UAMS News


September 15, 2011

State Surgeon General Challenges Nutrition Students

Jon Parham

Sept. 15, 2011 | Arkansas Surgeon General Joe Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., issued a call to arms to UAMS nutrition students to help address the state’s obesity problem.


New UAMS License Plate Supports Student Scholarships

Jon Parham

LITTLE ROCK – A new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) specialty state license plate shows support for the state’s only academic health center while contributing to student scholarships.


September 14, 2011

UAMS Makes ‘Top Performers’ List

David Robinson

Sept. 14, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today was named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. <br />
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UAMS Researchers Find Critical Clue to Bone Renewal Process

Jon Parham

Sept. 14, 2011 | Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) seeking to isolate the cellular trigger for the constant bone renewal process in the skeleton found that cells embedded within the bone are an unexpected source of a protein that is a key player in the process.


Brenda Scisson Named Executive Director of UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – Brenda Scisson has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as executive director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation Fund, where she will oversee all fundraising activities for the institute.


September 12, 2011

Sept. 27, Science Café – Arkansas: Going to the Birds

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Arkansas: Going to the Birds on Sept. 27. Panelists will discuss wild and domesticated bird conservation, as well as the positive and negative impacts of urbanization.


UAMS Researchers Find Critical Clue to Bone Renewal Process

Jon Parham

Sept. 13, 2011 | Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) seeking to isolate the cellular trigger for the constant bone renewal process in the skeleton found that cells embedded within the bone are an unexpected source of a protein that is a key player in the process.


UAMS Researchers Find Critical Clue to Bone Renewal Process

Jon Parham

LITTLE ROCK – Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) seeking to isolate the cellular trigger for the constant bone renewal process in the skeleton found that cells embedded within the bone are an unexpected source of a protein that is a key player in the process.


September 9, 2011

Rally Raises Awareness of Ovarian Cancer

David Robinson

Sept. 9, 2011 | A set of risers displaying 140 teal high heel shoes was a blatant reminder to visitors at the state Capitol on Aug. 30 of the Arkansas women who will lose their fight with ovarian cancer this year.


September 8, 2011

Taiwanese Education Officials Visit UAMS Campus

David Robinson

Sept. 8, 2011 | After a tour of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus, top education officials from Taiwan told UAMS leaders they want to open their country to more student and faculty exchanges.



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