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May 29, 2019

Spollen, Hadden Receive Chancellor’s Teaching Awards

Spencer Watson

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and Provost Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D, Ed.D., present Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., (center) with the Chancellor’s Award for Society and Health Education Excellence.

John Spollen, M.D., and Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., were recognized May 18 during the UAMS Commencement exercises as the recipients of the Chancellor’s Teaching Awards, a program established in 2004 to recognize excellence in teaching among UAMS faculty.


May 28, 2019

Undergrads Explore Cancer Research Careers at UAMS Workshop

Susan Van Dusen

INBRE workshop organizer Tom Kelly, Ph.D., gives instructions about the day's activities.

As Hendrix College junior John Pablo-Kaiser considers his career options, cancer research is high on the list. “We’ve made leaps and bounds in what we know about cancer, but there is so much left to learn. I really think of it like a new frontier,” he said.


May 21, 2019

UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries Celebrates Garcia-Rill Legacy

David Robinson

Center for Translational Neuroscience Director Edgar Garcia-Rill, Ph.D., with Vice Chancellor for Research Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D.

The UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries on May 15 was a celebration of UAMS’ first Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), which brought in more than $21 million in research funding to UAMS over the last 15 years. UAMS’ Edgar Garcia-Rill, Ph.D., secured the COBRE funding to establish the Center for Translational Neuroscience (CTN). The program…


UAMS Financial Picture Much Improved, Patterson Says

Yavonda Chase

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, told employees at a May 14 town hall that UAMS has a much brighter financial picture than it did 18 months ago.

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and other senior leaders told employees Tuesday that the financial picture for UAMS is much brighter than it was in fiscal year 2018.


May 20, 2019

UAMS Graduates 864 Health Care Professionals

Spencer Watson

Sharanda Williams (center), director of Academic Affairs in the UAMS College of Medicine, stands as marshal with students ready to receive their diplomas.

Degrees and certificates were awarded to 864 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school May 18 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Degrees were presented to 165 in the College of Medicine, 229 in the College of Nursing, 111 in the College of…


May 16, 2019

UAMS Celebrates National Nurses Week

Spencer Watson

A decorated table offers cupcakes for dessert during a lunch and learn panel held during Nurses Week.

A week of educational talks, events, awards and discounts marked the many ways in which UAMS celebrated National Nurses Week May 4-10 including weekends, nights and off-site clinics. “Nursing requires a tremendous amount of compassion, spending your entire day attending to the needs of others,” said Trenda Ray, Ph.D., RN, associate vice chancellor for patients…


Team UAMS Members Turn Out for Charity Walks

Yavonda Chase

Team UAMS at the Parkinson’s Foundation Moving Day Little Rock on April 27.

Dozens of members of Team UAMS participated in various Central Arkansas walks in April, raising money for health care causes close to their hearts.


May 9, 2019

UAMS Establishes Center for Dietary Supplements Research

Ashley McNatt

CDSR

A new center to provide regulatory agencies, industry and the public with credible information and assessments related to the safety of dietary supplements has been established by the colleges of Public Health and Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


UAMS Celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Spencer Watson

Members of the Ozark Islanders dance group perform at the Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration.

Guests took a tour of southeast Asia and the islands of the western Pacific Ocean as panelists from the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, India and the Marshall Islands shared the experiences and memories of their native cultures and countries recently at UAMS The May 1 event, “Our Voices, Our Stories,” was part of the seventh annual…


May 8, 2019

Cancer Researchers Form Collaborations, Share Insight at Inaugural Retreat

Susan Van Dusen

UAMS cancer researchers gathered May 2 for the inaugural Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Research Retreat.

With about 125 cancer researchers and clinical scientists gathered in one spot, new ideas and collaborations are bound to develop.



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