UAMS News
January 19, 2005
Jones Eye Institute Receives $110,000 From Research To Prevent Blindness
LITTLE ROCK – The Department of Ophthalmology in the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute (JEI) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received $110,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness, the world’s leading voluntary organization supporting vision research, for continued research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.
January 18, 2005
Less Than 10 percent of Schools Offer Low-Fat Snacks, Says UAMS Report Designed to Track Childhood Obesity Law
LITTLE ROCK – Less than 10 percent of Arkansas schools offer low-fat snacks, according to a report by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) delivered to state legislators today.
January 14, 2005
UAMS Instructor Named Arkansas Gerontological Nurse of Year
LITTLE ROCK – Patricia Edwards Schafer, Ph.D., clinical instructor with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, was recently selected by the Arkansas State Nurses Association as the Advanced Practice Council Gerontological Nurse of the Year.
January 10, 2005
UAMS Offers New Implantable Sleep Apnea Treatment
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is first in Arkansas to offer a new, minimally invasive treatment for sleep apnea, a serious health condition caused when an airway blockage triggers constant interruptions in sleep.
January 7, 2005
Internationally Renowned Urologist Named Professor at UAMS Expert on Correction of Erectile Dysfunction and Incontinence
LITTLE ROCK – Steven K. Wilson, M.D., a urologist internationally renowned for his specialized techniques to correct erectile dysfunction (ED) and incontinence, has joined the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as professor of urology.
January 4, 2005
Nature Photography by UAMS Instructor on Display Through Feb. 28
LITTLE ROCK – The photography of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) physician first inspired with a camera as an 11-year-old in Ukraine will be on display through Feb. 28 in the second-floor gallery of the UAMS Library.
UAMS, Veterans Health System Seek Participants For National Trial of Heart Attack Prevention Therapy
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Central Arkansas Veterans Health System are seeking men and women age 50 and older who have had a heart attack to join a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study.
December 30, 2004
UAMS Continues to Expand Cancer Education With Electric Cooperatives Grant
LITTLE ROCK – Increased access to cancer screenings and wider distribution of cancer education resources throughout Arkansas are being funded by a $20,000 installment of a $100,000 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas aimed at reducing cancer in the state.
Professor Alison Oliveto Joins UAMS Psychiatry Faculty
LITTLE ROCK – Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor and vice chair of research and a senior scientist in the new Arkansas Center for Addictive Behaviors.
LITTLE ROCK – Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor and vice chair of research and a senior scientist in the new Arkansas Center for Addictive Behaviors.
LITTLE ROCK – Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor and vice chair of research and a senior scientist in the new Arkansas Center for Addictive Behaviors.
LITTLE ROCK – Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor and vice chair of research and a senior scientist in the new Arkansas Center for Addictive Behaviors.
LITTLE ROCK – Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor and vice chair of research and a senior scientist in the new Arkansas Center for Addictive Behaviors.
December 28, 2004
UAMS Performs State’s First Endoscopic Spinal Surgery
LITTLE ROCK – A neurosurgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently performed the first endoscopic spinal surgery in Arkansas on the herniated disc of a patient who can expect a quick and full recovery.
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