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Peter Dykema joined the ATU faculty in 2001 and Jacob Grosskopf joined the ATU faculty in 2016.

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-based program will use $614,117 from three recent grants to expand biomedical research in Arkansas. The three grants are administrative supplements to the Arkansas IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Program, awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented undergraduate students with an opportunity to learn more about obesity and diabetes at a uniquely structured workshop May 25. The workshop, hosted by Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence), was attended by 15 students from around the state. There were presentations from seven UAMS researchers, five of which were carried out in a rotating, small group format with each presentation taking 20 minutes.

The Rainsville City Council on Monday heard an update from Rainsville's Code Enforcement and Revenue Office Sandy little on the unsafe structure ordinance efforts.