UAMS News
August 1, 2006
UAMS Researcher Kern Earns Prestigious NIH Funding
LITTLE ROCK – Philip Kern, M.D., a nationally known obesity researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a highly selective MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), funding his research into the chemical mechanisms of fat cells with up to $2.79 million over 10 years.
July 28, 2006
Use of Tobacco Quitline Far Exceeds Expectations
LITTLE ROCK – The tobacco Quitline, a treatment program offered at no cost to the public by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health, has enjoyed tremendous success in its first year with monthly calls rising from 169 calls in July 2005 to nearly 500 in June.
July 27, 2006
Terrorism Preparedness Conference to Bring Together Medical, Emergency Responders
Terrorism Preparedness Conference to Bring Together Medical, Emergency Responders
July 25, 2006
Study by UAMS Neurosurgeon Analyzes Benefits of Surgery on Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
LITTLE ROCK — Surgery is a successful treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms, according to a study by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurosurgeon Ali F. Krisht, M.D.
UAMS Names Nicholas Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery
LITTLE ROCK – Richard W. Nicholas Jr., M.D., a nationally known expert in orthopaedic tumors, has been named chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
July 20, 2006
UAMS’ Ruth Thomas, M.D., Performs Surgery in Vietnam With Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Team
LITTLE ROCK – Ruth Thomas, M.D., professor of orthopaedics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, recently returned from two weeks of operating on Vietnamese adults and children as part of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society’s Outreach & Education Foundation Vietnam project.
July 19, 2006
UAMS Names Peel Communications Director
LITTLE ROCK – Andrea Peel was recently named communications director in the Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
July 12, 2006
UAMS Assistant Vice Chancellor Named to National Board of Directors
LITTLE ROCK — Hosea Long, assistant vice chancellor for human resources at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) national board of directors. He will serve a three-year term.
July 11, 2006
UAMS to Sponsor Conference on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity
LITTLE ROCK — Experts in children’s health and nutrition will lead the Fourth Annual Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity Aug. 3-4 at the Hot Springs Civic and Convention Center. The conference is sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) KIDS FIRST program and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care.
July 7, 2006
Huckabee, Bradford Selected for Public Health Award
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and state Rep. Jay Bradford are the 2006 recipients of the Public Health Through Public Policy Award from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.
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