UAMS News
September 17, 2013
Perfect Timing at UAMS Saves Woman After Violent Accident
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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.
September 11, 2013
Pioneering Arkansas Doctor, Philosopher Brought to Life at UAMS
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
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
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.
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