June 25, 2015
UAMS Researcher Awarded Grant to Study Lyme Disease
LITTLE ROCK — Jon Blevins, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year grant of more than $400,000 by the National Institutes of Health to study the genetics of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes…
June 24, 2015
Betty Jo Ward’s name Added to Harry P. Ward Tower
June 24, 2015 | The strong, steady force behind a former UAMS chancellor was honored June 22 as Betty Jo Ward’s name was added to the Ward Tower building, originally named for her husband, the late Harry P. Ward.
UAMS Recruiting Adolescent Girls for Trauma Study
LITTLE ROCK – A team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is recruiting girls ages 11-17 for a study of how child abuse can change brain function and increase the likelihood of adults developing mental health disorders. The study, at the UAMS Brain Imaging Research Center, is hoping to uncover…
June 23, 2015
UAMS to Open Driving Assessment Clinic on July 6
LITTLE ROCK — In an effort to ensure aging Arkansas motorists are safe and competent behind the wheel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a driving assessment clinic. The clinic will open July 6 on the first floor of the UAMS Family Medical Center at 521 Jack Stephens Drive. The clinic will…
June 22, 2015
Aging Research, Discoveries Showcased
June 22, 2015 | Aging was the focus of the latest wine-and-cheese reception hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine, Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Aging, a series created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS researchers.
June 19, 2015
Women Alumni Give $12,200 to Pharmacy Student Projects
June 19, 2015 | The newly formed Women’s Giving Circle with the UAMS College of Pharmacy wants to make things happen for the better.
June 18, 2015
UAMS Sets SeniorNet July Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
LITTLE ROCK — Computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners and Computer Maintenance — and workshops — Tips & Ideas for Easy Mail Merging and Internet Workshop — will be taught in July for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Computer classes…
June 17, 2015
Shannon Fleming Named Senior Director of Development for UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
LITTLE ROCK — Shannon Fleming has been named senior director of development for the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective May 29. He comes to UAMS from the University of Southern Mississippi, where he served since 2013 as executive director of the university’s foundation, which had…
June 16, 2015
Senior Olympian Gets Relief from Back Pain
June 16, 2015 | After four previous spine surgeries, Frank Dicus wasn’t sure he would ever experience relief from his back pain, but he wasn’t ready to give up hope.
Cross-Country Cyclists Visit the UAMS Cancer Institute
June 16, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed about 30 University of Texas students June 15 as they rode through Little Rock on the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world.
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