UAMS News


February 7, 2013

Arkansas Tax Filers Have Option to Support Cord Blood Bank of Arkansas

Nate Hinkel

Feb. 7, 2013 | Arkansas tax filers again this year have the option to donate all or part of their income tax refunds to help build a statewide cord blood banking system based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


Arkansas Tax Filers Have Option to Donate to Support Cord Blood Bank of Arkansas

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas tax filers again this year have the option to donate all or part of their income tax refunds to help build a statewide cord blood banking system based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


February 6, 2013

Mental Health Expert to Speak on Women’s Mental Health during Pregnancy

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – While pregnancy can be a very exciting time for a woman, 60 percent to 80 percent of mothers experience some form of sadness after giving birth, with one in 10 experiencing serious post-partum depression.</p>


Townsend Takes Reins as Medical Center CEO

Jon Parham

Feb. 6, 2013 | Roxane A. Townsend, M.D., started her tenure Feb. 1 as chief executive officer of UAMS Medical Center and vice chancellor for clinical programs for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


February 5, 2013

UAMS Helps Hospital With Broadband Link Between Parents, Premature Babies

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Families of the tiniest babies at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania now will be able to view them in real time on their computer or smart phone through a webcam system developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


UAMS Helps Hospital With High-Tech Link Between Parents, Premature Babies

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Families of the tiniest babies at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania now will be able to view them in real time on their computer or smart phone through a webcam system developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</p>


February 4, 2013

Feb. 26 Science Café ‘City Planning — Smoke or Mirrors?’

Ben Boulden

<p><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>City Planning — Smoke or Mirrors? </i>on Feb. 26. Panelists will discuss residential and commercial zoning, traffic flows, and urban planning as performed in Little Rock and across the nation.</span></p>
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February 1, 2013

Billy Thomas, M.D., Renie Rule honored by Just Communities

Ben Boulden

Feb. 1, 2013 | UAMS physician Billy Thomas is continually working to get people to reach out to each other across cultural lines. On Jan. 31, Just Communities of Arkansas at its annual Gathering of Friends dinner reached out to give him a Father Joseph H. Biltz Award.


UAMS to Sponsor Midsouth Summit Black Expo Feb. 23

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Ninth Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented by the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will celebrate black history month with a family-friendly event highlighting the importance of cancer screenings and education.</span>


January 30, 2013

Arkansas e-Link Broadband Expands into Faulkner County

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas e-Link, a statewide broadband network, will begin operations in Faulkner County, connecting health care and educational institutions for telemedicine and distance learning.</p>



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