UAMS News
October 8, 2007
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. 27 through Nov. 4 as part of the Partners Card, with proceeds benefiting cancer patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
October 4, 2007
UAMS Hosts Former Surgeon General for Lecture on Bone Health
LITTLE ROCK – Former United States Surgeon General Richard Carmona, M.D., will give a free public lecture on bone health and the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
October 1, 2007
Tiny Hands Monster Bash Oct. 27 to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Nursery
LITTLE ROCK – Celebrate Halloween early by attending the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a fundraiser benefiting the UAMS Family Home and UAMS Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Pavilion in the Park, 8201 Cantrell, in Little Rock.
September 28, 2007
UAMS Renames Cancer Center for Winthrop P. Rockefeller
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored the late Winthrop P. Rockefeller, former Arkansas lieutenant governor, today by renaming its Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) for him while celebrating the groundbreaking for a major expansion to the facility.
September 26, 2007
Mays Named Chair of UAMS Health Policy & Management Department
LITTLE ROCK – Glen Mays, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.
September 21, 2007
Free or Low-Cost Women’s Health Screenings Offered Oct. 17, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project
LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available Oct. 17 to St. Francis County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health.
September 19, 2007
Richard P. Morrison Named Chairman of UAMS Department of Microbiology and Immunology
LITTLE ROCK – Richard P. “Rick” Morrison, Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chairman of the Department Microbiology and Immunology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
September 18, 2007
MIRT Work Presented at National Cancer Research Conference
<span style=”font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial;”><span style=”font-size: 13px;”>Multiple myeloma patients vary widely in how they ultimately respond to treatment, but now researchers in the </span><a href=”http://myeloma.uams.edu/”><span style=”font-size: 13px;”>Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy</span></a><span style=”font-size: 13px;”> (MIRT) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Ark., have identified a small subset of genes whose level of activation could predict low and </span><a href=”http://www.uams.edu/update/absolutenm/templates/myeloma/myeloma_news.asp?articleid=6220&zoneid=132″><span style=”font-size: 13px;”>high-risk cases</span></a><span style=”font-size: 13px;”> and potentially guide their therapy in the future.</span></span>
September 14, 2007
September Science Café Topic Is ‘CSI: Science Undercover’
LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, ‘CSI: Science Undercover,’ on September 25.
UAMS Names Ludwig Department Chairman of Imaging and Radiation Sciences
LITTLE ROCK – Rebecca Ludwig, Ph.D., has been named chairman of the Department of Imaging and Radiation Sciences in the College of Health Related Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
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