Category: Health
The Southern Economic Advancement Project team recently launched its 12-state "Our Dollars, Our Dreams" campaign in Arkansas. Pictured, left to right: Emily Roberts (Engagement Coordinator); Genny Castillo (Deputy Director); Liza Crichton (Federal Resources Coordinator); Afia Tyus (Research Associate); Sarah Beth Gehl (Executive Director); Dede Dunham (Communications Manager)
AMDPA was driven by a critical need to provide medical care and facilities for African Americans, who were grossly underserved at the time. His legacy was immortalized on June 17th, 2023, with the dedication of a historic marker at his former residence, a testament to his indelible impact on the medical landscape of Arkansas. Under […]
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences officials visited the White House in August after learning that the university’s BioVentures LLC was among a select group of organizations across the nation to win a highly competitive grant competition to support socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs and small businesses. In August, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that […]
Odell Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center (SPAC),is leading a Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot study linked to the Second Chance Pell Experiment that recently ended in 2023, which is a federal initiative that gives justice- impacted individuals (JII) access […]