April 26, 2016 | The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) paid tribute to faculty, staff and alumni who have made their mark in Arkansas or around the nation at its sixth annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony on April 19. “Today is an opportunity for us, as a community of scholars, to celebrate...
April 25, 2016 | The scientific enterprise is damaged but not broken. That was the message delivered April 13 by Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D., during the fifth Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D., Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research.
April 22, 2016 | The first UAMS Kidney Con was a hands-on affair, with presenters and attendees alike heading back into a skills lab to practice performing ultrasounds of the kidneys and ultimately, ultrasound-guided renal biopsies.
April 21, 2016 | April 21, 2016 | The Doctor of Audiology program’s class of 2017 marked the conclusion of its academic chapter and the beginning of its clinical stage with the donning of a white coat at the department’s Capstone Celebration ceremony. “This marks an important part of our students’ journey,” said Nannette Nicholson, Ph.D., professor and interim...
April 20, 2016 | April 20, 2016 | Thirteen UAMS medical students met with Pope Moseley, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine, on April 6 at Trio’s Restaurant to discuss the importance of family medicine to UAMS and to the state of Arkansas. Faculty members from the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine were on hand to...
April 19, 2016 | April 19, 2016 | Arkansans are now able to volunteer for research studies through a new website developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute. Called ARresearch.org, the website announced today gives Arkansans a place to sign up if they want to be contacted about UAMS studies that are enrolling...
April 18, 2016 | April 18, 2016 | Women in Arkansas will benefit from two grants presented to UAMS by the Arkansas affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. A grant of $87,642 will assist the UAMS Mobile Mammography Program to continue providing digital screening mammograms to women across Arkansas, with a focus on the 26 counties that...
April 15, 2016 | April 15, 2016 | More than 100 business and community leaders from across south central Arkansas gathered to enjoy an evening of food and conversation April 12, kicking off the inaugural Friends of UAMS – Pine Bluff. The evening event was hosted by George and Debbie Makris at their home in Pine Bluff. George Makris...
April 13, 2016 | April 13, 2016 | Thanks and goodbyes peppered a convivial evening of relaxed socializing and good food at the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Donor Recognition Dinner on March 31 at the Clinton Presidential Center. About 100 people, most of them donors, gathered for the event. Students and faculty joined donors and Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm....
April 12, 2016 | April 12, 2016 | A UAMS graduate student has been selected by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to participate in a prestigious mentoring program. Sarah Kennett, a Ph.D. candidate in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program of the Graduate School and College of Health Professions, was chosen for the Pathways Program, a mentoring program for early-career...