Latest News from the College of Medicine
New Technology to Examine Heart, Brain of Fetus During Pregnancy
By Ben Boulden Oct. 11, 2018 | Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., and his research team are working hard to see if a new generation of technology can improve on a device developed at UAMS while lowering its cost and benefitting pregnant mothers. In 2000, Eswaran was part of the UAMS team that developed the SARA (SQUID-Array for Reproductive…
UAMS Orthopaedic Surgeon Bumpass Among Nation’s Top Young Spine Professionals for 2018
By Linda Haymes David Bumpass, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was named one of the nation’s outstanding young spine care providers by the North American Spine Society’s SpineLine magazine in its inaugural “20 Under 40” list honoring spine professionals under the age of 40. Bumpass, 37, is featured in…
Family and Preventive Medicine Receives $3.29M CDC Grant to Reduce Obesity
By Amy Widner Oct. 10, 2018 | The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $3.29 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a five-year project to reduce obesity, increase physical activity and improve nutrition in Arkansas, especially in the Delta.…