Department of Geriatrics
May 10, 2018
Fred Smith, Reynolds Foundation Legacy Boasts Two Decades of Accomplishment
May 10, 2018 | Fred Smith’s leadership as chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation left a legacy of philanthropy at UAMS matched only by a handful of other generous donors. The foundation is a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas,…
November 16, 2016
Wei Honored as Distinguished Faculty Scholar
Nov. 16, 2016 | If someone piled all the research journals, research reports and documents resulting from or associated with the professional life of Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., then it might have been as high as the Pauly Auditorium stage on which she stood Nov. 9. She was on the stage to be honored as…
May 20, 2016
STOP Alzheimer’s Forum Focuses on Women
May 20, 2016 | Nearly two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and a STOP Alzheimer’s education forum audience recently found out how, in some cases, estrogen-replacement might help some perimenopausal women to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. Several dozen people gathered in the Jo Ellen Ford auditorium May 10 at the UAMS…
November 12, 2015
STOP Alzheimer’s Forum Draws Crowd
Nov. 12, 2015 | Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease increased 68 percent in the first decade of the century, a STOP Alzheimer’s education forum audience learned recently. About 90 people filled a large conference room Nov. 3 at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging to hear UAMS researchers tell how they are working to…
February 22, 2011
Students Host ‘Young Hearts Luncheon’ for Older Patients
Feb. 22, 2011 | Sitting at a table with a group of older guests, second-year medical student Steven McKee was asked what made him decide to go to medical school.