July 25, 2016
UAMS’ Sue Griffin, Ph.D., Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Alzheimer’s Association
July 25, 2016 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Sue T. Griffin, Ph.D., recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alzheimer’s Association at its International Conference in Toronto. Griffin has made groundbreaking contributions in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. She is the Alexa and William T. Dillard professor…
July 20, 2016
UAMS Names Motwani, Davis as Co-Directors of Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program
July 20, 2016 | Pooja Motwani, M.D., and Megan Davis, M.D., have been named co-directors of the Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). In addition to overseeing the program as co-directors, Davis will lead the palliative care part of the clinic, focusing on relieving symptoms and improving quality…
July 14, 2016
Registration Open for the 2016 South Central Telehealth Forum to be Held Aug. 1-2
July 14, 2016 | The fourth annual South Central Telehealth Forum for the Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee region promoting the use of telecommunications technologies to support distance health care will be Aug. 1-2 in Nashville, Tennessee. The forum is sponsored by the South Central Telehealth Resource Center (SCTRC), which provides telehealth media and education for Arkansas,…
July 12, 2016
Historical Research Center Supports Student Researchers
July 12, 2016 | Inside gray and white boxes on simple metal shelves in UAMS Library’s Historical Research Center, two student researchers are finding colorful sources and acquiring valuable knowledge about the state’s medical past. Corbin Stinnett of Siloam Springs, a history major and senior at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Caitlin Beasley of…
July 6, 2016
Teaching with Technology Symposium Slated for July 21-22
July 6, 2016 | Educators from across Arkansas are invited to attend the Teaching with Technology Symposium, designed to give educators new tools and ideas for teaching — whether in the classroom or online — July 21-22 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The symposium is organized by UAMS Teaching with Technology…
July 5, 2016
Pharmacy Camp Shows Career Possibilities
July 5, 2016 | Learning how to take a blood pressure reading by practicing on a manikin that reacts like a human or getting hands-on experience and instruction compounding medicine aren’t common experiences at a summer camp. For the last ten years though, that’s been the idea behind the Pharmacy Camp at the UAMS College…
UAMS Neighborhood Clinic Opens at Capitol Mall
July 5, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today opened a new UAMS Neighborhood Clinic at Capitol Mall offering scheduled appointments and walk-in friendly, high-quality primary care services in downtown Little Rock. The clinic, 1401 W. Capitol Ave. Plaza E (in the Victory Building), is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m….
NIH Awards Early Career Grants to Two UAMS Translational Research Institute–Trained Researchers
July 5, 2016 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) early career researchers Joshua Kennedy, M.D., and Taren Swindle, Ph.D., are recipients of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants that will support their work over the next several years. In May, Kennedy, whose laboratory is at Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) on the Arkansas…
June 23, 2016
Coping with Dementia Focus of Free Lecture Series Presented by UAMS Reynold Institute’s Walker Memory Center
June 23, 2016 | A series of free lunchtime lectures focused on coping with dementia will be held on Wednesdays through Sept. 14 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Presented by the Reynolds Institute’s Walker Memory Center, each one-hour “Lunch and Learn — For Patients and Families”…
June 20, 2016
Tenn./UAMS Substance Abuse Researchers Seek Collaboration
June 20, 2016 │A national epidemic of drug overdoses was plenty of incentive for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) substance abuse researchers to come together at UAMS looking for ways to strengthen their work through collaboration. The 30-plus researchers from the Memphis-based university and about…
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