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May 17, 2016
Donna Gullette, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., Receives Outstanding Woman Faculty Award
May 17, 2016 | Donna Gullette, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., associate dean for practice and professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, received the 2016 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award from the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus. Gullette, who is also director of the college’s Master of Nursing Science (M.N.Sc.) program, was…
May 16, 2016
Hong-Yu Li, Ph.D., Named ARA Scholar, Awarded Adams Chair
May 16, 2016 | Hong-yu Li, Ph. D., a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar at a news conference today at the Governor’s Mansion. In a ceremony following the conference, he also was named to the Helen…
May 13, 2016
Julep Cup Jaunt Raises $103,000 for Preemies
May 13, 2016 | For all the excitement that was the 142nd Kentucky Derby, the loudest cheers of the day were reserved for the littlest guest. Around 300 guests decked out in derby attire gathered for the 13th Julep Cup Jaunt at UAMS, held May 7 in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center on the…
May 12, 2016
Historical Research Center Celebrates Expansion, New Space
May 12, 2016 | Unique artifacts such as a scrapbook of varnished tissue specimens along with historical documents such as a Civil War surgeon’s letters on the health of soldiers recently moved into newly renovated space at UAMS. The Historical Research Center of the UAMS Library now includes a research room open to the public,…
Stroke Program Helps Lower Arkansas to Sixth from First in Stroke Deaths
May 12, 2016 | Arkansas recently fell to sixth in the nation in the number of stroke deaths per capita after many years in first place, a huge improvement that health officials credit in part to a statewide telemedicine program of stroke education and treatment. The program — Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support, or…
May 11, 2016
Donna Gullette Named Outstanding UAMS Woman Faculty Member
May 11, 2016 | Donna Gullette, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., associate dean for practice and professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, received the 2016 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award from the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus. Gullette, who is also director of the college’s Master of Nursing Science (M.N.Sc.) program, was recognized April 28 at the caucus’…
May 9, 2016
Star City Man First at UAMS to Receive Z-Fen Graft
May 9, 2016 | Glenn Harvey didn’t know he had an aortic aneurysm. Thanks to a new procedure, performed for the first time at UAMS in March, he still can’t feel a thing. Mohammed Moursi, M.D., chief of vascular surgery and program director of the vascular surgery residency program at UAMS, performed the procedure on…
UAMS Study Finds Health Disparities among Patients Traveling for Parathyroid Surgery
April 29, 2014 | Significant disparities based on race and insurance coverage exist among patients undergoing parathyroid surgery in the United States and may hamper their medical travel for access to the surgery, according to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research. In a report published online today in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and…
May 5, 2016
Friends of UAMS – Helena-West Helena Chapter Kicks Off
May 5, 2016 | Business and community leaders from across eastern Arkansas gathered to enjoy an evening of food and conversation May 2 for the inaugural Friends of UAMS – Helena-West Helena. Overcast skies and wet weather did little to dampen the reception. Vic and Janet Juengel hosted the event at their home in Helena-West…
Study Looking for Connection Between Dopamine, PTSD
LITTLE ROCK – A trio of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are studying a chemical in the brain that plays several roles, including regulating movement and emotional responses, in an effort to help women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Joshua Cisler, Ph.D., of UAMS’ Brain Imaging Research Center, was awarded a five-year…
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