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June 7, 2017

Cancer Diagnosis Yields Big Surprise for New Mom

Susan Van Dusen

Carmen and Angel Martinez

Read the Spanish version of this story here. June 7, 2017 | If the circumstances surrounding Angel Castillo’s birth are any indication, his life will be full of surprises. It was during a routine gynecological exam in January 2016 when Angel’s mom, Carmen Martinez, got some very unexpected news: She had cervical cancer. As a…


June 6, 2017

Strong Mentorship Helps Researcher Discover Success

David Robinson

UAMS’ Craig Forrest, Ph.D., (left), credits his former mentors, Usha Ponnappan, Ph.D., and Xuming Zhang, Ph.D., D.V.M., with his early success.

Craig Forrest, Ph.D., recalled the day four years ago when one of his Department of Microbiology and Immunology mentors, Xuming  Zhang, Ph.D., D.V.M., came looking for him. Forrest had sought input from Zhang and mentor Usha Ponnappan, Ph.D., on his first NIH National Cancer Institute grant application. Zhang found him in a fifth-floor lab of…


June 5, 2017

New Biomedical Informatics Degrees at UAMS to Provide Driving Force for Personalized Medicine

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK — Three new degrees and a certificate in biomedical informatics to help professionals assess and manage large sets of medical and public health information will soon be offered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Arkansas Department of Higher Education recently approved the three graduate degrees — Doctorate of Philosophy,…


June 2, 2017

Arkansas Trauma System Reduces Preventable Deaths, Saves Taxpayer Dollars

Ben Boulden

June 2, 2017 | Arkansas’ statewide trauma system reduced the rate of preventable trauma deaths by about half over five years, and taxpayers saw a nine fold return on their investment in the system, according to a study led by faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The study, “Does the Institution…


C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Invested in Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Lowry Barnes UAMS

June 2, 2017 | C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was invested June 1 in the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Barnes, who graduated with honors from the College of Medicine in 1986 and completed his internship and…


June 1, 2017

Teaching with Technology Symposium Slated for July 20-21

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – Educators from across Arkansas are invited to attend Teaching with Technology, a symposium to give educators new tools and ideas for teaching in the classroom and online. The symposium will be held July 20-21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The registration fee for the symposium is $95; $75…


Pine Bluff Man Free of Esophagus Cancer After Early Detection

Katrina Dupins

June 1, 2017 | When Mark Harper went to see his gastroenterologist last September, he wasn’t expecting a cancer diagnosis. “I never had any symptoms,” he said. “I went in because I promised my wife I’d go see Dr. Henry Rogers before he retires.” Harper considers himself lucky. The doctor in Pine Bluff did an…


May 19, 2017

Power of Research Inspires Patient Scientist Academy Graduates

David Robinson

May 19, 2017 | Learning how research is done at UAMS and how they can be a part of it was an eye-opener for the nine new graduates of the Translational Research Institute’s inaugural UAMS Patient Scientist Academy. Over four two-hour sessions in April, the academy covered research basics such as the difference between blind…


May 16, 2017

UAMS Celebrates New Family Medical Center Building at UAMS West Regional Campus in Fort Smith

Ben Boulden

May 16, 2017 |The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) West Regional Campus today celebrated the move of its Family Medical Center to a new, more spacious and up-to-date facility at the corner of South 12th and E streets in Fort Smith. The Family Medical Center recently began serving patients after relocating from its…


May 15, 2017

Free Memory Skills Workshop To Be Held May 23

Ben Boulden

May 15, 2017 | The South Central Center on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a workshop Tuesday, May 23 for those who would like to learn about memory skills as an older adult. The forum will be held 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, at…



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