UAMS News


September 11, 2013

Pioneering Arkansas Doctor, Philosopher Brought to Life at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

Sept. 11, 2013 | The life and times of a pioneering doctor, farmer, philosopher, naturalist and independent thinker on the “wild frontier” of Arkansas during the last half of the nineteenth century was brought to life at a celebration of a new book featuring significant contributions from several UAMS faculty and library staff.


UAMS Names Efurd Chair of Department of Dental Hygiene

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Melissa Efurd, Ed.D., M.S., an experienced dental hygiene program director, has been chosen to lead the program in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions.


Razorbacks and ROC Stars Big Winners

Liz Caldwell

While calling the Hogs is a simple luxury most Arkansas fans take for granted, 9-year-old Devon Wooten and his family relish any opportunity he gets to cheer the Razorbacks on to victory.


September 10, 2013

UAMS Receives $135,000 for Health Education of Teachers

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Through a unique statewide outreach program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), two grants totaling $135,000 will fund professional development for Arkansas’ pre-K-12 teachers.


UAMS Receives $135,000 for Teacher Health Education

Ben Boulden

Sept. 10, 2013 | Through a unique statewide outreach program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), two grants totaling $135,000 will fund professional development for Arkansas’ pre-K-12 teachers.


Emergency Surgery at UAMS Saves Woman’s Legs

Holland Doran

When Ella Faye Scroggins was suddenly hit with an intense pain in her legs, she had no idea that her whole way of life was in jeopardy. A blood clot was keeping blood from flowing to her legs and the ability to ever walk again became a race against the clock.


September 9, 2013

UAMS Alumnus Gives $500,000 to Honor Surgeon

Liz Caldwell

Citing his long admiration for James Y. Suen, M.D., retired Little Rock otolaryngologist J. Floyd Kyser, M.D., is funding a $500,000 professorship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to honor the surgeon who trained with him as a resident and went on to become an international leader in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.


UAMS Alumnus Gives $500,000 to Honor Surgeon

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Retired Little Rock otolaryngologist J. Floyd Kyser, M.D., recently gave $500,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for a professorship to honor the surgeon who trained with him as a resident and went on to become an international leader in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at UAMS.


September 6, 2013

Two New UAMS Researchers Win Funding for Asthma, Cardiovascular Studies

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers, Joshua Kennedy, M.D., and Elvin Price, Pharm.D., Ph.D., are the newest recipients of the UAMS Translational Research Institute KL2 Scholar Career Development Awards, which will provide them with salary and research support for two years.


September 5, 2013

UAMS Researcher Awarded $150,000 Grant for Pancreatic Cancer Drug Treatment Improvement

Liz Caldwell

Wolf E. Heberlein, M.D., an assistant professor of radiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, received a two-year $150,000 Research Scholar Grant from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education (R&E) Foundation.



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