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March 8, 2018

UAMS Jones Eye Institute Opens Walker Eye Surgical Simulation & Education Center

ChaseYavondaC

UAMS celebrated the opening of the Walker Eye Surgical Simulation & Education Center on March 7. Pictured left to right: John P. Shock, M.D., JEI founding director; interim UAMS Chancellor Stephanie Gardner, Pharm..D, Ed.D.; Mandy Macke, Walker Foundation associate director; Johnny Mike Walker, Walker Foundation trustee and son of Willard and Pat Walker; Nancy Shock; Terri Westfall; and Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., JEI director, interim UAMS College of Medicine dean, and director of its Department of Ophthalmology.

March 8, 2018 | A portion of the ninth floor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute has been transformed into an instructive, collaborative center where ophthalmology residents and UAMS students can learn surgical techniques and procedures outside the confines of an operating room, thanks to a…


March 7, 2018

UAMS Researchers Circulating Survey About Medical Marijuana

David Robinson

March 7, 2018 | A first-of-its-kind survey is being circulated in Arkansas by UAMS researchers interested in Arkansans’ attitudes and perceptions about cannabis (marijuana) as state officials prepare to make it available for medical use. Of the 28 other states with medical marijuana, none have conducted surveys prior to its legalization that document public attitudes…


March 6, 2018

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held March 21

Ben Boulden

March 6, 2018 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop March 21 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be…


March 5, 2018

UAMS Med Student Starts Lifetime Goal with Nonprofit

News Staff

John Musser, a first-year medical student at UAMS, has lofty goals for a nonprofit he recently started.

March 5, 2018 | There is a bulletin board in John Musser’s apartment with a big number on it: 50,000. That’s the number of eyes the first-year UAMS medical student would like to save in his lifetime. “That’s my dream,” said Musser. “I just want to help anyone who wouldn’t have an opportunity otherwise.” Musser…


March 1, 2018

Myeloma Patient Beth Jacks Grateful for Treatment Close to Home

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UAMS employee Beth Jacks is thankful she didn’t have to leave the state for treatment of her bone marrow disorder.

March 1, 2018 | Beth Jacks, 56, of Lonoke was excited to begin her new job at UAMS in May 2017 as executive assistant to Maurice Rigsby, vice chancellor for Institutional Relations. But when she accepted the offer, she had no idea she would soon need UAMS for more than a job. Jacks was previously…


Recent Discovery Brings Storied Composer Back into the Spotlight

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Tim Nutt (bottom right), director of the UAMS Library Historical Research Center, shared the story of Florence Price on Feb. 26 to UAMS faculty, staff and students as part of the university's celebration of Black History Month. (Price photo courtesy of Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries)

March 1, 2018 | Florence Price has always been the same accomplished composer worthy of immense respect for her contributions to classical music, but her posthumous recognition has waned for nearly the entirety of the 65 years since her passing. Price, a native Arkansan who died at 66 in 1953, was the first African-American female…


Digital X-ray, 4-D Ultrasound Enhance Care at UAMS South

Ben Boulden

March 1, 2018 | A new digital x-ray system for patient care at the South Regional Campus of  the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Magnolia has increased  efficiency and reduced the amount of radiation exposure while improving image quality. The new system, which cost about $80,000, wirelessly transmits the digital x-ray images…


February 23, 2018

UALR Trojans ‘Pink Night’ Honors UAMS Breast Cancer Survivors, Doctor

Susan Van Dusen

UAMS' Issam Makhoul, M.D., (right) and breast cancer survivors were honored Feb. 22 by the UALR men's and women's basketball teams for their annual Pink Night.

Feb. 23, 2018 | UAMS breast cancer survivors were celebrated Feb. 22 as they joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) men’s and women’s basketball teams  at their annual Pink Night.


February 22, 2018

UAMS Nursing, Pharmacy Students Go Abroad Over Holiday Break

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Feb. 22, 2018 | Winter break is usually a time for students to rest, relax and recharge, but a dozen UAMS students from the colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing decided to do something a little different over the holidays. A half-dozen students from each college traveled to Taiwan for a three-week study abroad trip at…


February 20, 2018

Based on UAMS Research, InterveXion Wins Grants, Partners with BioVentures’ Help

Ben Boulden

Misty Stevens demonstrates one of the lab procedures InterveXion uses in the development of the monoclonal antibody it is studying for possible future use in the treatment of methamphetamine addiction.

Feb. 20, 2018 | Truly good ideas like the one around which InterveXion was built have staying power. Since InterveXion was established as a company in 2004, granting agencies and others have continued to value both the company and its mission. BioVentures from the first saw merit in the new treatment for methamphetamine abuse developed…



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