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May 10, 2023
Author of ‘Hemingway’s Brain’ Discusses Forces that Led to Ernest Hemingway’s Suicide
| A forensic psychiatrist who spent 17 years studying Ernest Hemingway presented a detailed look at the neurological and mental health issues that contributed to American writer and journalist’s suicide. The Nobel Prize-winning author was found dead July 2, 1961, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head at his home in Ketchum, Idaho, where…
May 9, 2023
Bates Co-Authors a Book Detailing History of Tuberculosis in Arkansas
Joseph Bates, M.D., M.S., associate dean for public health practice for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has co-authored a book chronicling the history of tuberculosis in Arkansas. Bates and Larry Floyd wrote “Stalking the Great Killer: Arkansas’s Long War on Tuberculosis.” The book is the culmination…
May 5, 2023
May MVP — Ashleigh Kathiresan
Meet Ashleigh Kathiresan, the MVP for May. Ashleigh serves UAMS as director of clinical informatics. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS values of being integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence and safety.
May 3, 2023
UAMS Pharmacy Students Participate in Association’s Regional Conference
Ten students represented the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association at a regional conference that gave them the opportunity to network with peers, pharmacists and potential employers. The conference, held March 31-April 1 in New Orleans, included pharmacy students from the organization’s West Coast, Midwest and Southwest…
April 28, 2023
Health Professionals Can Play Important Role in Combatting Climate Change, Guest Lecturer Says
Health professionals in the United States have an important role to play in the climate crisis because it is also a public health crisis, Victor J. Dzau, M.D., president of the National Academy of Medicine, told an audience at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As the inaugural lecturer for The Richard and…
April 27, 2023
College of Medicine Recognizes Exemplary Team Members at 2023 Dean’s Honor Day
The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) paid tribute to outstanding faculty and staff at the college’s annual Dean’s Honor Day celebration on April 25. Capping the ceremony, the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Service Award was presented to David L. Davies, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Neurobiology and…
April 24, 2023
“Better Together”: Pharmacy Students, Faculty Help Out After Tornadoes
Days after devastating tornadoes tore through the state, students and faculty from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy gathered April 2 to help out their own while providing support and relief to the community. Donning ball caps and tool belts, pharmacy students and faculty arrived at homes affected by the…
April 20, 2023
College of Pharmacy Students Recognized with 112 Scholarships at Ceremony
More than 100 UAMS College of Pharmacy students received scholarships in a ceremony held April 10. The annual tradition marked an opportunity for students to be recognized and for some, to meet the donors supporting their education. The college also announced the creation of three new scholarships, each representing a graduating class. “Each year, through…
April 17, 2023
Pharmacy Students Find Opportunities at 2023 Career Fair
Seventy UAMS College of Pharmacy students got to mingle and meet with more than a dozen employers across the state at the 2023 Career Fair, held April 5 at the Rachel Rutherford Gymnasium at Pulaski Academy. The event, geared toward pharmacy students in their fourth and final year, was an opportunity to meet other members…
April 14, 2023
50 Years Later, Prevention Still Key for Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center
In 1973, the UAMS College of Pharmacy created the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center — a free, statewide resource to supply rapid, sophisticated and up-to-date poison and drug information. Fifty years later, that mission still resonates just as strongly. “A centralized poison center for the state of Arkansas began as an idea over 50…
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