Rock the Runway Benefits Cancer Patients at UAMS

June 24, 2014 | June 24, 2014 | Little Rock got a taste of New York Fashion Week on June 19 at the second annual Rock the Runway.

Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells

June 23, 2014 | June 23, 2014 | 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 possibly leading to the development of news ways to prevent the spread of cancer.

McSweeney, Rusch Named Graduate School Faculty of the Year

June 23, 2014 | 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.

UAMS Osteoporosis Findings Published in Nature Communications

June 11, 2014 | 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 Researchers Receive $4.4 Million Grant for Space Radiation Health Research

June 5, 2014 | June 5, 2014 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently was awarded a three-year $4.4 million grant by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) to investigate the degenerative or long-term health effects of space radiation on cardiovascular health, as part of the newly formed Center for Space Radiation Research.

Berryman Receives Chancellor’s Teaching Award

June 4, 2014 | College of Nursing faculty member Sandra New Berryman joked she was trembling so much when she was announced during UAMS Commencement May 17 as recipient of the 2013-14 Chancellor’s Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence in Society and Health that UAMS Provost Jeanne Heard advised her to be careful and not drop the glass award on the stage.

Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology Research Displayed

June 3, 2014 | Doctoral students pursuing dissertation research projects in pharmacology and toxicology got a chance to display their work May 12 at the first Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology Symposium hosted by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UAMS College of Medicine.

Joseph Bates Honored by Arkansas Medical Society

June 2, 2014 | Joseph Bates,M.D., professor of epidemiology and associate dean for public health practice in the UAMS College of Public Health, was recently awarded the Asklepion Award by the Arkansas Medical Society for his contributions to health care in Arkansas.

UAMS Graduate MacDonald Shares Experiences

May 30, 2014 | May 30, 2014 | When Laura MacDonald, Ph.D., started the UAMS Graduate Student Teachers of Central Arkansas (GSTCA) in 2012 as a graduate student, she did not imagine coming back three years later as a guest speaker.

Research Links Abuse and Pregnancy Problems

May 28, 2014 | 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.