UAMS News
October 22, 2013
UAMS First in State to Use New Brain Tumor Procedure
LITTLE ROCK – A nationally renowned neurosurgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in the state to use a minimally invasive, breakthrough brain tumor removal procedure using a tube-like tool and sophisticated three-dimensional imagery in two successful surgeries.
Joshi Receives National Respiratory Medicine Award
Manish Joshi, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was invited to attend the Canadian Thoracic Society annual convention earlier this year to receive 2013 Norman L. Jones Award for his outstanding research article published in the Canadian Respiratory Journal.
October 21, 2013
$1 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Chair at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million donation to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be used to further cancer research and honor a longtime physician. The donor asked to remain anonymous.
Free Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver Workshop Offered in Hot Springs Nov. 8
LITTLE ROCK – A free, one-day Alzheimer’s Caregiver training workshop for family members will be held Nov. 8 at the Garland County Library in partnership with the Oaklawn Center on Aging, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
October 17, 2013
Daisy Lamb Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year
For more than four years, Daisy Lamb has been a familiar face at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
UAMS Professor Debates on Key Public Health Issue
Alternative fuels produce fewer greenhouse gases and thus are better for the environment. But what about their toxicity and risk to human health? A year ago this crucial question was raised by UAMS faculty member Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D., at a planning session for the American Chemistry Society’s (ACS) 2013 annual meeting.
October 16, 2013
Keith Whitworth Joins UAMS as Director of Marketing
LITTLE ROCK – Keith Whitworth has been named director of marketing in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Communications & Marketing.
Clark Named Chief of Staff for UAMS Chancellor
LITTLE ROCK — Christina Clark has been named chief of staff in the Office of UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D.
Event to Offer Insight into Lung Cancer Prevention and Treatment Nov. 8 in North Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – An upcoming event will offer insight into the latest advances in preventing, diagnosing and treating lung cancer.
UAMS Research Wins NIH Grant for Fourth Time
<p class=”content”>Oct. 16, 2013 | Although Kevin Young, Ph.D., hopes his research will aid in the practice of medicine 20 years in the future, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to value it in the present. </p>
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