UAMS News
June 30, 2005
UAMS Cardiologist Appointed to International Committee
LITTLE ROCK – Jay L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., director of the division of cardiovascular medicine and professor of internal medicine, physiology and biophysics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has been appointed to the International Committee of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
June 28, 2005
UAMS Expert on Geriatric Nutrition and Exercise To Testify Before Congressional Special Committee on Aging
LITTLE ROCK – William J. Evans, Ph.D., director of the Nutrition, Metabolism and Exercise Laboratory in the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will testify before the Congressional Special Committee on Aging at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, in the Senate Hart Building, Room 216, in Washington D.C.
June 24, 2005
Two UAMS Faculty Members Receive Geriatric Nursing Awards
LITTLE ROCK – Two faculty members at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received awards from the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies, through the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) scholar awards program.
June 23, 2005
UAMS Head Start Program Gets SBC Foundation Grant
LITTLE ROCK – As many as 20 Head Start locations will benefit from a $35,000 SBC Foundation grant for high-speed Internet access and new computers, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today.
UAMS Holds Inaugural Investiture for Chair in Gerontologic Research
LITTLE ROCK – Robert J. Shmookler Reis, D.Phil., internationally known for pioneering research into molecular genetics of aging and longevity, was formally invested today as the inaugural recipient of the Kodetthoor Bhaskara Udupa, Ph.D., Chair in Gerontologic Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
June 21, 2005
Alcohol Abuse in Kids May Lead to Long-term Damage
LITTLE ROCK – Alcohol abuse may have long-term effects on the development of adolescent brains, an issue that will be discussed in the Partners in Behavioral Health Sciences (PIBHS) course for teachers June 22 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
June 16, 2005
UAMS Child Nutrition, Physical Activity Conference Set
LITTLE ROCK – Internationally recognized nutrition experts will lead the Third Annual Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) KIDS FIRST Program on Aug. 4-5 in Hot Springs.
June 14, 2005
UAMS’ Arkansas Cancer Research Center Announces New Foundation Board Officers, Members
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) Foundation has elected officers and board members for 2005-2006. The Foundation raises money for research and patient care at the ACRC, which is part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
June 13, 2005
UAMS Opens Center for Addiction Research
LITTLE ROCK – Research studies are underway in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) new Center for Addiction Research, a collaborative effort between the Colleges of Medicine and Public Health to further the understanding of the addiction process and find ways to break the cycle.
June 7, 2005
InterveXion Therapeutics, Medicago Establish Alliance to Develop Antibody Therapeutics
LITTLE ROCK –InterveXion Therapeutics, a company started in the biomedical business incubator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Medicago, a Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced today the formation of multi-year product co-development collaboration.
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