UAMS News
October 10, 2007
Shaughnessy Group Myeloma Research Gets Scientific Boost
It often takes years for scientific findings to advance from the lab to the patient’s bedside, often because of the need for independent verification of those findings.
UAMS Performs Record 7,000th Stem-Cell Transplant
LITTLE ROCK – The internationally known treatment program for multiple myeloma at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reached another milestone today as Jeffrey Zwerin of California received the 7,000th stem-cell transplant procedure performed at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy.
October 9, 2007
Richard Morrison, Ph.D., Receives UAMS Endowed Chair in Sciences Basic to Medicine
LITTLE ROCK – Richard P. Morrison, Ph.D., today became the inaugural recipient of the Chair in Sciences Basic to Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Morrison was named professor and chairman of the UAMS Department of Microbiology and Immunology Sept. 1.
October 8, 2007
Spit for the Cure Offers Unique Opportunity for Women To Participate in Breast Cancer Research
LITTLE ROCK – A research study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is designed to establish one of the largest and most rapidly assembled groups of women to aid in the study of breast cancer occurrence.
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.
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