UAMS News


April 16, 2012

UAMS Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Hold Reunion May 5

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The tiniest patients who have been treated at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be celebrated from noon-2 p. m. May 5 when the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) holds its first on-campus reunion in 10 years for babies and their families.</p>


April 13, 2012

Mitchell Visits Zambian Home with CTN Mission

Jon Parham

April 13, 2012 | For College of Nursing faculty member Anita Mitchell, Ph.D., A.P.N., a recent trip to the African country of Zambia offered not just a chance to help newborn babies, but also to visit the place where she grew up.


Free Event in War Memorial Stadium Press Box May 10 Highlights UAMS Cancer Physicians

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The latest event in a series hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will give guests a peek at a location few Arkansans get to see — the War Memorial Stadium press box.</span>


April 12, 2012

Crooks Invested with Simmons Chair in Cancer Research

Nate Hinkel

April 12, 2012 | Peter A. Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc., chair of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS College of Pharmacy, was invested with the Johnny and Madge Simmons Chair in Cancer Research on April 12.


Free Skin Cancer Screenings May 19 at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – People concerned about changes to their skin are invited to participate in a free skin cancer screening from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 19 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The screenings will take place on the sixth floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.


UAMS Receives Komen Funding for Mobile Mammography Unit

Nate Hinkel

April 12, 2012 | More Arkansas woman will have access to breast cancer screening thanks to a grant supporting the mobile mammography program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


April 11, 2012

Nicolás Bianchi, M.D., Named Medical Director of UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – <span style=”background: white; color: black;”>Nicolás Bianchi</span>, M.D., has been appointed medical director of AR SAVES (Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support), a stroke care program led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). </p>


April 10, 2012

Five Bentonville Stroke Patients Receive Clot Buster

David Robinson

April 10, 2012 | Rhonda Smith’s stroke was about as severe as they come. Her chance for survival was slim without immediate access to a stroke neurologist who could correctly diagnose her type of stroke so she could receive a powerful clot-dissolving drug.


UAMS Sets May Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes on Fundamentals for Beginners, Print Artist Graphics, Genealogy and Introduction to Computers will be taught in May for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Genealogy is taught only once a year. <br />
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April 9, 2012

New Cancer Research Labs Designed to Encourage Collaboration

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>April 9, 2012 | Cancer research in Arkansas took a huge step forward today with the unveiling of new research labs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>



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