UAMS News
January 26, 2015
UAMS Researchers Awarded $538,781 Grant to Study Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing
LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently were awarded a three-year $538,781 grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to investigate the opioid prescribing and dispensing decision making processes of primary care providers and pharmacists.
January 23, 2015
Patricia Brady Honored for Work with Research Participants
Jan. 23, 2015 | Patricia Brady, B.S.N., recently received the 2014 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her outstanding work with research participants at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
January 20, 2015
Research Aimed at Treating Opioid Withdrawal
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are recruiting people for a study in hopes of finding a solution to the distressing withdrawals suffered by opioid addicts going through detoxification.
January 16, 2015
UAMS Sets SeniorNet February 2015 Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
LITTLE ROCK — Computer classes —Fundamentals for Beginners – Windows 7, Navigating the Internet, Exploring Power Point, Using Your iPhone and Overview of Windows 8.1 Update 1— will be taught in February for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
January 15, 2015
UAMS to Offer Free Varicose Vein Screening Jan. 31
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a free screening for varicose veins from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 31 in the UAMS Vascular Lab.
January 14, 2015
Gath Named Medical Director of UAMS 12th Street Center
Elizabeth C. Gath, M.D., has been named medical director of the 12th Street Health and Wellness Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Jan. 27 Science Café — ‘Are Rare Diseases Really Rare?’
Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Are Rare Diseases Really Rare?, on Jan. 27. Panelists will discuss what makes diseases rare, types of rare diseases and the recognition and treatment of rare diseases.
January 12, 2015
Daughter’s Legacy Is Paying It Forward at UAMS
When Pauline Wagnon’s mother was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-1940s and treated for free and cured at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Wagnon set her mind to paying it forward.
January 9, 2015
Heard to Retire as Provost, Succeeded by Gardner
Jeanne Heard, M.D., Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will retire effective June 30. She will be succeeded immediately as provost by Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., dean of the College of Pharmacy and associate provost for society and health.
Heard to Retire as Provost, Succeeded by Gardner
Jeanne Heard, M.D., Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will retire effective June 30. She will be succeeded immediately as provost by Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., dean of the College of Pharmacy and associate provost for society and health.
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