UAMS News
January 14, 2015
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.
January 8, 2015
Comprehensive Eye Care Under One Roof
When Peggy Hundley first started having eye problems in the late 1980s, she turned to the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. After multiple tests, she was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a vascular condition that can affect many organs, including the eyes. Hundley was puzzled by the diagnosis and began an extensive search to learn…
January 7, 2015
Head Start/Early Head Start Fall Registration Opens Jan. 26
The Head Start /Early Head Start Program in Pulaski County, operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is accepting applications beginning Jan. 26 for the 2015-2016 school year.
Daughter’s Legacy Is Paying It Forward
When Pauline Wagnon’s mother, Virginia Thompson, was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-1940s and treated for free and cured at UAMS, Wagnon set her mind to paying it forward.
January 6, 2015
Freedom From Smoking Support Group to Begin Jan. 14 at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – Make 2015 the year you quit smoking for good with the help of a free support group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
December 30, 2014
Family Home Donation Benefits Neonatal Intensive Care
Arkansas’ tiniest babies got a special holiday gift thanks to a fundraiser hosted by the Family Home.
December 29, 2014
UAMS Physicians Save Patient from Aortal Aneurysm Rupture
Dec. 29, 2014 | One day during Thanksgiving week in 2013, Reuben Stewart Ray laid down in his Nashville home expecting to die. Waking up again at all was a surprise, but his surprise grew even bigger when he awoke to realize he was at UAMS Medical Center and expected to live.
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