UAMS News


October 14, 2005

Alan Budney, Ph.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry

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LITTLE ROCK – Alan J. Budney, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as a professor in the Center for Addiction Research (CAR).


Catherine Stanger, Ph.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry

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LITTLE ROCK – Catherine Stanger, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as an associate professor in the Center for Addiction Research (CAR).


October 13, 2005

Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results

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LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


October 11, 2005

New Hand-carried Sonography Equipment Boosts UAMS Distance Learning

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LITTLE ROCK – New hand-carried sonography machines donated to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that are one-tenth the size of their refrigerator-sized predecessors provide greater capabilities and allow instructors at UAMS to better teach students.


Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Nov. 19 in Arkansas County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available to Arkansas 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.


October 6, 2005

Couple Endow UAMS Chair in Nutritional Longevity

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LITTLE ROCK – William J. Evans, Ph.D., a nationally known advocate for senior nutrition and exercise, was formally invested today as the first recipient of the Jane and Ed Warmack Chair in Nutritional Longevity at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


October 4, 2005

UAMS Leading National Study of Public Health Systems

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health will conduct the first national, longitudinal study of the nation’s state and local public health care systems.


Public Invited to UAMS Liver Transplant Presentation

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will present a program to help potential liver transplant patients and their families understand the process during a real-time interactive television presentation airing Oct. 6 at several locations in South and Southeast Arkansas.


October 3, 2005

Tiny Hands Monster Bash to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Nursery

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LITTLE ROCK – Celebrate Halloween early by making plans to attend the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a fund raiser benefiting the UAMS Family Home and neonatal intensive care unit. The event is scheduled for 7-11:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Next Level Events in the Train Station at 1400 W. Markham St.


September 29, 2005

Fred H. Faas, M.D., Elected President Of Southeast Lipid Association

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LITTLE ROCK – Fred H. Faas, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently elected to serve as president of the Southeast Lipid Association (SELA).



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