UAMS News


May 19, 2014

UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals

Liz Caldwell

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

Liz Caldwell

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

Liz Caldwell

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

Holland Doran

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

Liz Caldwell

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.


May 13, 2014

Angel Eye Adds 35 More Cameras to Pennsylvania Hospital’s Neonatal Unit

Holland Doran

Angel Eye Camera Systems, a company established in 2013 with support from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures, recently completed the installation of 35 additional camera systems in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Children’s Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This will make Lehigh Valley Hospital the first regional hospital in the area to have every bed in their NICU with live streaming cameras.


UAMS Presents Marvin, Scheving Awards to Medical Students

Holland Doran

Two UAMS medical students have received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award and the Dr. Horace N. Marvin Award recognizing their academic achievements


May 12, 2014

Drug Trial for Castleman’s Gets Amazing Results

Holland Doran

Carl Guenther was once told he had two years left to live. But a new drug treatment study led by UAMS has stretched that once-grim allotment into nine years and counting.


UAMS Drug Trial Leads to First FDA-Approved Treatment for Blood Disorder Called Castleman’s Disease

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – The first-ever treatment for a rare blood disorder called multicentric Castleman’s disease was approved recently by the Food and Drug Administration after drug trials headed by a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


May 9, 2014

Vaccine for Existing HPV, Pre-Cancerous Lesions Shows Promise

Holland Doran

A potential breakthrough HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine for women who already have HPV appears to have passed its first major test for Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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