UAMS News
March 3, 2007
Peter D. Emanuel, M.D., Named UAMS Cancer Center Director
LITTLE ROCK — Peter D. Emanuel, M.D., has been named executive director of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Emanuel’s appointment was announced today at a news conference at the state Capitol. He will assume duties on July 1, replacing James Y. Suen, M.D., who has served as center executive director since 2001.
March 2, 2007
Renowned Cancer Cell Researcher to Speak at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine will kick off the 2007 Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Series on March 20 with a world-renowned cancer cell biologist as its first speaker. The public is invited to the free lecture.
UAMS Celebrates Fords’ $1 Million Gift for Cancer Center Expansion
LITTLE ROCK – A major expansion of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1 million boost Thursday from Joe and Jo Ellen Ford of Little Rock.
February 28, 2007
UAMS Pharmacists Find Simple Screenings Help Reduce Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
LITTLE ROCK – Amy M. Franks, Pharm.D., and other researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, have found that simple screening tests help reduce risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
February 27, 2007
UAMS Researcher Helps Identify How Thalidomide Causes Birth Defects
LITTLE ROCK – Researchers including John Shaughnessy, Ph.D., from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have identified the molecular trigger for birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide, a discovery that also could lead to new cancer-fighting treatments.
February 23, 2007
Free or Low-Cost Women’s Health Screenings March 14 in Lee County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project
LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available March 14 to Lee 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.
February 22, 2007
UAMS Announces $4 Million Gift from Doyle and Raye Rogers Family
LITTLE ROCK —The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today announced a gift of $4 million from Doyle and Josephine Raye Rogers of Batesville; their daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Paul Hoover; and their son and daughter-in-law, Doyle “Rog” and Carolyn Rogers, all of Little Rock.
February 21, 2007
UAMS Seeks Public Comments on Accreditation
LITTLE ROCK – Written public comments about the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are being invited as part of the institution’s effort to become re-accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
February 20, 2007
UAMS Breast Cancer Awareness Program Receives Grant from Avon Foundation
LITTLE ROCK — The Witness Project, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to increase awareness of breast cancer, has been awarded a $30,000 one-year grant from the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund. It is the sixth year that the program has received Avon Foundation funding.
February 12, 2007
UAMS BioVentures, Researcher Ink Deal With Rx Company
LITTLE ROCK – A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher, working through UAMS BioVentures, has licensed the rights to a bacterial strain that may lead to a vaccine for certain antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.
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