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January 19, 2017
UAMS Sets SeniorNet February Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
Jan. 19, 2017 | Two computer classes — Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Word 2016 — and two workshops — One-on-One Computer Support and Basic Computer Maintenance — will be taught in February for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Courses…
January 17, 2017
Study Shows Chemotherapy Induces Cellular Aging, Which Promotes Side Effects, Cancer Relapse
Jan. 17, 2017 | Chemotherapy for cancer causes a pro-inflammatory stress response that promotes adverse side effects and cancer relapse, says a research team that includes the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Daohong Zhou, M.D., associate director for basic research in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is a co-author of the study…
January 11, 2017
Relationship Expert Wakefield to Head Couples Center at UAMS
Jan. 11, 2017 | A nationally recognized expert in the field of couples therapy has joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish a program designed to treat those with issues related to interpersonal relationships. Chelsea Wakefield, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., is an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department…
UAMS BioVentures Changes to Nonprofit
Jan. 11, 2017 | UAMS BioVentures of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became a private, nonprofit limited liability company to give it more flexibility in using funds for the new companies it helps get started. The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved the change in September. The nonprofit legal structure…
January 10, 2017
Bowes Promoted to Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration at UAMS
Jan. 10, 2017 | William R. Bowes has been promoted to senior vice chancellor for Finance and Administration at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Bowes has served as UAMS vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer since 2013. In that role, he was responsible for overall financial leadership of the university…
January 9, 2017
Harps Foods Teams with College of Pharmacy
Jan. 9, 2017 | Pharmacists at Harps Food Stores Inc. have long enjoyed developing relationships with their customers. So when given the opportunity, they didn’t want to just fill prescriptions; they wanted to work directly with patients to improve their health. That’s when they looked for ways to fit medication therapy management (MTM) into the…
Harps Food, UAMS Create Program to Teach Pharmacists to Work More Directly with Patients
Jan. 9, 2017 | Springdale-based Harps Food Stores Inc. and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy together have created a novel training program to teach pharmacists to work more directly with patients to improve their health. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be trained to work as a team on medication therapy…
January 5, 2017
Oxford Woman’s Elbow Saved After Gunshot
Jan. 5, 2017 | Kathy Thomas remembers a booming noise, then, immediately questioning what caused it. Following a Sunday church service in December 2015, Thomas and her husband spent the afternoon moving items into their new home in Oxford in north central Arkansas. Thomas was in tow with one of her husband’s handguns when the…
January 3, 2017
Shoulder Specialist Charles Pearce Joins UAMS
Jan. 3, 2017 | Charles “Chuck” Pearce, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in shoulder problems. He will see patients at the UAMS Orthopaedic Clinic on Shackleford Road. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the UAMS College…
December 27, 2016
Former Student Donates Books, Teddy Bears to NICU Families
Dec. 27, 2016 | Spending the holiday season in the hospital can be difficult, which is why Erin Brewer was inspired to act. Armed with a bag full of teddy bears and a box full of “Cuddle Bear” books, Brewer and her two sons, Evan, 4, and Owen, 1, visited the UAMS neonatal intensive care…
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