UAMS News
September 16, 2008
UAMS Ranked by Information Week for Use of Technology
LITTLE ROCK – Business technology magazine Information Week has recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in its annual InformationWeek 500 ranking of the most innovative users of technology in the nation.
September 10, 2008
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screening Sept. 19
LITTLE ROCK — The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free prostate cancer screenings from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 19. The screenings will be held on the sixth floor of the Cancer Institute on the UAMS campus.
September 9, 2008
Cancer Surgeon Badgwell Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Brian Badgwell, M.D., who specializes in gastrointestinal surgical oncology, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Surgery.
September 4, 2008
International Breast Cancer Grant Awarded to Researcher Kelly at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is among a highly selective group of scientists to receive a breast cancer research award from the U.S. Department of Defense. Thomas Kelly, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was awarded the…
Shoppers Receive 20 Percent Discount at More Than 200 Arkansas Shops with UAMS Partners Card
LITTLE ROCK — More than 140 stores in central Arkansas and more than 60 stores in northwest Arkansas will offer discounts on their merchandise Oct. 25 through Nov. 2 as part of Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Proceeds benefit cancer patients in Arkansas.
September 3, 2008
UAMS Retreat Sept. 27 to Offer Support, Education for Ovarian Cancer Survivors
LITTLE ROCK – Survivors of ovarian and other gynecological cancers will be celebrated during a day-long retreat at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Nair Joins UAMS Myeloma Institute as Assistant Professor
LITTLE ROCK – Bijay Nair, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in its Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy.
August 27, 2008
UAMS Names Schaefer to Lead New Division of Genetics
LITTLE ROCK – Nationally known, board-certified genetics expert G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D., has been appointed the inaugural director of the Division of Genetics in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
August 26, 2008
UAMS Begins Landmark Myeloma Clinical Trials with Treatment Driven by Tumor Genetics
LITTLE ROCK – Armed with a method for identifying patients with a more aggressive or less aggressive form of multiple myeloma based on tumor cell gene activity, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are beginning clinical trials with treatment plans for this cancer of the bone marrow tailored for each group.
August 25, 2008
Rally, Luncheon to Raise Awareness of Ovarian Cancer
LITTLE ROCK – A rally at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 on the steps of the state Capitol is designed to raise awareness of the signs of ovarian cancer and share information about advances in treatment. The rally is sponsored by the Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition in conjunction with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the New Outlook program at St. Vincent Health System.
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