UAMS College of Health Professions Changes Names

July 3, 2012 | July 2, 2012 | On July 1, the College of Health Related Professions became the College of Health Professions, more reflective of national trends.

UAMS Weight-loss Program Holds Independence Day Cook-in

June 29, 2012 | June 29, 2012 | Patients and employees of the Weight Loss and Metabolic Control program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute to kick-off an Independence Day Cook-in. Friends of patients in the program and people interested in learning more about the plan came to the free, informative and fun event.

Summer Students Explore Diversity of Health Professions

June 27, 2012 | June 27, 2012 | “How many of you know someone who snores?” asked respiratory therapist Tonya Cook.

UAMS Researchers Make Breakthrough in Radiation Protection

June 26, 2012 | June 26, 2012 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have shown for the first time that boosting a protein pathway in the body’s circulatory system can act as protection against potentially fatal radiation poisoning.

Rate of Allergic Reactions Higher Than Expected in Children, Report Researchers From UAMS-ACHRI

June 25, 2012 | June 25, 2012 | Young children with allergies to milk, eggs or peanuts experienced allergic reactions more often and with more severity than researchers expected, reported the group that included scientists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI).

Aaron Ricca Wins UAMS Marvin Award for Microscopic Anatomy

June 22, 2012 | June 22, 2012 | Aaron Ricca, son of Greg Ricca, M.D., and Dallie Ricca, M.D., of Jonesboro, has won the Dr. Horace N. Marvin Award for achieving the highest numerical score in his freshman medical microscopic anatomy course at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

College of Pharmacy Hosts 37 Students at Summer Camp

June 21, 2012 | June 21, 2012 | Cindy Hunt meticulously added drops of the fragrance Victoria Secret’s Pink to her glycerin soap.

UAMS Receives $640,118 for Mental Health Study

June 20, 2012 | June 20, 2012 | The Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive $640,118 from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the mental health needs of rural African-Americans.

UAMS College of Pharmacy Initiates Campuswide Effort to Open Community Health and Wellness Center

June 20, 2012 | June 20, 2012 – With the donation last fall of a building near 12th and Cedar streets four blocks south of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the College of Pharmacy is working with all units at UAMS to establish a community-based, student-provided, interprofessional health and wellness center.

UAMS Receives $434,000 for Exercise Study

June 15, 2012 | June 15, 2012 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing researcher is studying a new approach for increasing physical activity in older, sedentary women after receiving a $434,000 National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant.