UAMS News
June 20, 2007
UAMS Set to Open Eighth Area Health Education Center
North central Arkansas will have the state’s eighth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) starting July 1.
June 19, 2007
UAMS Seeking Participants for National Study on Vision Loss
LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are seeking participants with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to measure the impact of vitamins and fish oil on the disease.
June 13, 2007
UAMS Myeloma Institute Receives $4.5 Million To Study Genetics of Disease
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy has received $4.5 million from a San Francisco couple to establish a one-of-a kind laboratory for research into the genetic profile of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.
Nicholas Lang, M.D., Named Chief Medical Officer at UAMS Medical Center
LITTLE ROCK – Nicholas Lang, M.D., has been named chief medical officer for UAMS Medical Center.
June 12, 2007
Harvard, Telemedicine Association Recognize UAMS’ ANGELS Program to Reduce Births of Medically Fragile Babies
LITTLE ROCK – A program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to reduce the number of babies born with severe medical problems recently was recognized by Harvard University and the American Telemedicine Association.
UAMS to Offer Free Hepatitis C Screening June 23
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free screenings for hepatitis C from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 23 at the UAMS College of Public Health. Registration is not required, and screenings are limited to 180 participants.
June 8, 2007
UAMS to Offer Symposium on Teaching with Technology
LITTLE ROCK — Educators interested in technology-related issues in education are invited to attend the Teaching with Technology Symposium July 19-20 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
June 6, 2007
Lee Archer, M.D., Named First UAMS Nodini Chair in Neurology
LITTLE ROCK – Robert Leroy “Lee” Archer, M.D., today became the inaugural recipient of the Major and Ruth Nodini Endowed Chair in Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS’ Thomas E. Andreoli, M.D., Elected a Fellow in the Royal College of Physicians (London)
LITTLE ROCK – Thomas E. Andreoli, M.D., distinguished professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has been elected a fellow in the Royal College of Physicians (London).
May 31, 2007
June Science Café Topic Is ‘Zoos: Crucial Conservation’
LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, “Zoos: Crucial Conservation,” on June 26.
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