UAMS News
May 3, 2006
OB/GYN Martha J. Brewer, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Martha J. Brewer, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as medical director of the University Women’s Health Center and a general OB/GYN in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
May 2, 2006
Conference to Connect Faith Leaders And Mental Health Professionals
LITTLE ROCK – “Bridging Faithful Spirits and Healthy Minds,” a conference to be held June 13 in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center, aims to bring together faith leaders and mental health professionals to increase knowledge and reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
UAMS’ Stavros Manolagas, M.D., Ph.D., Named First Andreoli Chair
LITTLE ROCK — Stavros C. Manolagas, M.D., Ph.D., today became the inaugural recipient of the Thomas E. Andreoli, M.D., M.A.C.P., Clinical Scholar Chair in Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
May 1, 2006
UAMS Luncheon to Feature Skin Care Expert
LITTLE ROCK — Paula Begoun, author of several bestselling books on the beauty industry, will present a ladies luncheon program at 11:30 a.m. May 18 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
April 28, 2006
White County Citizens Invited to May 8 Meeting to Address Local Health Issues With State Lawmakers
LITTLE ROCK – White County citizens are invited to hear experts from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health at a special legislative meeting May 8 in Judsonia on public health.
April 27, 2006
UAMS to Screen Warren Students for Suicide Risk
LITTLE ROCK – The Department of Psychiatry in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine will bring the program TeenScreen, to screen for suicide risk, to Warren High School in early May.
April 26, 2006
UAMS Researchers Receive $2.9 Million to Study Novel Breast Cancer Vaccine
LITTLE ROCK — Two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) have received a $2.9 million federal grant to study a new type of vaccine to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer.
Thomas Kieber-Emmons, Ph.D., the Josetta Wilkins Chair of Breast Cancer Research, and Laura Hutchins, M.D., director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, were awarded the grant to study a carbohydrate-targeting vaccine shown to stimulate the killing of tumor cells.
UAMS Hosts Seminar on Minimally Invasive Joint Surgery
LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) orthopaedic surgeons and nationally known geriatrician David Lipschitz, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss options, including minor surgery, for relieving joint pain associated with arthritis during a free seminar April 29.
UAMS Makes Additions, Promotions to Campus Operations Staff
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently selected five new members for its Campus Operations Management Team.
April 25, 2006
UAMS Scientist Finds Therapy and Incentives Enhance Treatment for Marijuana Addiction
LITTLE ROCK – People addicted to marijuana are more likely to stop smoking and stay abstinent if they are given incentives along with cognitive-behavioral therapy, according to a senior scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Addictions Research (CAR).
Alan Budney, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine Sciences and CAR senior scientist, worked with colleagues at the University of Vermont to follow 90 adult men and women diagnosed with marijuana dependence during the 14-week study.
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