UAMS News
December 18, 2014
Kilts Receives Endowed Chair in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
An endowed chair is “the highest form of academic honor that can be bestowed on a faculty member,” Chancellor Dan W. Rahn, M.D., told the audience at a ceremony Dec. 3 honoring Clint Kilts, Ph.D., at UAMS.
December 17, 2014
Head Start Carolers Visit Chancellor
Dec. 17, 2014 | A merry group of around 15 happy, white-gloved carolers from the Martin Luther King Jr. Head Start program came calling on UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., to help spread the holiday cheer on this windy, 36-degree day.
UAMS’ Lowery Speaks at Brookings Institute
Dec. 17, 2014 | Curtis Lowery, M.D., chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the College of Medicine and director of maternal-fetal medicine at UAMS, recently participated on a panel discussing delivery of health care to rural communities at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2014
National Nutrition Expert to Give Public Talks at UAMS Jan. 7, 9
LITTLE ROCK —Neal Barnard, M.D., a national expert on dietary intervention and its effects on health, will give public talks, Jan. 7 and 9, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS Northwest’s North Street Clinic Offers Diabetes Treatment for Marshallese, Boosts Interprofessional Education
LITTLE ROCK — The recently opened, student-led North Street Clinic on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest in Fayetteville, offers health services for the minority Marshallese community while providing education opportunities for UAMS students.
Erin Weatherford Receives Scheving Award
UAMS first-year medical student Erin Weatherford has received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award, recognizing her for receiving the highest grade in the course called Human Structure in 2014.
December 12, 2014
UAMS Helps Clear College Student’s Head
Dec. 12, 2014 | To say that Nicholas Hardin’s problems were all in his head is true, albeit slightly misleading. It wasn’t psychology that was regularly giving the 19-year-old college sophomore debilitating headaches. But, not knowing what it was, he was at a loss for a time and helpless to stop them.
December 11, 2014
UAMS Sets SeniorNet January 2015 Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
LITTLE ROCK — Computer classes — Introduction to Computers – Windows 7, Introduction to Computers – Windows 8, Fundamentals for Beginners – Windows 8 and Word Processing 2010 — will be taught in January for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
December 10, 2014
UAMS Myeloma Institute’s Barlogie Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award by Israel Cancer Research Fund
LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute’s Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D., recently was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Chapter of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF). Barlogie is a UAMS College of Medicine distinguished professor of medicine and pathology and distinguished clinical scholar. He holds the…
12th Street Center Provides Screenings on World AIDS Day
Dec. 10, 2014 | The UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center – Health on 12th for the Holidays event Dec. 1 marked World AIDS Day by making 18 patients more aware of their own health status with free HIV screenings.
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