Hamra Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

Oct. 24, 2008 | Carolyn Hamra may not expect recognition for her thousands of volunteers hours, but she certainly deserves it.

New UAMS Education Building Named for Wilson

Oct. 22, 2008 | Praising University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., as a cornerstone of health care education in Arkansas, the UA Board of Trustees named the new UAMS education building for Wilson during an Oct. 22 dedication ceremony.

UAMS, Chamber of Commerce Host Venture Capitalists

Oct. 21, 2008 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently unveiled 15 of its most commercially promising discoveries to venture capitalists from Arkansas and other states.

Jones Eye Institute’s Bora, Westfall Receive Inaugural Chairs

Oct. 15, 2008 | An investiture ceremony held Oct. 8 was twice as nice for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute as two of its faculty members received endowed chairs established by gifts from two longtime UAMS supporters.

UAMS Celebrates Diversity with Week of Events

Oct. 13, 2008 | A slate of speakers including the Mexican consul to the region, an appeals court judge and a Little Rock cardiologist highlighted the 12th Annual Diversity Week, Sept. 22-26, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

UAMS Doctoral Candidates Receive White Coats at Ceremony

Oct. 8, 2008 | White coats were distributed to 79 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) graduate students celebrating the initiation of their dissertation research at the inaugural Research Induction Ceremony for doctoral candidates.

Former Student Delivers Inaugural Yasargil Lecture at UAMS

Oct. 6, 2008 | The first time Anton Valavanis, M.D., tried to visit the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to speak, he braved an icy taxi ride from Dallas to Little Rock only to find the event had been cancelled by the ice storm of 2000.

UAMS Names Schaefer to Lead New Division of Genetics

Aug. 27, 2008 | LITTLE ROCK – Nationally known, board-certified genetics expert G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D., has been appointed the inaugural director of the Division of Genetics in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

New UAMS Genetics Division Looks to Future of Customized Medical Treatments

July 29, 2008 | LITTLE ROCK – A new Division of Genetics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) focuses education, patient care and research resources to realize the potential of genetic information for customized treatments and early detection of disease.

Thaxton to Direct UAMS Division of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences

April 25, 2007 | LITTLE ROCK – Paul Thaxton has been named director for the Division of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).