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UAMS Offers Text Alerts of New Studies

Sept. 17, 2012 | LITTLE ROCK – People interested in new clinical studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can now receive mobile telephone text message alerts from the UAMS Translational Research Institute.

UAMS HPV Vaccine Study Seeking Participants

Sept. 13, 2012 | LITTLE ROCK – A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study of a vaccine that could prevent cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) has begun enrolling women for its first phase of clinical testing.

UAMS College of Medicine, Graduate School Honor Alumnus

Sept. 13, 2012 | Sept. 13, 2012 | Sterling Williams, M.D., Ph.D., a 1973 UAMS College of Medicine graduate and national leader in obstetric and gynecologic education and training, was honored as the college’s 2012 Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus at an Alumni Weekend reception Aug. 24.

UAMS’ Shep Russell Receives Scheving Award

Sept. 12, 2012 | Sept. 12, 2012 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical student James Shepherd Russell IV has received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award, recognizing Russell for achieving the highest grade in gross anatomy in 2012.

UAMS Receives $180,000 for Teacher Health Education

Sept. 11, 2012 | Sept. 11, 2012 | Professional development for Arkansas’ pre-K-12 teachers will be provided through three grants totaling more than $180,000 to a unique statewide outreach program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Researchers Welcome Mock MRI from Translational Research Institute

Sept. 5, 2012 | Sept. 6, 2012 | An MRI simulator purchased by the Translational Research Institute in collaboration with the Psychiatric Research institute has been welcomed as an essential new tool for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Brain Imaging Research Center.

Health Status of African-Americans Detailed in UAMS College of Public Health Report

Sept. 5, 2012 | Sept. 5, 2012 | Mortality rates of African-Americans were significantly higher than those of Caucasians for most cancers, HIV and homicide, but lower for motor vehicle crashes and suicide, according to a recent report compiled by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.

Palmer Receives Award for Trauma Simulation

Aug. 22, 2012 | Aug. 22, 2012 | When a trauma case rolls in a hospital emergency department, split second decisions may mean the difference between life and death for a patient.

Pryor, Boozman Applaud New Cancer Research Labs

Aug. 17, 2012 | Aug. 17, 2012 | U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman were on hand Aug. 17 for the unveiling of new cancer research labs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

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