Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute have received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL), an aggressive cancer that mainly affects children. The …

Dr. C. Lowry Barnes entered the hallway and paused, pondering making a left or hanging a right. Having been summoned from his sun-soaked but otherwise modest office at The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute raised more than $500,000 for cancer research during this year’s Be A Part of the Cure Walk, a record high since the walk began in 2021. Hosted by …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has announced its 2026 Power of the Purse honorees and event co-chairs. The 28th-annual luncheon will take place on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in Little Rock. This year’s honorees are: Woman of …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock was rated in the top 10 percent nationally for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 “Best Hospitals” ranking. The only Arkansas hospital to make the list of …

J. Scott Cordova, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology within the College of Medicine. A board-certified radiation oncologist and …

Photo by Bryan Clifton Cam Patterson’s reign as chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is only entering its seventh year, but given the unprecedented challenges that have come up over that period, it feels …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock recently welcomed Nicholas D. Tingquist, a fellowship-trained, board-certified thoracic surgeon, as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Thoracic Surgery. Tingquist sees patients at the Winthrop …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has undergone a “very large sea change” with the hiring of 23 new lab-based researchers since Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., became vice chancellor and director of the …

A group to help children ages 6-12 better cope with a parent’s cancer diagnosis is set to begin Feb. 8 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. CLIMB, which stands for Children’s Lives …