January 26, 2015

UAMS Researchers Awarded $538,781 Grant to Study Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently were awarded a three-year $538,781 grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to investigate the opioid prescribing and dispensing decision making processes of primary care providers and pharmacists.


December 29, 2014

UAMS Physicians Save Patient from Aortal Aneurysm Rupture

Ben Boulden

Dec. 29, 2014 | One day during Thanksgiving week in 2013, Reuben Stewart Ray laid down in his Nashville home expecting to die. Waking up again at all was a surprise, but his surprise grew even bigger when he awoke to realize he was at UAMS Medical Center and expected to live.


December 22, 2014

UAMS Leads in Research, Patient Care, Education in 2014

Ben Boulden

Dec. 22, 2014 | UAMS saw some new faces in leadership positions in research in 2014 alongside a year of dynamic, positive change with several new expansions in patient care.


December 10, 2014

UAMS Myeloma Institute’s Barlogie Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award by Israel Cancer Research Fund

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute’s Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D., recently was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Chapter of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF). Barlogie is a UAMS College of Medicine distinguished professor of medicine and pathology and distinguished clinical scholar. He holds the…


12th Street Center Provides Screenings on World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

Dec. 10, 2014 | The UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center – Health on 12th for the Holidays event Dec. 1 marked World AIDS Day by making 18 patients more aware of their own health status with free HIV screenings.


December 4, 2014

Pharmacy Alumnus, Benefactor Honored

Ben Boulden

Dec. 4, 2014 | Carl Collier, who received his bachelor’s degree in the UAMS College of Pharmacy in 1964 and later his PharmD., recently was honored by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce with the Wes Golden Gordon Deeds Award. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the quality of life in Fayetteville. The award was presented by Nancy Allen, daughter of the late Wes Gordon.


December 3, 2014

UAMS’ Laura James, M.D., Named Inaugural Arkansas Research Alliance Fellow

Ben Boulden

Dec. 3, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) – Laura James, M.D., was announced today as an inaugural fellow of the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) during a news conference at the state Capitol.


November 26, 2014

Arkansas Tech Summit Provides Perspective for Entrepreneurs, Investors

Ben Boulden

Nov. 26, 2014 | Just as mountain climbers can see most clearly from a summit top, the Arkansas Technology Summit in Little Rock and North Little Rock from Nov. 12-13 provided 175 entrepreneurs a clear vision of the investment environment for technology-based startups in the state.


November 25, 2014

UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Provide Health Screenings Dec. 1 in Observance of World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center invites the public to participate in free health care services at its “Health on 12th for the Holidays” from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the center, 4010 W. 12th St.


November 24, 2014

Nutrition Research Highlighted at Showcase

Ben Boulden

Nov. 24, 2014 |”You are what you eat”. College of Medicine researchers gathered Nov. 12 for the Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Nutrition with the data to prove or deny this familiar adage.



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