October 12, 2015
Friends of UAMS – Jonesboro Enjoy Inaugural Event
Oct. 12, 2015 | A group of UAMS supporters enjoyed an evening of food and conversation Oct. 8 in the Ballroom at Sue’s Kitchen in Jonesboro as they learned about the statewide impact of the state’s only academic health center. The inaugural reception of the Friends of UAMS –Jonesboro was hosted by Mary Kay and…
November 7, 2014
Training Teaches Skills for Helping Smokers Quit
What motivates one person to quit smoking may not motivate another. That’s why successful tobacco cessation programs are designed to address the needs of individuals and offer a variety of support systems for kicking the habit.
November 5, 2014
Civil Rights Advocates in Healthcare Honored
The 15th U.S. Surgeon General, the doctor who performed the world’s first kidney transplant, and the first African-American to be admitted to the UAMS College of Medicine were among seven with UAMS ties honored recently for their contributions to civil rights in the medical field in Arkansas.
October 31, 2014
Graduate School’s Career Day Explores New Career Paths
The UAMS Graduate School hosted its 14th Annual Biomedical Career Day on Oct. 23 and provided graduate and undergraduate students several possibilities and ideas for career options. The event drew students from all over Arkansas.
October 27, 2014
FDA Awards UAMS College of Public Health $1.2 Million to Improve Drug Safety Testing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded a three-year $1.2 million contract to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study new approaches for testing drug safety by accounting for gene mutations that can cause adverse reactions.
October 22, 2014
Brain Surgery Brings New Lease on Life
When Mary Grace Brockinton, of North Little Rock, went to her primary care doctor for severe headaches, she never imagined that a month later she would be having brain surgery.
October 21, 2014
Carol Hodges Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year
When Carol Hodges makes a commitment, she keeps it.
That’s why, over the course of many years, she has dedicated more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
October 17, 2014
Ph.D. Students Celebrate Milestone
Twenty-five doctoral candidates celebrated their move from the classroom to the lab recently as they received their white lab coats signifying the next step in earning their degrees.
October 16, 2014
Joseph Bates, M.D., Honored as Public Health Hero
Joseph Bates, M.D., was named the 2014 recipient of the State Excellence in Public Health Award at the recent annual meeting of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials in recognition of his outstanding service in public health.
October 14, 2014
UAMS-Developed Medical Device for Monitoring Uterine Contractions Goes to Market
An inexpensive, disposable external medical device created and developed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) professors can now be bought and used by clinicians to monitor contractions in pregnant women.
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