June 3, 2014
UAMS Researchers Awarded $4.4 Million Grant for Space Radiation Health Research
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’
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.
May 5, 2014
Interprofessional Student Teams Vie to Treat Simulated Patients
May 5, 2014 | “Sim Wars: The Manikin Strikes Back” competition opened to an enthusiastic audience of about 200 UAMS students and faculty with almost the same flair as “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” did in 1980.
Arkansas Travelers to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ May 13
LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Arkansas Travelers are making May 13 “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with AR SAVES, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program.
May 2, 2014
Discovery Helps UAMS Researcher Land $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Herpes Virus and Cancer Research
LITTLE ROCK – A surprise discovery that could lead to new treatments for herpes viruses that infect more than 90 percent of the world’s adult population has led to a $1.8 million grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
May 1, 2014
Free Skin Cancer Screening Offered at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute May 17
LITTLE ROCK – People concerned about spots on their skin are invited to participate in a free skin cancer screening from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 17 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The screenings will take place on the sixth floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
April 28, 2014
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care
LITTLE ROCK – Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County in Malvern has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.
April 25, 2014
UAMS to Offer Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings May 2
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free oral, head and neck cancer screenings from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 2 on the sixth floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
April 24, 2014
Telehealth Center at UAMS Establishes Multi-State Advisory Council, Receives $975,000 Grant
LITTLE ROCK – The Advisory Council of the South Central Telehealth Resource Center, newly established and composed of 18 members from Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, will meet for the first time May 9. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Distance Health serves as the telehealth resource center for the south central region of the United States.
April 23, 2014
UAMS Hosts Large-Scale Emergency Exercise
April 23, 2014 | A fictional scenario involving armed intruders entering a UAMS research building, then later detonating an explosive that spread possible radiation both tested preparedness of federal, state and local agencies in a large-scale exercise on campus April 22.
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