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April 28, 2017
UAMS Specialists to Speak at Hot Springs Village Event May 18
LITTLE ROCK — A panel of palliative care specialists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be guests for “The Doctor is In,” a free program from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 18 at Diamante Country Club, 2000 Country Club Drive, in Hot Springs Village. To register, call the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller…
April 27, 2017
UAMS’ Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., Named Nettleship Chair in Oncologic Pathology
LITTLE ROCK — Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was invested April 26 as recipient of the Drs. Mae and Anderson Nettleship Chair in Oncologic Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Sciences in the UAMS College of Medicine and co-leader of the…
UAMS, BioVentures, Conductor Extend Sign-up to May 7 for Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
April 27, 2017 | Arkansas college students interested in learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and forming new health science ventures at a residential boot camp at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway have until May 7 to register. Held from May 22-26, the camp is a joint initiative of the University of Arkansas for…
April 25, 2017
UAMS Researcher Presents Findings on Synthetic ‘Marijuana’ at National Meeting
LITTLE ROCK — Some people who use so-called synthetic marijuana, known by names such as K2 and Spice, may be unable to metabolize the drug, leading them to experience its most harmful effects, a UAMS researcher said today at a national scientific meeting in Chicago. Anna Radominska-Pandya, Ph.D., part of a UAMS research team examining…
UAMS to Offer No-Cost Freedom From Smoking Program Starting May 10
LITTLE ROCK — If you’re ready to quit smoking, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is ready to help. The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning May 10 in room 10104 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. There is…
Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held May 9 in Conway
April 24, 2017 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 9 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 held…
Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., Wins Outstanding Woman Faculty Award from UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus
April 25, 2017 | Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., a pharmacy professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently was honored with the 2017 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award by the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus. Hilliard is a professor in the UAMS College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice. The award is given to a…
April 24, 2017
How a Governor’s Cup Win Got an Assist from the UAMS Translational Research Institute
April 24, 2017 | UAMS’ Amanda Stolarz, Pharm.D., Ph.D., recently celebrated her team’s victory in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plan competition. The team, Rejuvenics Technologies, won the $25,000 top prize with its idea for commercializing a drug-delivery system to reduce the harmful side effects of chemotherapy. Just under a year ago, the…
April 21, 2017
Cabot Man Regains Use of Hands
April 21, 2017 | Using our hands to grasp a tool or offer a round of applause are simple tasks made possible by the presence of a tissue just beneath the skin called palmar fascia. “It has a real function,” said Theresa Wyrick, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine….
April 20, 2017
UAMS Only Medical Center in Arkansas Recognized by American College of Surgeons as Adult Level 1 Trauma Center
April 20, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has become the only medical center in Arkansas to be certified nationally as an adult Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. To achieve the certification, hospitals go through a rigorous review process and must demonstrate they can provide the…
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