UAMS News


February 26, 2009

UAMS Hosts Former Surgeon General Elders

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The United States has to be prepared for an enormous increase in demand for health care services as baby boomers age, former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., said recently.


February 24, 2009

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February 23, 2009

African Drummer Delights Patients and Families

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Dr. Thomas, Associate Dean of Diversity Affairs at UAMS, and the Arkansas Museum of Discovery, arranged a visit by Zinsie of Ghana, a storyteller and muscian for a recent performance.


Seniors Invited to Sign Up for Computer Classes at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes for people ages 50 and older are being held monthly at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. <span class=”content”></span>


February 19, 2009

Tobacco Tax Becomes Law; Provides $86 Million for Health Improvements

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A new tobacco tax will provide $86 million to improve the health of Arkansans. Gov. Mike Beebe signed House Bill 1204 into law Feb. 17 at a ceremony at the State Capitol.


February 18, 2009

Al-Qaisi Joins Faculty of UAMS Myeloma Institute

Jon Parham

LITTLE ROCK – Abeer Said Al-Qaisi, M.D., has joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients in the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy.


Feb. 24, Science Café – ‘Charles Darwin: Man & Myth’

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Charles Darwin: Man & Myth on Feb. 24. Panelists will discus Darwin’s scientific work on coral atolls, barnacles, plants, genetics and Arkansas geological fossils and strata.<span class=”content”></span>


February 17, 2009

UAMS Doctor Honors Wife’s Career with Nursing Scholarship

Kelly Gardner

Dr. Nicholas Lang establishes a scholarship in honor of his wife, Helen Lang, R.N.


February 13, 2009

UAMS Doctor Honors Wife with Nursing Scholarship

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<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – The importance of patient care in the operating room isn’t lost on Nicholas Lang, M.D., chief medical officer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center.</FONT>


February 11, 2009

Racial Challenges Continue, Rockefeller Foundation President Says

Kelly Gardner

It will take confronting the racial elements in issues such as poverty and health disparities to achieve true social justice, the president of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation said at an event Feb. 5 to commemorate Black History Month and the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



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