first in Arkansas appointed to the Hepatotoxicity Working Group at the Critical Path Institute (C-Path). Established in 2005, C-Path is a nonprofit, public-private partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The purpose of…


March 2, 2021

UAMS Establishes Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center

Ashley McNatt

Nick Zaller, Ph.D.

LITTLE ROCK — A new center using evidence-based research to inform public health practice in criminal justice settings has been established by the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center (S-PAC) is directed by Nick Zaller, Ph.D.,…


October 15, 2020

Community Partners Gather to Address Health Disparities

Ashley McNatt

2020 CCPC

Building bridges and partnerships to eliminate rural health disparities was the focus Sept. 25 of the 2020 Community-Campus Partnership Conference. The conference, presented by UAMS, brought together virtually over 200 community leaders, students, researchers, health care workers and stakeholders to discuss strategies that enhance the development and sustainability of community-campus partnerships in an effort to…


October 8, 2020

UAMS Researchers Awarded $1.3 Million to Conduct SARS-CoV-2 Serological Study in Arkansas

Ashley McNatt

covid-19 image

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $1.3 million to study disparities in immune response to SARS-CoV-2, known as COVID-19, through serological testing in Arkansas. Serological testing measures a person’s immune response to an infection in the form of antibodies in the blood. The project will contribute to short-…


October 7, 2020

Faculty, Staff, Students Participate in College of Public Health Scholarly Writing Retreat

Ashley McNatt

COPH Writing Retreat

Researchers spent two days recently, distraction free, writing at the 2020 UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Scholarly Writing Retreat. The retreat provided an environment for researchers, students, faculty, post-docs, and community partners to come together and enhance their writing skills and dissemination of research findings. In particular, the retreat aimed to increase…


August 31, 2020

UAMS Study Finds Savings in Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Value-Based Primary Care Programs

Ashley McNatt

Clare Brown, Ph.D.

Overall health care costs decreased for patients at clinics participating in Arkansas Blue Cross and Shield value-based primary care programs, according to a study by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The study also found reductions in inpatient stays and use of emergency departments. The insurance company partnered with researchers at the UAMS…



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