UAMS News
October 21, 2014
UAMS Awarded $135,000 in Grants to Train Teachers in Health Sciences
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Partners in Health Sciences Program has been awarded $135,000 in grants to give Arkansas pre-K-12th grade teachers tools to teach health science topics.
Carol Hodges Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year
When Carol Hodges makes a commitment, she keeps it.
That’s why, over the course of many years, she has dedicated more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
Human Structure Class Gives Students Ability to Investigate
Oct. 21, 2014 | A proverb going back around 500 years claims that “dead men tell no tales”, but several first-year UAMS College of Medicine students, might argue otherwise.
October 20, 2014
UAMS Sets SeniorNet November Workshop, Computer Classes
LITTLE ROCK — A Routine Computer Maintenance workshop and computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners – Windows 7, Navigating the Internet and Exploring Windows 8.1 — will be taught in November for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
October 17, 2014
Ph.D. Students Celebrate Milestone
Twenty-five doctoral candidates celebrated their move from the classroom to the lab recently as they received their white lab coats signifying the next step in earning their degrees.
Day of Remembrance Bonds Those Who Share Losses
Oct. 17, 2014 | A searchlight cast into the chilly, clear October sky served not only as a reminder of those being honored by the National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Wave of Light Vigil, but as a symbol of what many in attendance sought: a ray of light.
October 16, 2014
Joseph Bates, M.D., Honored as Public Health Hero
Joseph Bates, M.D., was named the 2014 recipient of the State Excellence in Public Health Award at the recent annual meeting of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials in recognition of his outstanding service in public health.
Painting Honors Lana Rahn for Arts Council Work
Bright yellows, greens and blues decorate the canvass of a painting donated recently to UAMS Medical Center in honor of Lana Rahn for her leadership in bringing the arts to UAMS to comfort patients, families and employees.
Free Legal Assistance Event for Cancer Patients and Survivors Oct. 22
The legal aid event is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Lawyers will assist cancer patients and survivors in preparing simple wills, powers of attorney and advance directives.
October 15, 2014
Oct. 28 Science Café — ‘High Tech Stork: Mama Care in the 21st Century’
LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, High Tech Stork: Mama Care in the 21st Century, on Oct. 28. Panelists will discuss maternal health, pregnancy complications, holistic treatments and current advances in newborn car
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