radiation exposure


June 3, 2014

UAMS Researchers Awarded $4.4 Million Grant for Space Radiation Health Research

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently was awarded a three-year $4.4 million grant by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) to investigate the degenerative or long-term health effects of space radiation on cardiovascular health, as part of the newly formed Center for Space Radiation Research.


May 7, 2014

May 27 Science Café — ‘Glowing in the Dark: Radiation & You’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Glowing in the Dark: Radiation & You, on May 27. Panelists will discuss radiation generation, effects and cutting-edge research on treatments for radiation exposure.