UAMS News


April 9, 2012

Northwest Arkansas Naturals to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team is making its April 12 home opening game “Strike Out Stroke Night,” an event developed in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program, AR SAVES.


Kentucky Derby Watch Party May 5 to Benefit UAMS Programs

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Arkansans are invited to central Arkansas’ premier Kentucky Derby watch party and silent auction May 5 when the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosts the ninth annual Julep Cup Jaunt.</span>


Gaddy Receives Outstanding Woman Faculty Award

Jon Parham

April 9, 2012 | Hailed as an excellent role model, educator, researcher and mentor, Dana Gaddy, Ph.D., has received the 2012 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award from the UAMS College of Medicine Women’s Faculty Development Caucus.


April 4, 2012

Johnson Named Epidemiology Chair at UAMS College of Public Health

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Eric Johnson, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. </p>


April 3, 2012

UAMS to Hold Support Sessions for Mild Dementia

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A series of education and support sessions for those with mild dementia and their family members is being offered May 7 – June 11 by the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Alzheimer’s Arkansas. </span>


April 2, 2012

UAMS Honors Pryor With Bumpers Award

David Robinson

April 2, 2012 | U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor today was awarded the Dale Bumpers AHEC (Area Health Education Center) Leadership Award for his efforts to sustain federal funding for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) AHEC Program, which trains medical residents and provides clinical care and health education services around the state.


U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor Receives Bumpers Award at UAMS Ceremony

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor today was awarded the Dale Bumpers AHEC (Area Health Education Center) Leadership Award for his efforts to sustain federal funding for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) AHEC Program, which trains medical residents and provides clinical care and health education services around the state.


UAMS Honors Group of Phenomenal Women

Jon Parham

April 2, 2012 | Celebrating Women’s History Month, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recognized 23 women for their phenomenal contributions to the institution or in life or in overcoming adversities.


March 29, 2012

Bridge, Sculptures Dedicated at Reynolds Institute on Aging

David Robinson

March 29, 2012 | The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation today dedicated a new pedestrian bridge at UAMS in honor of John V. Schlereth, of Little Rock, a former Reynolds Foundation trustee and a past chair of the UAMS Foundation Fund Board.


UAMS, Pulaski County Part of National Study Showing 23-Percent Increase in Autism Rates

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Autism rates increased 23 percent from 2006 to 2008 according to a study released today by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) participated.



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