UAMS News
March 18, 2019
Neurostimulator Significantly Reduces Seizures for Missouri Man
![Matthew Pinegar visits Viktoras Palys, M.D. in a follow-up appointment after his RNS Surgery.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_0737-150x150.jpg)
Matthew Pinegar was 3 months old when he had his first seizure. He was put on medication to keep them at bay, then taken off the medicine in junior high. “It wasn’t until I was 21 when I had my first grand mal,” Pinegar said. “After that happened and I looked back, I’m sure I…
March 15, 2019
Rasco Symposium Offers Insights on GI Cancer Therapy, Research
![Rasco Symposium course director A. Mazin Safar, M.D., (left) pauses a moment with keynote speaker Ryan B. Corcoran, M.D., Ph.D., (center) and Issam Makhoul, M.D., director of the UAMS Divisions of Medical Oncology and Hematology, during the event.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_1668-150x150.jpg)
About 125 health care professionals gathered March 8 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to learn about the latest advances in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer diagnosis and therapy.
March 12, 2019
UAMS Sets Spring Computer Classes for Adults
LITTLE ROCK – Two computer classes – everything about iPad/iPhone and Computer Basics – and one two-hour workshop, Online Banking & Shopping, will be taught this spring for adults at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The courses will be presented by the Little Rock Digital Learning…
March 11, 2019
Physician Living with Parkinson’s: No One Should Go Through It Alone
![Glenn Davis, M.D., was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/davis-vermani-1-3-150x150.jpg)
Every year in America, health care professionals diagnose 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease. In 2007, Glenn Davis, M.D., was one of those patients, though he’d experienced symptoms a few years prior.
Bill Signing Propels UAMS Cancer Institute’s Quest for NCI Designation
![(From left) Arkansas Sen. Missy Irvin; UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA; and Rep. Michelle Gray look on as Gov. Asa Hutchinson (seated) signs Senate Bill 151 in support of the UAMS Cancer Institute's quest for National Cancer Institute Designation.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_7044-150x150.jpg)
With the stroke of a pen, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson brought the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute one step closer to its goal of achieving National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designation.
March 7, 2019
Patterson Discusses Finances, Raises in First State of the University Address
![Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, addresses employees during his first State of the University presentation. Patterson said he is committed to ensuring every UAMS employee is paid a living wage.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_0053-150x150.jpg)
Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, addressed a packed house Tuesday as he delivered his first State of the University address in the Fred Smith Auditorium in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
March 6, 2019
Twelve Programs Receive Grants from UAMS Chancellor’s Circle
![Chancellor Patterson speaks at the awards ceremony. Twelve UAMS programs received grants totaling $425,000.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_6906-150x150.jpg)
UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, awarded 12 program grants totaling a record-tying $425,000 at the annual Chancellor’s Circle Grant Awards ceremony and reception held March 5. The funds awarded match the record set last year by the Chancellor’s Circle, which provides funds to support key mission areas in health care education, research and patient…
Cancer Diagnosis Gives UAMS Medical Student New Perspective
![Third-year UAMS College of Medicine student and cancer survivor Corbin Norton (center) with his medical oncologist Rashmi Verma, M.D., (right) and nurse Jason Guenther, R.N.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_1603-150x150.jpg)
With his first medical licensing exam in the books, Corbin Norton was ready to relax. “It was a really tough exam. I had been studying for weeks,” the 27-year-old UAMS College of Medicine student said.
February 26, 2019
UAMS Study Shows Schools Lowered Sodium Content of Lunches by 11.2 Percent
FAYETTEVILLE – Public schools in Springdale have lowered the sodium content of school lunches by 11.2 percent, research by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows. In an article in “Preventing Chronic Disease,” published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus outlined the progress…
February 25, 2019
Randolph Leads SEED Peer Program for Change
![Marlo Thomas and Mildred Randolph, D..V.M., facilitate the Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) Project, a program that uses group discussions to lead change within communities through personal growth, professional development and social justice.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Thomas-Marlo-and-Randolph-Mildred-150x150.jpg)
Mildred Randolph, D.V.M., is helping her UAMS colleagues view their professional and personal worlds from a new perspective to shine a light on differences and offer more inclusiveness.
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