UAMS News


December 7, 2011

UAMS Myeloma Institute Names Ammon to Lead Advisory Board

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Carol A. Ammon, of Wilmington, Del., founder and retired chief executive officer and chairman of Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., has been named chairman of the advisory board for the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). <br />
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December 5, 2011

Gift Endows McGehee Lectureship in Graduate School

Jon Parham

Dec. 5, 2011 | A $150,000 gift honoring UAMS Graduate School Dean Robert McGehee, Ph.D., will establish the first distinguished lectureship in the school.


Award Caps Year of Honors for UAMS Batesville-Mt. Home Educator

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – UAMS’ Thomas Jones of Batesville recently received the 2011 Arkansas Society for Respiratory Care Educator of the Year award for his leadership of respiratory care educational programs in north central Arkansas.


December 2, 2011

UAMS Ear Specialist Hits the Right Note for Harpist

David Robinson

Dec. 2, 2011 | After 15 years of a recurring ear problem, Beth Stockdell was skeptical when told that a doctor at UAMS could help her.


December 1, 2011

UAMS Pharmacy Students Recognized for Community Effort

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has been chosen as one of four institutions nationally to receive an American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Student Community Engaged Service Award. </p>


UAMS Announces Stanley Reed Endowed Chair

Nate Hinkel

Dec. 1, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed today announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at UAMS and across Arkansas.


UAMS Announces Stanley Reed Endowed Chair to Support Arkansas Emergency Medicine

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed today announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at UAMS and across Arkansas.


November 30, 2011

National Foundation Honors Community Public Health Advocate

Nate Hinkel

Nov. 30, 2011 | Naomi Cottoms, an integral community partner with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, was honored as one of 10 recipients of a national award given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).


Thyroid Cancer Researcher Aime Franco, Ph.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Thyroid cancer researcher Aime Franco, Ph.D., has joined the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Biophysics.</span>


November 29, 2011

Women More Likely to Have ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’

David Robinson

Nov. 29, 2011 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that women are 7.5 times more likely to experience “broken heart syndrome,” heart attack-like symptoms that occur during sudden or continuing stress.



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