UAMS News
April 17, 2008
UAMS’ Ann Riggs, M.D., Named Arkansas Medical Director of the Year
LITTLE ROCK – Ann Riggs, M.D., vice chairman for clinical affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Geriatrics, has been named the first-ever Medical Director of the Year by the Arkansas Medical Directors Association.
U.S. News & World Report Lists UAMS Graduate Schools Among Best in Nation; UAMS Geriatrics Among Top 10 in Country
LITTLE ROCK – Three University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) programs are featured in the latest U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” which hit newsstands this month.
April 16, 2008
Golf Tournament to Benefit ALS Research at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – The eighth annual Paul Dunn Golf Classic, to benefit the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) search for better treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), will be held May 19. The tournament is presented by Simmons First, the Jerry Spears Family and C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics.
Nate Hinkel Joins UAMS Communications & Marketing
LITTLE ROCK – Nate Hinkel of Little Rock has joined the Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a communications specialist.
April 15, 2008
April 22 Science Café – ‘Infectious Disease: Truth & Consequences’
LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, “Infectious Disease: Truth & Consequences,” on April 22. UAMS researchers will describe their study of Staphylococcus bacteria, viruses and tick-borne diseases in Arkansas. Methods of infection and health impacts also will be discussed.
April 14, 2008
UAMS to Offer Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings April 25
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free oral, head and neck cancer screenings from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 25 on the sixth floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Screenings will be conducted by the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.
Cooks Tour to Benefit Cancer Patients at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold its 17th Annual Cooks Tour from 1-4 p.m. April 20 in the Deauville neighborhood of Chenal Valley in Little Rock.
April 9, 2008
Seven Named to Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation Fund Board at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – The board of directors of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation Fund at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced the election of seven new board members.
April 4, 2008
UAMS to Hold Free Seminar on Colorectal Cancer April 26
LITTLE ROCK – A free public seminar on colorectal cancer is set for April 26 at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
April 2, 2008
Myeloma Research Foundation Awards $750,000 Grant to UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – An internationally known organization dedicated to funding research of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood’s plasma, today awarded a $750,000 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for work aimed at finding why the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment sometimes changes from initial treatment to relapse.
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