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Chancellor Patterson (left) and Dean Westfall (right) present Compton with a commemorative medallion and inscribed chair at the investiture ceremony Nov. 18. Compton, who joined UAMS in 2010, is actively involved in providing educational programs for the public regarding memory and cognitive disorders.

M. Denise Compton, Ph.D., Invested in Magalene McKinnon Ingram Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Education

Denise Compton, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and geriatric neuropsychologist specializing in seniors and cognitive disorders at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Nov. 18 in the Magalene McKinnon Ingram Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Education. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Compton was invested in a brief ceremony broadcast online via Zoom….

Chancellor Patterson (left) and Dean Westfall (right) present Barger with a commemorative medallion and inscribed chair at the investiture ceremony Nov. 18. Barger, an accomplished neuroscience and neurological disease researcher, joined UAMS in 1996.

Steven Barger, Ph.D., Invested in Louise G. Hearn Chair in Dementia and Long-Term Care

Steven Barger, Ph.D., a neuroscience and neurological disease researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Nov. 18 in the Louise G. Hearn Chair in Dementia and Long-Term Care. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Barger was invested in a brief ceremony broadcast online via Zoom. Attendees wore masks and were socially…

Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., Named Chair, Department of Internal Medicine in UAMS College of Medicine

Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., FACC, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Nov. 1 as Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and the Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine.

Pharmacology and Toxicology Chair to Serve as UAMS College of Medicine Interim Executive Associate Dean for Research

Nancy J. Rusch, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UAMS College of Medicine, has been appointed to serve as interim executive associate dean for research following the retirement of Richard P. Morrison, Ph.D., at the end of this year. Nancy J. Rusch, Ph.D., has been named interim executive […]

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