National Cancer Institute
![Dr. Michael Birrer, UAMS vice chancellor, is director of UAMS’ Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. He is working toward UAMS receiving a National Cancer Institute designation, which would have an estimated economic impact on Arkansas of more than $70 million. [Karen E. Segrave]](https://dqndh7utxx63f.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARBusiness-UAMS-Cancer-154_opt-300x194.jpg)
UAMS Prepares for High-Stakes National Cancer Institute Bid
With no NCI-designated cancer centers in Arkansas, UAMS is racing the clock — and potential NIH budget cuts — to change that in 2025. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
UAMS Fundraising Totals $40.8M in Fiscal 2024
It's only the second time fundraising has exceeded $40 million, the first being fiscal year 2020. read more >
UAMS Receives $2M National Cancer Institute Grant
The money will be used to study multiple myeloma, a type of bone cancer. read more >
UAMS Researcher Awarded $3.2M to Study Cancer Treatments
Hong-yu Li's research targets a protein dedicated to controlling cell development. read more >
UAMS Gets $1.25M Grant to Continue Studying Lymphoma Link
The research focuses on a subfamily of viruses that could promote mutations leading to cancer in the lymph system. read more >
Medical Projects Feed Construction Pipeline
Additions to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock account for two of the five biggest ongoing health care construction projects in Arkansas. read more >
by George Waldon -
UAMS Halfway to $30M Fundraising Goal for NCI Designation
A $1 million donation from the owners of Fowler Foods Inc. of Jonesboro helped UAMS hit the milestone. read more >
Mulberry Firm Goes ‘Green’ With Nontoxic Asphalt Sealer
Sealtite offers alternative to coal tar-based products, now facing prohibitions. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
UAMS Researcher Gets $1.27M for Cancer Study
A researcher with the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute gets a five-year, $1.27 million grant to work toward developing two treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia patients. read more >
Schueck/McCarty Family Pledges $1M to UAMS Cancer Institute
The Schueck/McCarty family has pledged $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to support its efforts in achieving the National Cancer Institute designation. read more >
$780K Grant to Give UAMS Students Cancer Research Experience
A $780,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a hands-on summer cancer research program for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
UAMS, Baptist Health Could Partner Up on Oncologists
An alliance is in the works between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health of Little Rock involving oncology doctors. read more >
UAMS Sees Financial Upturn Under Patterson
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has seen its financial condition improve under Chancellor Cam Patterson, who assumed the role in June 2018. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Myeloma Audit Gives UAMS ‘Needed Insight’ Into $29M Deficit
Some University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences employees saw red flags long before auditors discovered a deficit at the Myeloma Institute for Research & Therapy that was allowed to grow to $29 million over nine years. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Accounting Maneuvers Hid Funding Failures at UAMS
When the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced in April 2014 that Dr. Gareth Morgan would lead the Myeloma Institute for Research & Therapy, it was cause for a celebration.
The cheers didn’t last long. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
UAMS Cancer Imaging Archive gets $8.3M NCI Grant
The National Cancer Institute gets an $8.3 million grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
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