Fourth Annual Research Day Held in Conjunction with McGehee Lecture
May 19, 2014 | More than 120 students had the opportunity to showcase their research efforts on campus at the 2014 Research Day held in April.
University News
Julep Cup Jaunt Raises $90,000 for UAMS Programs
May 14, 2014 | 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 Presents Marvin, Scheving Awards to Medical Students
May 13, 2014 | Two UAMS medical students have received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award and the Dr. Horace N. Marvin Award recognizing their academic achievements
Drug Trial for Castleman’s Gets Amazing Results
May 12, 2014 | 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.
Vaccine for Existing HPV, Pre-Cancerous Lesions Shows Promise
May 9, 2014 | 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).
Student Leadership Academy Provides UAMS Students with Essential Skills
May 8, 2014 | UAMS students from its five different colleges and graduate school had the opportunity to look at leadership differently through the Student Leadership Academy held on campus in April.
William Brooks Gentry, M.D., Appointed Chair of the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology
May 7, 2014 | Williams Brooks Gentry, M.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS Educates on Behavior in Autism and Down Syndrome
May 6, 2014 | UAMS and the Arkansas Down Syndrome Association hosted its eighth conference for health care professionals, educators and caregivers at the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute on April 26-27.
Interprofessional Student Teams Vie to Treat Simulated Patients
May 5, 2014 | May 5, 2014 | “Sim Wars: The Manikin Strikes Back” competition opened to an enthusiastic audience of about 200 UAMS students and faculty with almost the same flair as “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” did in 1980.
Researcher’s Surprise Discovery Lands $1.8 Million Grant
May 2, 2014 | A surprise discovery that could lead to new treatments for herpes viruses that infect more than 90 percent of the world’s adult population has led to a $1.8 million grant to UAMS from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).