UAMS News


February 2, 2010

February Dates Set for ‘Caring for the Caregiver’ at UAMS

David Robinson

<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”color: black;”><o:p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – “Caring for the Caregiver,” a free weekly course for the general public, begins its February slate of classes Thursday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. </o:p></span></p>


UAMS Helps College Student Donate Kidney to Mena Man

Liz Caldwell

Twenty-one-year-old Alissa Pitcher of Grand Rapids, Mich., was moved last spring by a Mena, Arkansas, mother’s plea on behalf of her son. The request for prayers came via e-mail from an old family friend, Tammy Hamelink, whose 23-year-old son, Kryn, was in desperate need of a kidney transplant.


January 27, 2010

UAMS Creates ‘Gravity’ with Center for Diversity Affairs

Jon Parham

Jan. 27, 2010 | The UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs creates a “center of gravity” by allowing the institution to focus on finding the best talent for making the state a healthier place, Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., told those attending a Jan. 21 open house at the center’s new location. “We need to be more diverse as our population becomes more diverse,” he said.


UAMS’ Childs Leads National Scientific Group

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Gwen Childs, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has been elected president of the American Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Chairpersons.</span>


January 26, 2010

UAMS to Offer Free Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Feb. 16 on Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A national expert in umbilical cord transplants will present a free lecture Feb. 16 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as part of the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lectures.</span>


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>



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