UAMS News
April 26, 2007
UAMS Lecturer Series Features Columbia University Researcher
LITTLE ROCK – Henry N. Ginsberg, M.D., of New York’s Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, will speak at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on May 15 about hyperlipidemia and diabetes. The lecture is free and open to the public.
April 25, 2007
Extended Bed Rest Accelerates Muscle Deterioration in Older Adults, UAMS Researchers Report in JAMA
LITTLE ROCK – Extended bed rest – often necessary during hospitalization – leads to a substantial amount of muscle deterioration in older adults, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report in the April 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Thaxton to Direct UAMS Division of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences
LITTLE ROCK – Paul Thaxton has been named director for the Division of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS Names Kohler Vice Chancellor For Northwest Arkansas Region
LITTLE ROCK – With 34 years of administrative experience in academic health care, Peter O. Kohler, M.D, has been named by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as vice chancellor for the Northwest Arkansas Region and will lead efforts to open a UAMS campus in northwest Arkansas.
April 20, 2007
Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities Expert to Speak at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Thomas LaVeist, Ph.D., a nationally known professor, author and public speaker, will speak on racial and ethnic health disparities May 2 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
April 18, 2007
Shorey Wins Outstanding Woman Faculty Award
LITTLE ROCK – Jeannette M. Shorey II, M.D., an associate professor of internal medicine and associate dean for continuing medical education and faculty affairs in the UAMS College of Medicine, has received the 2007 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award for mentorship, leadership, scholarship and achievement.
April 13, 2007
UAMS Hosts Benefit Kentucky Derby Watch Party May 5
LITTLE ROCK – Guests are invited to Little Rock’s premier Kentucky Derby watch party and silent auction when the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosts its fourth annual Julep Cup Jaunt.
April 12, 2007
Osteoporosis Drug May Have Adverse Effects on Breast Cancer Patients with Vitamin D Deficiency, UAMS Study Shows
LITTLE ROCK – A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has determined that a drug commonly prescribed for osteoporosis and bone cancer may have an adverse effect on patients with a previously undiagnosed vitamin D deficiency.
April 11, 2007
UAMS’ Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., Wins Research Award
LITTLE ROCK – Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, recently received the Leadership in Research Award at the Annual Southern Nursing Research Society’s Conference in Galveston, Texas.
UAMS Kicks Off Medical Care Program for Lee County Students
LITTLE ROCK – Parents of children attending two Lee County public schools can sign up now to participate in a medical care program offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
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