University News

Annual Match Day Ceremony Maps the Future for 130 UAMS Seniors

March 16, 2012 | March 16, 2012 | The fate of 130 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine seniors was kept neatly packaged inside non-descript envelopes locked inside a silver briefcase until just the precise moment.

Experts Gather for 15th Annual Rasco Symposium

March 14, 2012 | MARCH 14, 2012 |Colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy experts from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and across the country gathered March 9-10 to discuss the latest innovations and research in the treatment of GI malignancies.

UAMS Hosts First McGehee Distinguished Lecture

March 12, 2012 | March 12, 2012 | The first Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D. Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research offered the UAMS Graduate School dean a chance to publicly thank major influencers in his life and career.

UAMS Awarded Blue & You Grant To Explore Dental Education

March 6, 2012 | March 6, 2012 | The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded $150,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to help develop strategies for a long-range plan for dental education that would ultimately include a state College of Dentistry.

UAMS Has Key Role in $4.9 Million Grant to Educate Nurses

March 5, 2012 | March 5, 2012 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing will play a key role in a $4.9 million federal effort to train 1,500 Arkansas nurses and address a shortage in that workforce.

Arkansas Tax Filers Can Donate to Cord Blood Bank of Arkansas

March 1, 2012 | March 1, 2012 | Arkansas tax filers again this year have the option to donate all or part of their income tax refunds to help build a statewide cord blood banking system based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Simpson to Direct New Office of Global Health

Feb. 27, 2012 | Feb. 27, 2012 | A new Office of Global Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will serve as a resource for international education, service and research opportunities for UAMS employees and students.

Celebrating African-American Women Firsts

Feb. 23, 2012 | Feb 23, 2012 | Arkansas native and poet Maya Angelou wrote: You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.

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