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UAMS Online Panel with Leading Medical Experts Sheds Light on Youth and COVID-19
Children and adolescents were the focus of “Our Students and COVID-19,” a virtual expert panel held Sept. 20. The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) partnered with the Arkansas Department of Health to answer questions via Zoom about the pandemic. Panelists ranged from frontline doctors to health care leaders. They included Jennifer Dillaha,…
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September 28, 2021
Documentary Virtual Premiere: The Faith Community’s Response to COVID-19 in Arkansas Noon Oct. 7
At noon, Thursday, Oct. 7, ‘The Faith Community’s Response to COVID-19 in Arkansas’ documentary will premiere virtually.
Chancellor’s Town Hall Focus on COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations
Discussion and questions about third COVID-19 vaccine booster shots dominated the Chancellor’s Town Hall on Sept. 23 at UAMS even as decisions about them were being made at the national level.
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Four UAMS Scientists Win Grants to Study Breast Cancer
The Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP) awarded grants totaling $400,000 to four UAMS researchers at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the UAMS College of Medicine, is the recipient of ABCRPs Investigator Award. The $250,000 award will fund Kendrick’s research…
September 27, 2021
Partners Card Offers Shoppers and Diners 20% Discount at Nearly 200 Locations
About 200 shops and restaurants in central and northwest Arkansas and Conway will offer discounts Oct. 29 – Nov. 7 with Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). To purchase a Partners Card or view a complete…
Primary Care Topics Highlight Virtual Family Medicine Update
The 25th Annual Family Medicine Update with Free Tobacco and Disease Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 16 hours of online continuing education October 26 – 29 for primary care physicians, doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, respiratory…
UAMS Offers Booster COVID Vaccines in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus will begin offering booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to qualifying individuals on Monday, Sept. 27, at its drive-thru Vaccine Clinic at 1100 N. Woolsey Ave. in Fayetteville. No appointments are necessary. In accordance with FDA authorization, booster doses of the…
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September 24, 2021
UAMS Offers Booster COVID Vaccines
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will begin offering third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to qualifying individuals on Monday, Sept. 27, at the Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock. This clinic also provides seasonal flu vaccines.
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Parking Deck 1, Top Level, Resurfacing Work Slated to Finish Dec. 17
Resurfacing of the top level of the parking deck is scheduled to begin on Monday, Sept. 27, and is slated to be finished by Dec. 17, weather permitting.
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