Aug. 24, 2010 | Aug. 24, 2010 | The Class of 2014 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy took their first steps toward becoming pharmacists at an Aug. 13 white coat ceremony.
Aug. 18, 2010 | Aug. 18, 2010 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received more than $102 million in stimulus money to establish or upgrade broadband connections at 474 health care and education sites across Arkansas.
Aug. 18, 2010 | Aug. 18, 2010 | Two $250,000 gifts, one in honor of Frances Ernareeth (Reese) Adkins Barnes, have been given to the Major and Ruth Nodini Endowed Chair in Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The donors wished to remain anonymous.
Aug. 16, 2010 | Aug. 16, 2010| UAMS’ Steve Barger, Ph.D., is passionate about Alzheimer’s research and biking. So when he got the rare opportunity to combine those passions in one project, he didn’t hesitate.
Aug. 13, 2010 | Aug. 13, 2010 | A $1.5 million federal grant to examine differences between rural and urban African-American drug users is intended to find ways to encourage both groups to seek treatment.
Aug. 11, 2010 | Aug. 11, 2010 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Residence Hall that opened in 2006 has the highest score for energy efficiency of any residence hall in the nation. In addition, the UAMS campus added more than 1 million square feet in construction the last two years and still lowered its energy consumption per square foot by 20 percent.
Aug. 9, 2010 | Aug. 9, 2010 | The 174 students in the College of Medicine Class of 2014 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) took their first steps toward becoming physicians when they received their brand-new white physician coats in an Aug. 6 ceremony.
Aug. 3, 2010 | Aug. 3, 2010| UAMS’ Patrick H. Casey, M.D., is the lead author of an editorial published in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, calling for national policies that address child hunger issues.
July 30, 2010 | July 30, 2010 | Cancer survivors from across Arkansas and beyond were celebrated today at the dedication ceremony of the 12-story expansion to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
July 27, 2010 | July 27, 2010 | An executive from a Texas-based foundation that has awarded nearly $100,000 to help the UAMS College of Nursing provide financial assistance to students from rural areas made a visit to the campus July 27.