UAMS News
March 8, 2007
UAMS BioVentures Gets $25,000 From Fifty for the Future
LITTLE ROCK – Fifty for the Future, a group of central Arkansas business leaders, has donated $25,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures program.
March 7, 2007
UAMS Co-sponsors Monthly Science Café at Little Rock Coffeehouse
LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, a monthly forum to exchange intellectual ideas, will be held at Sufficient Grounds Coffeehouse starting March 20 in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), Southwestern Energy, Little Rock Zoo, and the Arkansas Biosciences Institute.
UAMS Physician Named Finalist for Humanism in Medicine Award
LITTLE ROCK — Purushottam B. Thapa, M.D., a physician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected as a distinguished finalist for the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Humanism in Medicine Award.
March 5, 2007
UAMS Study Finds Arkansas Autism Rate Among Highest
LITTLE ROCK – A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that 1 in 145 Arkansas children has autism, the fourth highest rate among 14 states participating in a national study.
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.
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