Historical Diploma, Photos Donated to College of Pharmacy

Feb. 3, 2010 | Feb. 3, 2010 | The College of Pharmacy came full circle with its roots as it was recently presented with a pair of historical gifts from a family steeped in UAMS tradition.

UAMS Creates ‘Gravity’ with Center for Diversity Affairs

Jan. 27, 2010 | Jan. 27, 2010 | The UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs creates a “center of gravity” by allowing the institution to focus on finding the best talent for making the state a healthier place, Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., told those attending a Jan. 21 open house at the center’s new location. “We need to be more diverse as our population becomes more diverse,” he said.

Shell Family and Baldwin Shell Co. make generous gifts to Reynolds Institute

Jan. 25, 2010 | Bob Shell, president of Baldwin Shell Co., and company executives recently presented gifts of $100,000 and $50,000 to the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

JEI Unveils John P. Shock, M.D., Welcome Center to Former Chair’s Surprise

Jan. 25, 2010 | Jan. 22, 2010 | Stepping out of the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute first-floor elevator doors and around the corner, its founding director was greeted by more than 200 family, friends and colleagues and a hearty round of applause.

Fifteen Years After JEI Dream Realized, Shock Steps Down

Jan. 19, 2010 | Jan. 19, 2010 | When John Shock, M.D., arrived at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1979, he’d trek from his office in an old chemistry lab through the weeds and on broken sidewalks to reach the first eye clinic far across campus.

Chancellor Calls on Employees to ‘Live the Change’ in King’s Words

Jan. 15, 2010 | Jan. 15, 2010 | UAMS’ institutional core values are built on the same principles of integrity and respect that guided civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., told UAMS faculty and staff attending an event marking King’s birthday. Rahn called on employees to “be the change we want to see in the world.”

$10.5 Million NIH Grant Funds Cancer Institute Expansion

Jan. 11, 2010 | Jan. 11, 2010 | About six months before its grand opening, supporters of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute gathered for the first-ever news conference in the atrium of its new tower.

UAMS’ Ballard, Stone Recognized for Support of Guard Employee

Jan. 6, 2010 | Jan. 6, 2010 | “They rock,” said Michelle Miller, who works on the staff in the UAMS Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, of her managers and their support of her service in the Arkansas Air National Guard.

A look back at 2009: Largest-Ever Research Grant and More

Dec. 22, 2009 | Dec. 22, 2009 | The largest-ever research grant received by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences highlighted 2009, a year that also brought UAMS a new chancellor, a new hospital and growth through new programs.

McSweeney Honored by American Heart Association, NIH

Dec. 21, 2009 | Dec. 21, 2009 | Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., internationally respected associate dean for research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has collected a pair of national honors.