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September 27, 2016
Joseph Chacko, M.D., Invested in Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology
Sept. 27 2016 | Joseph G. Chacko, M.D., professor of ophthalmology and neurology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, was invested Sept. 26 in the Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology. Chacko has been the director of neuro-ophthalmology at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute since 2005. An…
12th Street Center Provides Screenings for Families
Sept. 27, 2016 | With his 7-week-old daughter cradled and sleeping on his shoulder, Jody Lewis on a recent September morning sat down in front of the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center’s blood pressure screening table set up at Our House in Little Rock. Lewis and his wife, Shannon Tate, have five children…
September 26, 2016
Researchers Receive First USA CORNET Award
Sept. 26, 2016 | Cynthia Kane, Ph.D., and Kristin Hamre, Ph.D., are the first recipients of the USA CORNET Award, established by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to promote collaborative research on substance abuse. The research duo — Kane of UAMS and Hamre…
September 22, 2016
Arkansas Summit Oct. 19 to Showcase State’s Life Science-based Companies
Sept. 22, 2016 | Entrepreneurs, investors, research scientists, service providers and the public interested in technology companies that develop products to improve people’s lives and health are invited to the Arkansas Life Sciences Summit to be held Oct. 19 in Conway. The event will showcase presentations from 14 of the fastest-growing technology companies with research and…
September 20, 2016
Sports Medicine Specialist Chase Smith, M.D., Joins UAMS
Sept. 20, 2016 | Orthopaedic sports medicine specialist Chase Smith, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the UAMS College of Medicine. He began Aug. 31. “Dr. Smith is an incredibly talented physician that we are thrilled to have join…
September 19, 2016
UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn Announces Retirement
Sept. 19, 2016 | Dan W. Rahn, M.D., chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) since 2009, announced today that he plans to retire effective July 31, 2017. During Rahn’s tenure at UAMS, the state’s only academic health sciences university and largest public employer, has undergone a significant transformation, expanding educational, clinical…
September 16, 2016
Mother of Two Says Angel Eye Cameras Eased Mind
Sept. 15, 2016 | It was more than a month before Lucy Josserand, born weighing 2 pounds, 11.5 ounces, was able to see and enjoy the comforts of her own nursery in her Texarkana home. But Lucy’s parents never left her side thanks to the help of Angel Eye Camera Systems. The web-based system allows…
September 15, 2016
Sickle Cell Symposium Oct. 6-7 to Focus on Patient Care, Managing a Pain Crisis
Sept. 15, 2016 | People with sickle cell disease, their families, health care professionals and the public are invited to the free, fifth annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Oct. 6-7 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The Sickle Cell Symposium is presented by Future Builders Inc. in collaboration…
Two UAMS Medical Students Receive Scholarships for Rural Arkansas Primary Care
Sept. 15, 2016 | Two medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have each been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas. Evan Branscum, a senior who grew up in Marshall, and Julie Sherrill,…
September 14, 2016
UAMS Sets SeniorNet October Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
Sept. 14, 2016 | Two computer classes — Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Excel — and two workshops — Just Google It! and Fundamentals of Outlook — will be taught in October for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Classes begin…
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