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December 29, 2015
Inaugural Physical Therapy Students Find Joy in Learning
As the inaugural physical therapy class at the UAMS northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville finishes its first semester, students are as enthusiastic as ever. Student Scott Van Camp finds it both humbling and exciting to be a part of the first class headed by John Jefferson, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy in…
December 28, 2015
UAMS Saw Transformative Growth in 2015
Dec. 28, 2015 | UAMS experienced a year of growth and transformation in 2015 that reached all areas of patient care, education and research. During this time of development, UAMS saw many changes in leadership. In January, Jeanne Heard, M.D., Ph.D., announced her retirement as provost effective June 30 after more forty years at UAMS….
UAMS Names Michael Manley Director of Clinical Service Integration and Development
LITTLE ROCK – Michael Manley has been named the director of clinical service integration and development in UAMS Medical Center’s Strategy and Business Development Office. As director, Manley helps formulate, develop and implement strategies and policies to extend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) innovations in patient care to the entire state. He leads…
December 23, 2015
American Heart Association Names UAMS ‘Fit Friendly Company’
Dec. 23, 2015 | The American Heart Association has recognized UAMS as a “Fit Friendly Company,” for being an employer that “goes above and beyond when it comes to their employees’ health.” Among the requirements to be named “Fit Friendly” are offering employees physical activity support, increasing healthy eating options at work and promoting a…
December 15, 2015
UAMS College of Nursing Receives Maximum Accreditation for Four Programs
Dec. 15, 2015 | The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has granted maximum accreditation to four programs in the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the only university in Arkansas to have all four accredited by the commission. Three programs received 10-year accreditations — Bachelor of Science in Nursing,…
December 14, 2015
UAMS Research Published in Nature Medicine
Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and other institutions are reporting the discovery of the first broad spectrum drug that can potently kill senescent (or aging) cells in culture and effectively clear the cells in animals by specifically targeting a pathway that is critical for the survival of senescent cells. Findings…
December 9, 2015
Ellyn Matthews, Ph.D., R.N., Invested in Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing
Dec. 9, 2015 | Ellyn E. Matthews, Ph.D., R.N., was invested Dec. 7 in the Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Matthews is an associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing. She came to UAMS in July from the University of Colorado where…
December 8, 2015
12th Street Center Marks World AIDS Day
Dec. 8, 2015 | The UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center’s made the global local on Dec. 1, observing World AIDS Day by providing 36 patients with free HIV screenings. Most of those 36 people also sought a variety of other free health screenings, including screenings for blood pressure, glucose levels and blood pressure….
December 4, 2015
UAMS Becomes Home to Cancer Imaging Archive for NCI
Dec. 4, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has become home to The Cancer Imaging Archive of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with the transfer to UAMS of more than 40 terabytes of data from the archive’s former home at Washington University in St. Louis. “Through the archive, UAMS has important linkages…
UAMS Becomes Home to Cancer Imaging Archive for National Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has become home to The Cancer Imaging Archive of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with the transfer to UAMS of more than 40 terabytes of data from the archive’s former home at Washington University in St. Louis. “Through the archive, UAMS has important linkages…
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