UAMS News


June 23, 2014

UAMS Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Researchers from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have developed a new technological approach for tracking individual circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream, helping researchers identify the pathways of single cancer cells inside the body and that holds the promise to prevent cancer from spreading.


McSweeney, Rusch Named Graduate School Faculty of the Year

Liz Caldwell

The UAMS Graduate School named Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., professor and associate deanfor research in the College of Nursing, and Nancy Rusch, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, as Faculty Members of the Year.


June 17, 2014

UAMS College of Health Professions Offers New Auditory Graduate Certificate

Liz Caldwell

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions this fall will begin offering the first certificate program in the state for audiology and speech pathology graduate students seeking advanced skills to help children with hearing loss.


June 16, 2014

Chambers Memorial Hospital Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

Ben Boulden

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


June 13, 2014

Texas 4000 Cyclists Roll up to UAMS Cancer Institute

Liz Caldwell

June 13, 2014 | Amid a cheering crowd, 27 bicyclists arrived June 11 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to spread their message of hope for cancer patients.


June 12, 2014

Donated Fountain Built in Memory of Dolores Bruce

Liz Caldwell

Dolores Bruce worked for more than a decade to advance UAMS, its colleges, faculty, staff and students, and she did it all as a volunteer by her husband’s side.


Report by UAMS Students, Faculty Shows Newly Insured Have Positive View of Affordable Care Act

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Despite challenges faced during the enrollment process for obtaining health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, nearly every newly insured person interviewed for a report released Thursday said having health insurance has been a positive development in their lives.


June 11, 2014

UAMS Osteoporosis Findings Published in Nature Communications

Ben Boulden

June 11, 2014 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has found that reducing the levels of reactive oxygen chemicals in certain cells can increase bone mass and eventually may lead to new treatments for osteoporosis.


UAMS Osteoporosis Research Findings Published in Nature Communications

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has found that reducing the levels of reactive oxygen chemicals in certain cells can increase bone mass and eventually may lead to new treatments for osteoporosis.


Chasse Conque Appointed Senior Director of Development for UAMS Medical Center

Liz Caldwell

Chasse Conque has been appointed senior director of development for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center.



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