UAMS News


September 10, 2010

UAMS Hosts Sept. 13 Lead-Safe Practices Workshop for Contractors to Become Certified Under New EPA Rule

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Contractors can still register for a daylong workshop on reducing health risks associated with lead-based paint in older homes to be held starting at 8 a.m. on Monday in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.</span>


September 8, 2010

UAMS, Volunteers Step Up to Help Seniors Learn Computers

David Robinson

Sept. 9, 2010| Doris Davis remembers the day about 10 years ago when a friend gave her a computer.


UAMS Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in men, yet many men never have any symptoms. Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered Friday, Sept. 17, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.</span>


UAMS Names Sharp Director of Research Review Board

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jennifer Sharp, an attorney with 12 years experience as a legal advisor for research programs, has been named director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institutional Review Board.</span>


UAMS Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered Friday, Sept. 17, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.</span>


September 3, 2010

UAMS Brain Aneurysm Procedure Puts Triathlete Back in Race

David Robinson

Sept. 3, 2010 |Triathlete Heidi Karsten-Zulliger of Conway was skeptical when told she was at high risk for a brain aneurysm.


$2.7 Million Grant to Aid Mental Health in Rural Areas

Jon Parham

Sept. 3, 2010 | A five-year grant worth $2,785,472 to improve mental health care in community health centers throughout Arkansas has been awarded to John Fortney, Ph.D., and Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Sip Mouden of the Community Health Centers of Arkansas Inc. (CHCA) .


Ovarian Cancer Survivors Invited to UAMS Retreat Sept. 25

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A day-long retreat celebrating survivors of ovarian and other gynecological cancers is set for Sept. 25 at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


$2.7 Million NIH Grant to Improve Mental Health in Community Health Centers

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A five-year grant worth $2,785,472 to improve mental health care in community health centers throughout Arkansas has been awarded to John Fortney, Ph.D., and Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Sip Mouden of the Community Health Centers of Arkansas Inc. (CHCA) .</span>


September 1, 2010

Ghazala A. Azam, M.D., Joins UAMS OB/Gyn Team

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Ghazala A. Azam, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist, is now seeing patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). </span>



Previous page Next page