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October 10, 2016
International Fest Celebrates Cultures of UAMS
Oct. 10, 2016 | Numerous customs, traditions and represented by UAMS faculty, staff and students were celebrated Sept. 30 at International Fest. More than 100 employees and students gathered in the Education II building to make their way around the globe, learning and enjoying the various cultures and nationalities displayed. Participants could sample lo mein…
Fearless Caregiver Conference to be Nov. 10 in Hot Springs
Oct. 10, 2016 | The Fearless Caregiver Conference, bringing education and support for family caregivers, will be held Nov. 10 in Hot Springs by Today’s Caregiver magazine in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Oaklawn Center on Aging. The event will be 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Garland County Library, 1427…
October 6, 2016
First UAMS Community Scientist Academy Graduates 17
Oct. 6, 2016 | Seventeen Arkansans were recently recognized for their participation in the first UAMS Community Scientist Academy. The UAMS Translational Research Institute piloted the academy to help citizens better understand how research is done at UAMS and to prepare them for bigger roles as volunteers. A second Community Scientist Academy is being planned…
UAMS College of Nursing Receives $100,000 to Provide Primary Care, Mental Health to Older Adults
Oct. 6, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing has received $100,000 to provide primary care services, with an emphasis on mental health, to older Arkansans. Half of the money comes from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education at the University of Minnesota, where the UAMS College…
October 5, 2016
UAMS’ Sue Griffin, Ph.D., Awarded $10 Million by NIH for Alzheimer’s Research
Oct. 5, 2016 | Sue Griffin, Ph.D., an internationally known Alzheimer’s disease researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), leads a team that has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the causes and possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Griffin said the research team…
October 4, 2016
UAMS Hosts 17th Annual Geriatrics Conference
Oct. 4, 2016 | During the 17th annual Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update recently at UAMS, about 160 geriatrics professionals and educators learned what’s new in caring for older patients, giving them the tools to achieve what a guest speaker called “the Triple Aim.” The Triple Aim is a set of goals developed at the…
September 29, 2016
Doctoral Students Recognized at Graduate School Ceremony
Sept. 29, 2016 | Although the lab coats 19 UAMS Graduate School students put on in a public ceremony Sept. 19 were immaculately white and embroidered with their names, it wasn’t a typical white-coat ceremony, said Bobby McGehee, Ph.D., the school’s dean. “We have colleges and programs on campus that do a white coat ceremony…
Diversity Forum Gives Platform to Sensitive Issues
Sept. 29, 2016 | Passionate views about gun violence topped the discussion recently as UAMS faculty, staff and students engaged in emotional dialogue on a variety of topics related to diversity and inclusion. The Sept. 20 lunchtime, panel discussion, “Let’s Talk: Better Together – A Healing Conversation,” gave nearly 100 attendants the chance to discuss…
September 28, 2016
Caregivers, Health Care Providers to Experience Symptoms of Dementia at Oct. 19 Simulation
Sept. 28, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host an event Oct.19 to simulate the symptoms of Azlheimer’s disease and dementia . “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Schmieding Home Caregiver…
Haggard-Duff Named Director of In-Home Caregiver Training for UAMS Schmieding Center in Springdale
Sept. 28, 2016 | Lauren Haggard-Duff, Ph. D., has been named director of in-home caregiver training for the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Haggard-Duff will oversee curriculum development and training focusing on in-home caregivers and families. She also will work with the…
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