UAMS News


September 19, 2013

Tiny Hands Monster Bash Costume Party to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Intensive Care

Liz Caldwell

LITTLE ROCK – Scare up some fun this Halloween season at the 11th Annual Tiny Hands Monster Bash. The costume party fundraiser is scheduled for 6:30-11 p.m. Oct. 25 at Next Level Events, located at 1400 W. Markham St. in Little Rock’s Union Station.


Barlogie Receives Medal from Alma Mater for Myeloma Achievements

Holland Doran

The University of Heidelberg in Germany presented a Medal of the Faculty to alumnus and internationally known multiple myeloma pioneer Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D., this summer, honoring his life’s work.


September 18, 2013

UAMS, Kroger Invite Public for Free Oct. 5 Health Screenings Statewide

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy students and Kroger invite the public for free health screenings at 29 Kroger pharmacies throughout the state Oct. 5.


September 17, 2013

Perfect Timing at UAMS Saves Woman After Violent Accident

Holland Doran

Perfect timing. That’s what Amy Kizziar needed one cold November day in 2011 when she was impaled by a two-by-six and endured multiple broken bones, gaping wounds and life-threatening blood loss.


UAMS to Take Part in Study of New Peanut Allergy Treatment

Ben Boulden

Sept. 17, 2013 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are enrolling children ages 1-4 in a federally funded collaborative study of a possible new treatment for children with peanut allergy.


UAMS to Participate in Study of New Peanut Allergy Treatment

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are enrolling children ages 1-4 in a federally funded collaborative study of a possible new treatment for children with peanut allergy.


September 13, 2013

Medical Showcase Events Help Boost Collaboration

Ben Boulden

Sept. 13, 2013 | What began in late 2012 as an informal academic gathering has evolved into a must-attend social event for UAMS researchers, physicians, faculty and students as about 100 gathered Sept. 5 for “The Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Personalized Medicine,” the fourth of an ongoing series.


Shoppers and Diners Enjoy a 20 Percent Discount With UAMS Cancer Institute’s Partners Card

Liz Caldwell

More than 170 shops and restaurants in central and northwest Arkansas will offer discounts Oct. 25 – Nov. 3 as part of Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


September 12, 2013

Sept. 24 Science Café: ‘The Science of Espionage’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, The Science of Espionage, on Sept. 24. Panelists will discuss espionage threatening the United States and ways to stop the illegal flow of classified, proprietary and private information as well as technology.


Help UAMS Patients while Voting on the Best Tasting Bacon at the Rock Town Bacon Throwdown Oct. 5

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Tickets are on sale now for the first Rock Town Bacon Throwdown, 1 p.m., Oct. 5 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, a competition featuring local professional chefs serving their best bacon dishes in a cookoff contest to benefit patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center.



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