September 24, 2013

Cancer Drug Developed by UAMS Professor Receives FDA Approval

Ben Boulden

Sept. 24, 2013 | Valchlor, a breakthrough gel for treating lymphoma developed with the help of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Professor Peter Crooks, Ph.D., recently won marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


Cancer Drug Developed by UAMS Professor Awarded FDA Approval

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Valchlor, a breakthrough gel for treating lymphoma developed with the help of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Professor Peter Crooks, Ph.D., recently won marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


September 23, 2013

UAMS Sets October SeniorNet Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners, Navigating the Internet, Introduction to Computers – Windows 8, and Excel Spreadsheet — will be taught in October for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.<br />
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September 17, 2013

UAMS to Take Part in Study of New Peanut Allergy Treatment

Ben Boulden

Sept. 17, 2013 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are enrolling children ages 1-4 in a federally funded collaborative study of a possible new treatment for children with peanut allergy.


UAMS to Participate in Study of New Peanut Allergy Treatment

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are enrolling children ages 1-4 in a federally funded collaborative study of a possible new treatment for children with peanut allergy.


September 13, 2013

Medical Showcase Events Help Boost Collaboration

Ben Boulden

Sept. 13, 2013 | What began in late 2012 as an informal academic gathering has evolved into a must-attend social event for UAMS researchers, physicians, faculty and students as about 100 gathered Sept. 5 for “The Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Personalized Medicine,” the fourth of an ongoing series.


September 12, 2013

Sept. 24 Science Café: ‘The Science of Espionage’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, The Science of Espionage, on Sept. 24. Panelists will discuss espionage threatening the United States and ways to stop the illegal flow of classified, proprietary and private information as well as technology.


Help UAMS Patients while Voting on the Best Tasting Bacon at the Rock Town Bacon Throwdown Oct. 5

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Tickets are on sale now for the first Rock Town Bacon Throwdown, 1 p.m., Oct. 5 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, a competition featuring local professional chefs serving their best bacon dishes in a cookoff contest to benefit patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center.


September 11, 2013

UAMS Names Efurd Chair of Department of Dental Hygiene

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Melissa Efurd, Ed.D., M.S., an experienced dental hygiene program director, has been chosen to lead the program in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions.


September 10, 2013

UAMS Receives $135,000 for Health Education of Teachers

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Through a unique statewide outreach program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), two grants totaling $135,000 will fund professional development for Arkansas’ pre-K-12 teachers.



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