UAMS News


January 25, 2010

Shell Family and Baldwin Shell Co. make generous gifts to Reynolds Institute

Jon Parham

Bob Shell, president of Baldwin Shell Co., and company executives recently presented gifts of $100,000 and $50,000 to the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.


JEI Unveils John P. Shock, M.D., Welcome Center to Former Chair’s Surprise

Nate Hinkel

Jan. 22, 2010 | Stepping out of the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute first-floor elevator doors and around the corner, its founding director was greeted by more than 200 family, friends and colleagues and a hearty round of applause.


January 21, 2010

Former UAMS Jones Eye Institute Director Honored with John P. Shock, M.D., Welcome Center

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute (JEI) honored its founding director today by unveiling the John P. Shock, M.D., Welcome Center.</span>


January 19, 2010

Fifteen Years After JEI Dream Realized, Shock Steps Down

Nate Hinkel

Jan. 19, 2010 | When John Shock, M.D., arrived at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1979, he’d trek from his office in an old chemistry lab through the weeds and on broken sidewalks to reach the first eye clinic far across campus.


UAMS Announces February Computer Classes for Seniors

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – An overview of Microsoft Vista and two introduction to computers classes 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 15, 2010

UAMS Expands Look Good … Feel Better Program for Cancer Patients

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A free program to help women cope with the appearance-related changes that accompany cancer treatment is expanding at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). </span><br />


Chancellor Calls on Employees to ‘Live the Change’ in King’s Words

Jon Parham

Jan. 15, 2010 | UAMS’ institutional core values are built on the same principles of integrity and respect that guided civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., told UAMS faculty and staff attending an event marking King’s birthday. Rahn called on employees to “be the change we want to see in the world.”


January 14, 2010

UAMS Head Start/Early Head Start to Take Enrollment Applications for the 2010-2011 School Year

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Head Start/ Early Head Start program on Jan. 25 will begin accepting applications for the 2010 – 2011 school year, which begins in August. </span>


January 13, 2010

Ashley County Medical Center Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in south Arkansas. </span>


January 12, 2010

UAMS Breast Cancer Awareness Program Receives Grant from Avon Foundation

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>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 $20,000 one-year grant from the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund. It’s the ninth year the program has received Avon Foundation funding.</span>



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