Gift Endows McGehee Lectureship in Graduate School

Dec. 5, 2011 | Dec. 5, 2011 | A $150,000 gift honoring UAMS Graduate School Dean Robert McGehee, Ph.D., will establish the first distinguished lectureship in the school.

UAMS Announces Stanley Reed Endowed Chair

Dec. 1, 2011 | Dec. 1, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed today announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at UAMS and across Arkansas.

National Foundation Honors Community Public Health Advocate

Nov. 30, 2011 | Nov. 30, 2011 | Naomi Cottoms, an integral community partner with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, was honored as one of 10 recipients of a national award given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Women More Likely to Have ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’

Nov. 29, 2011 | Nov. 29, 2011 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that women are 7.5 times more likely to experience “broken heart syndrome,” heart attack-like symptoms that occur during sudden or continuing stress.

College of Nursing Professor Wins International Honor

Nov. 28, 2011 | Nov. 22, 2011 | Helping to build a substantial and effective disaster relief effort in Arkansas and beyond is the legacy Cheryl Schmidt, Ph.D., R.N., has been working to leave behind.

UAMS Promotes Health Education Among Public School Teachers

Nov. 17, 2011 | Nov. 17, 2011 | Kids had the day off in Little Rock public schools Nov. 3 but their teachers were in the classroom as a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Partners in Health Sciences (PIHS) workshop did the lecturing.

College of Nursing Dean Receives Inaugural Dean’s Chair

Nov. 14, 2011 | Nov. 14, 2011 | Being invested as the inaugural holder of the Linda C. Hodges Dean’s Chair capped off a remarkable first month on the job for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing Dean Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., R.N.

College of Health Related Professions Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Nov. 9, 2011 | Nov. 9, 2011 | The College of Health Related Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), which includes 21 academic programs in 18 professions, celebrated its 40th anniversary this week in conjunction with national Allied Health Professions Week.

Public Health Study Shows State Medicaid Savings

Nov. 7, 2011 | Nov. 7, 2011 | Enhancing access to home and community-based health care services to the disabled and elderly can save millions in the Arkansas Medicaid program, according to a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.

UAMS Biomedical Career Day Highlights Career Paths

Nov. 4, 2011 | Nov. 4, 2011 | Graduate and undergraduate students alike pondered the possibilities presented Oct. 13 at the 14th Annual Biomedical Career Day hosted by the UAMS Graduate School.