UAMS News


November 3, 2014

Arkansas Technology Summit to Showcase State’s Tech Companies Nov. 12-13

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Technology Summit, a showcase of 20 of the fastest growing technology-based companies founded on research and innovation, is slated for Nov. 12-13 in Little Rock and North Little Rock.


Fulton County Hospital in Salem Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Fulton County Hospital in Salem has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.


Jones Eye Institute Celebrates Optical Shop Reopening

Holland Doran

Dior, Kate Spade, Gucci, Ray-Ban — all these popular eyewear brands were lined up in in prefect rows on new brightly lit walls as patients and visitors attended the grand reopening of the Optical Shop at the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at UAMS.


October 31, 2014

Fall Follies Full of Fun

Spencer Watson

Oct. 31, 2014 | Though it was a day for spooks and specters outside, the Hospital Lobby Gallery was very much alive and in altogether more uplifting spirits during the Halloween noon hour as employees gathered to enjoy the 2014 Fall Follies talent show.


Graduate School’s Career Day Explores New Career Paths

Liz Caldwell

The UAMS Graduate School hosted its 14th Annual Biomedical Career Day on Oct. 23 and provided graduate and undergraduate students several possibilities and ideas for career options. The event drew students from all over Arkansas.


October 30, 2014

Wood Chosen Senior Director of Development for UAMS Northwest

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Dina Wood, J.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as senior director of development for UAMS Northwest Arkansas Region.


October 29, 2014

World Stroke Day Simulation at UAMS Raises Stroke Awareness

Ben Boulden

Oct. 29, 2014 | Physicians and an actor used stagecraft and a touch of drama Oct. 29 to demonstrate what 30 Arkansans a day will experience having a stroke.


October 28, 2014

‘Simple Selfies’ Draw Attention to Health Literacy

Holland Doran

Want to take a “simple selfie?” This question was trending at the UAMS Center for Health Literacy’s open house as the center took to social media in an effort to make health information simple.


October 27, 2014

FDA Awards UAMS College of Public Health $1.2 Million to Improve Drug Safety Testing

Liz Caldwell

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded a three-year $1.2 million contract to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study new approaches for testing drug safety by accounting for gene mutations that can cause adverse reactions.


Freedom From Smoking Celebrates First Class of Quitters

Spencer Watson

Oct. 27, 2014 | A golden wedding anniversary isn’t the only milestone Janet Daughenbaugh is celebrating this year. She’s also celebrating her new life as a nonsmoker.



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