October 1, 2015
Doctoral Candidates Recognized at Graduate School Ceremony
Oct. 1, 2015 | Twenty-seven doctoral candidates donned laboratory coats that symbolize the next step of their studies on Sept. 28 during the UAMS Graduate School’s Research Induction Ceremony. Approximately 200 friends, family and faculty watched as students pursuing their Doctor of Philosophy degrees were formally recognized as Ph.D. candidates. Before such recognition can occur,…
Rock Town Bacon Throwdown Oct. 24 to Benefit UAMS Patients
LITTLE ROCK — Calling all bacon lovers – it’s time for the third annual Rock Town Bacon Throwdown, a tasty cook-off between local professional chefs to benefit patients and families at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center. The mouthwatering competition occurs Oct. 24 from 1-4 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium. Tickets,…
New Hip Gives Dardanelle Woman Back Her Life
Oct. 1, 2015 | By the time Nancy Zerr turned to Lowry Barnes, M.D., and UAMS for a total hip replacement, she was ready for the pain to stop. “For about a year and half before the surgery, it was hard to sleep at night. It was hard to get out of bed and walk,”…
September 24, 2015
Volunteers Sought in Desha County for Research on Controlling High Blood Pressure
LITTLE ROCK — If you have high blood pressure, think you might, or know someone else who does, a health research project going on right now in Desha County may be of interest to you. Researchers from the Arkansas Prevention Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are looking for people…
September 23, 2015
Collaboration on Display at Showcase on Infectious Diseases
Sept. 23 2015 | Fostering collaboration in research is why the UAMS College of Medicine began its Showcase of Medical Discoveries program, which held its 12th event Sept. 16 focusing on infectious disease and the microbiome. The event featured 17 research projects involving dozens of UAMS scientists and was attended by about 100 researchers, physicians,…
September 22, 2015
Woman with Sickle Cell Disease Finds Help at UAMS
Sept. 22, 2015 | Today newborns in Arkansas are tested for sickle cell disease and other disorders before they leave the hospital. That wasn’t the case when Little Rock resident Phyllis Dickerson was born in 1964. The lack of testing, paired with a fairly healthy childhood, meant she wasn’t diagnosed with the disease until she…
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