UAMS News


January 27, 2011

UAMS Breast Cancer Awareness Program Receives $25,000

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content” style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”>LITTLE ROCK – The Witness Project, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to increase awareness of breast cancer, has been awarded a $25,000 one-year grant from the Avon Foundation for Women. It is the 10th year the program has received Avon Foundation for Women funding.</p>


January 26, 2011

Heuck Joins UAMS Myeloma Institute as Researcher, Clinician

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Christoph Heuck, M.D., a fellowship-trained hematology oncologist, has joined the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) where he will conduct research and see patients.</span>


January 25, 2011

UAMS Gives 86-Year-Old Artist Ability to Create

Nate Hinkel

Jan. 25, 2011 | Countless hours spent hovering over his original three-dimensional works of art, chiseling and shaping and drilling the large colorful panels, is hard work for anybody. “Let alone a man of my age,” said Michael Butner, 86, a Little Rock artist. “It’s very taxing on my old bones.
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January 21, 2011

UAMS Announces February Computer Classes for Seniors

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Photo editing, Quicken 2010, and introductory classes for Word and computers will be taught in February for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.</span>


January 19, 2011

Researcher Zhou Named Winthrop Rockefeller Chair

David Robinson

Jan. 19, 2011 | Daohong Zhou, M.D., was invested Jan. 18 as the inaugural recipient of the Winthrop Rockefeller Endowed Chair for Leukemia and Lymphoma Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


January 18, 2011

UAMS Researcher Zhou named Winthrop Rockefeller Chair

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Daohong Zhou, M.D., today became the inaugural recipient of the Winthrop Rockefeller Endowed Chair for Leukemia and Lymphoma Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


Searcy Woman a Perfect Fit for First 30-Year Knee

David Robinson

Jan. 18, 2011 | Before UAMS provided her the first 30-year knee implants in Arkansas, Martha Pearson had been nearly crippled by recurring knee problems since childhood.


January 14, 2011

Jan. 25, Science Café – ‘The Science of War’

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, “The Science of War” on Jan. 25. Panelists will discuss the latest in ballistics, submarine propulsion, and other technological advances in modern warfare. </span>


January 13, 2011

Rahn Reports Successful 2010 for UAMS

Jon Parham

Jan. 13, 2011 | Record enrollment, growing patient volume and a strong complement of grant-supported research translated to solid financial footing for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), reported Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., in his Jan. 13 State of the Campus address.


Two UAMS Geriatrics Professors Honored With Investitures

David Robinson

Jan. 13, 2011| Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) geriatrics professors were honored recently with investitures made possible by two philanthropic Arkansas families.



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