UAMS News


August 9, 2010

$3.6 Million Grant Awarded to Study Decisions of Drug Users

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D., director of the Center for Addiction Research (CAR) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $3,665,151 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, to study the decision-making process of cocaine users. </span>


August 5, 2010

Monette Native Leslye McGrath, M.D., Joins UAMS AHEC NE

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>JONESBORO – Leslye McGrath, M.D., is now seeing patients as a family medicine physician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Northeast in Jonesboro. </span>


August 4, 2010

UAMS’ Henry-Tillman Named to NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) breast cancer surgeon Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D., has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health.</span>


August 3, 2010

UAMS Pediatrician Pens JAMA Editorial on Child Hunger

David Robinson

Aug. 3, 2010| UAMS’ Patrick H. Casey, M.D., is the lead author of an editorial published in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, calling for national policies that address child hunger issues.


Public Invited to Free Lunch and Cataract Surgery Seminar at UAMS

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The public is invited to attend a free “Lunch and Learn About Cataract Surgery” seminar Aug. 25 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. </span>


July 30, 2010

UAMS Cancer Institute Dedicates New Tower

Jon Parham

July 30, 2010 | Cancer survivors from across Arkansas and beyond were celebrated today at the dedication ceremony of the 12-story expansion to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


UAMS Opens 12-Story Expansion to Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Jon Parham

<span>LITTLE ROCK – Cancer survivors from across Arkansas and beyond were celebrated today at the dedication ceremony of the 12-story expansion to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


July 27, 2010

College of Nursing Supporter Visits Campus

Jon Parham

July 27, 2010 | An executive from a Texas-based foundation that has awarded nearly $100,000 to help the UAMS College of Nursing provide financial assistance to students from rural areas made a visit to the campus July 27.


July 21, 2010

UAMS Cures Patient’s Incontinence, Prevents Need for Dialysis

David Robinson

July 21, 2010| Incontinence turned Laurene Payton’s life upside down for more than a year.


UAMS Announces Second Class of Prestigious KL2 Scholars

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) has named its second class of prestigious KL2 Career Development Award scholars.</span>



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