Three Grants Presented for Cancer-Related Research

Feb. 12, 2014 | Feb. 12, 2014 | Newly awarded grants will expand research at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Former UAMS Dean Donates $275,000 for Memorial Fountain

Feb. 11, 2014 | Feb. 11, 2014 | Former dean of two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges and longtime UAMS supporter Thomas A. Bruce, M.D., has donated $275,000 to construct a fountain on campus in memory of his late wife.

Ronnel Family’s $150,000 Gift Boosts Lobby Gallery

Feb. 7, 2014 | Longtime University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) supporters Dale and Lee Ronnel recently donated $150,000 to complete the first phase of the build-out of the lobby gallery in the UAMS Medical Center.

UAMS Project SEARCH Interns Learn New Skills

Feb. 5, 2014 | When Derrick Parker started his UAMS Project SEARCH internship, he had no idea that the experience would expose him to an array of career possibilities

UAMS Cancer Institute Names Wig Boutique in Memory of Northwest Arkansas Mom

Jan. 30, 2014 | It was a bittersweet celebration Jan. 27 when family and friends of Kristen J. Madsen gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to honor her memory.

UAMS Programs Receive More Than $450,000 from Blue & You Foundation, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Jan. 28, 2014 | Jan. 28, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Dental Education, the planned internal medicine residency program in northwest Arkansas and the physician assistant program were among UAMS programs that received grants totaling more than $450,000 from the Blue & You Foundation and its parent company, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Nation’s First Telemedicine Program for Hand Trauma Established

Jan. 27, 2014 | Jan. 27, 2014 | Patients with hand injuries now have access to the nation’s first hand trauma telemedicine program established this month by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Trauma Communications Center and the Arkansas Department of Health.

Event Educates on LGBT Health Care Needs

Jan. 17, 2014 | The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is under more stress than any other population, Billy Thomas, M.D., vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, told physicians, students and guests at a recent conference hosted by UAMS.

TRI Has Awarded $3.68 Million for Research Since 2009

Jan. 10, 2014 | Over the past five years, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute has provided pilot and strategic investment funds totaling $3.68 million to researchers.

UAMS Takes Action in 2013

Dec. 27, 2013 | Dec. 27, 2013 | New degree programs and innovations in patient care marked 2013 as a year of dynamic action for UAMS.