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August 23, 2018

UAMS’ ARresearch.org Registry Hits 5,000 Volunteer Milestone

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Anita Rose, of North Little Rock, said her mother's breast cancer inspired her to join the ARresearch.org volunteer registry.

Aug. 23, 2018 | A registry that matches people’s health interests with research studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now has more than 5,000 Arkansans signed up.


March 15, 2018

Jean C. McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., Invested in Women’s Cardiovascular Health Professorship

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Jean C. McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., professor, associate dean for research and co-director of the Ph.D. program in the UAMS College of Nursing, shows off the medallion from her investiture in the Women's Cardiovascular Health Professorship to Jeannette M. Shorey II, M.D., associate dean for faculty affairs in the UAMS College of Medicine and associate provost for faculty.

March 15, 2018 | Jean C. McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., professor and associate dean for research in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing and co-director of its Ph.D. program, was invested March 12 in the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Professorship. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease…


April 19, 2016

New UAMS Website Helps Arkansans Volunteer for Research

David Robinson

April 19, 2016 | Arkansans are now able to volunteer for research studies through a new website developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute. Called ARresearch.org, the website announced today gives Arkansans a place to sign up if they want to be contacted about UAMS studies that are enrolling…


March 31, 2016

Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., Chairs Heart Association Statement on Ischemic Heart Disease Treatment in Women

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March 31, 2016 | More research, superior diagnostic equipment and exceptional recognition of symptoms is needed to better identify and treat women with ischemic heart disease (IHD) according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association chaired by Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The statement was…


December 9, 2015

Ellyn Matthews, Ph.D., R.N., Invested in Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing

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Ellyn Matthews Stanley Cooper Investiture

Dec. 9, 2015 | Ellyn E. Matthews, Ph.D., R.N., was invested Dec. 7 in the Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Matthews is an associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing. She came to UAMS in July from the University of Colorado where…


November 18, 2015

Hartford Center Director Charges Nurses to Lead Change

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Nov. 18, 2015 | Claudia Beverly, PhD, RN, director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at UAMS, implored her fellow health care professionals to identify a need and find a way to help meet it. Beverly’s call to action was part of the 10th annual Distinguished Leader in Nursing Lecture Series sponsored by…


July 29, 2015

UAMS Names Patricia Cowan Dean of College of Nursing

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July 29, 2015 | Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will begin at UAMS on or before Dec. 1.


UAMS Names Patricia Cowan Dean of College of Nursing

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LITTLE ROCK —Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will begin at UAMS on or before Dec. 1.


June 8, 2015

Conference Fosters Partnership to Improve Health Equity

Ben Boulden

June 8, 2015 | Recognizing the hidden role that mentors and others play in fostering a diverse work force can help reduce health care disparity, participants learned May 29 at the Community Campus Partnership Conference to Address Health Disparities at UAMS.


June 23, 2014

McSweeney, Rusch Named Graduate School Faculty of the Year

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The UAMS Graduate School named Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., professor and associate deanfor research in the College of Nursing, and Nancy Rusch, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, as Faculty Members of the Year.