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October 23, 2014

College of Health Professions Dedicates Legacy Garden

Spencer Watson

Oct. 23, 2014 | Nearly 200 laser-engraved bricks spread across a 2,000-square-foot courtyard were the centerpiece of the Legacy Garden dedicated Oct. 21 by the College of Health Professions.


October 22, 2014

Brain Surgery Brings New Lease on Life

Liz Caldwell

When Mary Grace Brockinton, of North Little Rock, went to her primary care doctor for severe headaches, she never imagined that a month later she would be having brain surgery.


Hands-on Practice Piques Interest in Orthopaedic Surgery

Spencer Watson

Oct. 22, 2014 | “Our main goal is to expose them early to show them they can do it”, said Ruth Thomas, M.D., professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of the UAMS Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery.


October 21, 2014

UAMS Awarded $135,000 in Grants to Train Teachers in Health Sciences

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Partners in Health Sciences Program has been awarded $135,000 in grants to give Arkansas pre-K-12th grade teachers tools to teach health science topics.


Carol Hodges Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

Liz Caldwell

When Carol Hodges makes a commitment, she keeps it.

That’s why, over the course of many years, she has dedicated more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.


Human Structure Class Gives Students Ability to Investigate

Spencer Watson

Oct. 21, 2014 | A proverb going back around 500 years claims that “dead men tell no tales”, but several first-year UAMS College of Medicine students, might argue otherwise.


October 20, 2014

UAMS Sets SeniorNet November Workshop, Computer Classes

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — A Routine Computer Maintenance workshop and computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners – Windows 7, Navigating the Internet and Exploring Windows 8.1 — will be taught in November for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.


October 17, 2014

Day of Remembrance Bonds Those Who Share Losses

Spencer Watson

Oct. 17, 2014 | A searchlight cast into the chilly, clear October sky served not only as a reminder of those being honored by the National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Wave of Light Vigil, but as a symbol of what many in attendance sought: a ray of light.


October 16, 2014

Joseph Bates, M.D., Honored as Public Health Hero

Liz Caldwell

Joseph Bates, M.D., was named the 2014 recipient of the State Excellence in Public Health Award at the recent annual meeting of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials in recognition of his outstanding service in public health.


October 15, 2014

Oct. 28 Science Café — ‘High Tech Stork: Mama Care in the 21st Century’

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, High Tech Stork: Mama Care in the 21st Century, on Oct. 28. Panelists will discuss maternal health, pregnancy complications, holistic treatments and current advances in newborn car



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