May 15, 2009
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Receives $3.75 Million from Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A $3.75 million gift from the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation announced today will allow the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to match the $36 million designated by the Arkansas Legislature for construction of the Institute’s new tower.</span>
May 14, 2009
Julep Cup Jaunt Races to another Successful Year
Guests enjoy the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby – memorably won by 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird – on a 12 ft. by 24 ft. theater-style screen on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute. A crowd of about 250 enjoyed Derby-themed fare catered by Capers restaurant,…
UAMS’ Kent McKelvey, M.D., Named Winthrop P. Rockefeller Chair in Clinical Genetics
<p><span class=”content”></span><span class=”content”></span>LITTLE ROCK – Unlocking a person’s genetic code provides a pathway to understanding their susceptibility to disease and their ability to combat it. With that in mind, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today named genetics educator and physician Kent McKelvey, M.D., the inaugural recipient of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Chair in Clinical Genetics.</p>
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Julep Cup Jaunt Races to another Successful Year
A crowd of about 250 braved the rainy weather to enjoy the Kentucky Derby and support UAMS at the sixth annual Julep Cup Jaunt derby watch party May 2. The event raised a total of more than $30,000 in the past two years to benefit the UAMS neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The NICU cares for some of the state’s tiniest babies.
May 12, 2009
Friends, Supporters Tee Up for Paul Dunn Classic to Aid ALS Research
Kristy Acri, Paul Dunn’s widow Grant Olsen, childhood friend and college fraternity brother of Paul Dunn Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., neurologist May 12, 2009 | Grant Olsen moved next door to Paul Dunn when the two were youngsters. It was the start of a lifelong friendship that continued when they were college fraternity brothers…
Friends, Supporters Tee Up for Paul Dunn Classic to Aid ALS Research
Grant Olsen moved next door to Paul Dunn when the two were youngsters. It was the start of a lifelong friendship that continued when they were college fraternity brothers but was cut short when Dunn succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2002.
Friends, Supporters Tee Up for Paul Dunn Classic to Aid ALS Research
Grant Olsen moved next door to Paul Dunn when the two were youngsters. It was the start of a lifelong friendship that continued when they were college fraternity brothers but was cut short when Dunn succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2002.
May 8, 2009
UAMS Sees Ophthalmic Med Techs Stature Raised
Kim Carman, an ophthalmic medical technologist at the UAMS Jones Eye Institute, is a graduate of the UAMS program. May 8, 2009 | For a profession listed as one of the fastest growing in the nation, Suzanne Hansen, chairman of the UAMS ophthalmic medical technology program says it sometimes struggles to recruit students. “Many…
Cooks Tour Events Raise Funds for Patient Services
Chef Tim Morton of 1620 Restaurant serves salmon and pork roast to guests. Honoree Anne-Marie Maddox, M.D., with Cancer Institute Director Peter Emanuel, M.D. Executive Chef Scott McGehee (middle right side) of Boulevard Bread Co. and ZAZA Fine Salad and Wood Oven Pizza Co., and John Beachboard of ZAZA serve pizza and gelato…
Cooks Tour Events Raise Funds for Patient Services
About 200 people turned out for the April 17 Cooks Tour Patrons’ Cocktail Buffet, while about 500 guests attended the tour of homes April 19. The events raised about $50,000 for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Maria Furcron and Jenny Moss Brungart were co-chairwomen.
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