Winrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when considering organic crop production. The $1.25 million grant will fund research,…
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ACHI Leads New Study Analyzing Impact of Medical Marijuana in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffResearchers at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have been awarded a $1.3 million research grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institute of Health, to…
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Cargill Family’s $200,000 Gift Supports UAMS Parkinson’s Research Lab
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $200,000 gift from the late Bob and Sara Lou Cargill to support care for patients with brain diseases. The gift will help support the Virmani Gait Laboratory, headed by…
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UA Pine Bluff Receives $6.1M for Virus Research Institute
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has received a $6.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a research institute focused on virology and virus ecology. UAPB researchers will partner with other institutions to study…
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Arkansas Renews Partnership with FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe FDA National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Jefferson celebrated its 50th anniversary and renewed its strategic partnership with the Arkansas Research Alliance this week. FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a five-year renewal of…
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UAMS Researchers Look at Arkansans’ Preferred COVID Testing Sites, Reasons for Not Getting Tested
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Wednesday that two studies conducted by researchers at the university shed some light on Arkansans’ preferred locations for COVID-19 testing and the reasons why some people may decide not to get…
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UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging Gets $1.9 Million Grant for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging has receive a $1.9 million grant for Alzheimer’s disease research. This $1.9 million grant will fund a five-year project that will focus on glucose transporter cells and…
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DART Seed Grant Program Accepting Research Proposals
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn Arkansas seed grant program is seeking research proposals in “emerging or transformative areas of research.” The Arkansas National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) is seeking the proposals as part of its “Data Analytics that…
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UA Little Rock Receives $325K for Project Tracking Urban Renewal in State’s Capital
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock received more than $300,000 to create a map-based website that tracks urban renewal in Little Rock and how it has changed Little Rock since the Central High School desegregation in the 1950s. The…
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UAMS Researcher Receives $1.7 Million Grant to Study Pathogens
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Dr. Roger Pechous has received a $1.7 million grant to study the pathogenesis of pulmonary infection. Pechous received the five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, which will fund his lab’s…