Cancer Institute Auxiliary Awards Grants, Announces New Officers
June 7, 2016 | June 7, 2016 | Seventeen patient support programs have been awarded grants by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
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NIH Funds UAMS Study of Depression Program in Delta
June 2, 2016 | June 2, 2016 │ The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in partnership with faith leaders in the Delta, will use a five-year, $2.1 million national grant to study a new way of addressing depression among rural African-Americans. A UAMS research team and its 24 partner churches will test the effectiveness of a depression education...
UAMS Project SEARCH Graduates 12 Interns
May 27, 2016 | May 27, 2016 | A few steps can signify so much. For the 12 graduates of the UAMS Project Search internship program, a short walk across the stage signified a new beginning, complete with the skills needed to succeed in the workplace and life. “This is a special day as we celebrate 12 young adults...
Institute on Aging Aims for Dementia Friendly Communities
May 26, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | As the number of adults with dementia grows, so does the need for dementia-friendly communities. The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging held a workshop for Schmieding Home Caregiver Training education directors on how to establish dementia-friendly communities in their regions. Education directors from El Dorado, Fort Smith, Hot Springs,...
USDA Gives $1.6 Million to Improve Health in Arkansas Delta
May 25, 2016 | May 25, 2016 | The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.6 million to two institutions to improve health in the Arkansas Delta through providing on-site simulation training for rural providers. At a news conference today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Vernita Dore, USDA deputy under secretary of Rural Development, announced the...
UAMS Graduates 1,002 New Health Care Professionals
May 23, 2016 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 1,002 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
STOP Alzheimer’s Forum Focuses on Women
May 20, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | Nearly two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and a STOP Alzheimer’s education forum audience recently found out how, in some cases, estrogen-replacement might help some perimenopausal women to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. Several dozen people gathered in the Jo Ellen Ford auditorium May 10 at the UAMS...
Medical Students Awarded Year-Long Research Fellowships
May 19, 2016 | May 19, 2016 | Two medical students at UAMS have been selected for prestigious, year-long research fellowships through an initiative of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) designed to help develop the nation’s next generation of physician-scientists. Thomas “Chad” Binns and Christopher Moutos, juniors in the UAMS College of Medicine, will take leave from their...
Mega Brain Debuts at Strike Out Stroke Nights
May 18, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | The 5-year-old boy’s eyes were wide with wonder outside busy Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock as he spied not his baseball hero but the giant, inflatable Mega Brain. Mega Brain was there May 5 for Strike Out Stroke night, an event to raise public awareness about stroke that is organized...
Friends of UAMS – Hot Springs Hosts Inaugural Event
May 17, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | The inaugural Friends of UAMS – Hot Springs kicked off May 10 with a gathering of more than 100 business and community leaders from across south central Arkansas at the Hot Springs lakeside home of Barbara and Don Munro. The Munros co-hosted the event with Dorothy Morris of Hot Springs. Don...