Award-winning Volunteer Designates $5,000 to UAMS Cancer Institute

Oct. 30, 2013 | Oct. 30, 2013 | Hatim Smouni may not seek glory for his volunteer work, but that didn’t stop a national organization from giving him some much-deserved recognition.

UAMS Neonatologist Honored by March of Dimes

Oct. 29, 2013 | Recognized as “a humble man” with “zest for life,” longtime UAMS neonatologist Whit Hall, M.D., was honored as Citizen of the Year for 19 years of service with March of Dimes at the organization’s recent Signature Chefs Auction.

McGehee Receives Leadership Award from Jackson State

Oct. 25, 2013 | Robert McGehee, Ph.D., dean of the UAMS Graduate School, was awarded the Visionary Leadership Award from Jackson State University for his work to increase diversity in the Basic Science Graduate Programs at UAMS.

UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Ties Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk

Oct. 24, 2013 | The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.

Joshi Receives National Respiratory Medicine Award

Oct. 22, 2013 | Manish Joshi, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was invited to attend the Canadian Thoracic Society annual convention earlier this year to receive 2013 Norman L. Jones Award for his outstanding research article published in the Canadian Respiratory Journal.

UAMS Professor Debates on Key Public Health Issue

Oct. 17, 2013 | Alternative fuels produce fewer greenhouse gases and thus are better for the environment. But what about their toxicity and risk to human health? A year ago this crucial question was raised by UAMS faculty member Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D., at a planning session for the American Chemistry Society’s (ACS) 2013 annual meeting.

UAMS Research Wins NIH Grant for Fourth Time

Oct. 16, 2013 | <p class="content">Oct. 16, 2013 | Although Kevin Young, Ph.D., hopes his research will aid in the practice of medicine 20 years in the future, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to value it in the present. </p>

Nurse Honored for Prescription Drug Abuse Efforts

Oct. 14, 2013 | Every day in the United States, 2,500 youth abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time. This fact is all too familiar to Gary Speed, R.N., a cardiac nurse at UAMS, after his 17-year-old son, Albert, died from a prescription drug overdose in 2006.

Indian-American Physicians Honor Rahn

Oct. 11, 2013 | UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., was honored at an Oct. 5 ceremony by the state chapter of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) for his service to the health care needs of Arkansas.

Bacon Throwdown Raises Money for Patient Fund

Oct. 9, 2013 | The first Rock Town Bacon Throwdown at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock featured 10 local professional chefs all serving samples of dishes that included bacon as an ingredient. Proceeds from the event, hosted by the UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary’s Aux Crew of young professionals, will go to the UAMS Patient Support Fund.