UAMS News
July 7, 2008
UAMS to Host Special Needs in the Early Years Conference
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will present its first Special Needs in the Early Years Conference to be held July 31-Aug.1 at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. The conference is open to educators, health care professionals and parents as well as the public.
July 3, 2008
UAMS’ Roberson Selected National Institutes of Health Panel
LITTLE ROCK – Paula K. Roberson, Ph.D., chairman of the Department of Biostatistics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has been invited to serve as a member of a panel that reviews grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
July 1, 2008
Village Walk for Cancer Research to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – People of all ages are invited to register for the Seventh Annual Village Walk for Cancer Research set for Sept. 13 in Hot Springs Village. One hundred percent of proceeds from the walk will benefit the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will be matched dollar for dollar by the state of Arkansas.
June 25, 2008
UAMS Researchers Find Many Rural Meth, Cocaine Users Quitting Without Treatment
LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently reported a two-year study of rural methamphetamine and cocaine users in three states that showed that many stopped using without formal substance abuse treatment during that time.
UAMS College of Medicine Names Kenney to Lead Radiology
LITTLE ROCK – Philip J. Kenney, M.D., has been appointed chairman of the Department of Radiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine.
June 24, 2008
Performer Ben Vereen to Headline Benefit For UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute
LITTLE ROCK – Tony Award winner Ben Vereen, noted for roles in the TV miniseries “Roots” and the motion picture “All That Jazz,” will be displaying his theatrical talents during “An Evening With Ben Vereen,” a benefit performance for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute.
June 19, 2008
UAMS to Host Teaching with Technology Symposium July 24-25
LITTLE ROCK – Educators and students are invited to attend the third annual Teaching with Technology Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) July 24-25.
Jeanette Lee, Ph.D., to Lead Biostatistics at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK –Jeanette Y. Lee, Ph.D., has been named professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will serve as a biostatistics leader at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
June 17, 2008
Schools, Parents Adjusting to State’s Efforts to Curb Obesity
Arkansas’ public schools are stepping up efforts to keep junk food away from kids, and parents are encouraging more healthy habits at home, according to the fourth annual evaluation of Act 1220, a comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing childhood obesity in schools and communities.
June 11, 2008
UAMS Is First in Arkansas With Robotic Procedure
LITTLE ROCK – Alexander “Sandy” Burnett, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has become the first surgeon in Arkansas to use a robotic procedure to remove a patient’s cancerous cervix through the abdomen while preserving her ability to have children.
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