June 17, 2011 | June 17, 2011 | The integration of the cutting-edge field of genetics into state-of-the-art eye care and research was unveiled today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.
June 16, 2011 | LITTLE ROCK – Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., has been named dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing effective Oct. 1.
June 15, 2011 | JUNE 15, 2011 | It’s been a busy year at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. While more than 500 supporters gathered July 30, 2010, to dedicate the institute’s new 12-story tower, construction workers were already preparing the original Pat and Willard Walker Tower for major renovation.
June 9, 2011 | June 10, 2011 | A clinical trial on a first-of-its-kind treatment for multiple myeloma is now under way at the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, using supercharged immune cells known as natural killer cells to attack cancer cells.
June 8, 2011 | June 9, 2011 | Meticulously scooping and weighing a sticky clump of lanolin, Jessica Compton is enjoying her first assignment inside a college-level laboratory.
June 7, 2011 | June 7, 2011| Gifts from two prominent Arkansas families recently honored UAMS’ Jeanne Y. Wei, M.D., Ph.D., and Ann T. Riggs, M.D., with endowments to support their work in geriatrics.
June 3, 2011 | June 3, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received national recognition as one of the top 10 producers of family medicine physicians.
June 1, 2011 | June 1, 2011 | The prestigious journal Nature has published research coauthored by UAMS’ Paul D. Drew, Ph.D., of a promising new compound for treating multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
May 27, 2011 | May 27, 2011 | A helicopter carrying UAMS stroke neurologist Salah Keyrouz, M.D., grabbed Arkansas Travelers fans’ attention by circling and landing just outside Dickey-Stephens Park.
May 25, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | Now in its 11th year, the Paul Dunn Golf Classic has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars in support of research at UAMS seeking better treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).