UAMS News


May 14, 2013

Breakthrough ALS Research to Continue at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

May 14, 2013 | The work of Mahmoud Kiaei, Ph.D., as part of a multi-institutional research team, could in the near future lead to clinical trials of new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients at UAMS.


May 13, 2013

UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals

Jon Parham

May 13, 2013 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 12 to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.


UAMS Nurses Honored During Fair, Fashion Show

Holland Doran

UAMS nurses were able to step back in time to see the evolution of nursing uniforms during the 5th Annual Nursing Professional Practice Fair and fashion show held in the UAMS Medical Center lobby May 9.


UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals, Presents Gov. Beebe with Honorary Degree

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. </span>


May 10, 2013

UAMS Researchers: Smartphone Apps Could be the Answer

Ben Boulden

May 10, 2013 | Smart phones could be part of the answer to a $100 billion problem facing the health care industry involving patients who don’t fully adhere to their prescribed medicine regimens, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy.


UAMS Researchers Find Smartphone Apps Could Aid Medication Adherence

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Smart phones could be part of the answer to a $100 billion problem facing the health care industry involving patients who don’t fully adhere to their prescribed medicine regimens, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy. </p>


May 9, 2013

UAMS Family Home Marks 10-year Milestone

Nate Hinkel

May 9, 2013 | For 10 years, the UAMS Family Home has been a home-away-from-home for patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. On May 8, friends gathered to celebrate the home’s first decade and pledge support for the start of its second.


May 8, 2013

UAMS Audience Learns to Bridge Language, Cultural Gaps

Ben Boulden

May 8, 2013 | Alan Lytle, Ed.D., recently brought what he called a “communication toolbox” to an audience of UAMS medical professionals to show them how to break down the barriers that can hamper communication with non-native-English-speaking patients.


Golf Tournament Tees it Up for UAMS Radiation Oncology

Holland Doran

The UAMS Radiation Oncology Center, a component of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, recently received a $9,000 gift from Southwest Power Pool to help take another swing at cancer.


May 28 Science Café ‘The Illusion of Time’

Ben Boulden

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, <i>The Illusion of Time, </i>on May 28. Panelists will discuss how time is connected to theoretical and quantum physics as well as how it affects human perception and native cultures.</span>



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