UAMS News
May 29, 2014
Researchers Receive $1.45 Million Grant to Study Link Between Trauma and Drug Addiction in Women
A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers has received a grant worth $1.45 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the effects of trauma on adolescent girls in hopes of establishing a direct connection to substance abuse in adult women.
May 28, 2014
Research Links Abuse and Pregnancy Problems
Veronica Raney, M.D., a third-year medical resident with the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine, has always been fascinated by the ability of the human body to overcome adversity. In recent years, medical research has focused on vulnerability to illness, but Raney has taken a novel direction by trying to better understand the factors associated with resilience.
May 23, 2014
Survivors Hurl Strikes Against Stroke
If a Dustin Martinez baseball card existed, it would have two noteworthy statistics on the back — first ceremonial strike thrown at Strike Out Stroke Night at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock and 500th stroke patient to receive a blood-clot dissolving agent through the UAMS-led AR SAVES program.
May 22, 2014
UAMS Auxiliary Invites Public to June 13 Event to Fund Healing Art for Patients
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center Auxiliary invites the public to a June 13 fundraiser to support the installation of healing art throughout the hospital’s patient areas.
May 20, 2014
Full Circle: UAMS Doctor Finds Peace After a Two-Time Battle with Rare Form of Leukemia
Tired, worn down and fighting off the routine rigors of an intense meh2residency program, Samantha McKelvey, M.D., was too focused on the many tasks at hand to pay much mind to her own physical well-being.
May 19, 2014
UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals
May 19, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 931 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
Fourth Annual Research Day Held in Conjunction with McGehee Lecture
More than 120 students had the opportunity to showcase their research efforts on campus at the 2014 Research Day held in April.
May 17, 2014
UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 931 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
May 14, 2014
Julep Cup Jaunt Raises $90,000 for UAMS Programs
It was a light-hearted atmosphere at the 11th annual Julep Cup Jaunt as 300 guests decked out in derby attire watched the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 3.
UAMS Sets SeniorNet June Computer Classes for People 50 and Up; Free Lecture, Open House Also Slated
Computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners — Win 7 and Digital Photography Utilizing Picasa — will be taught in June for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
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