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May 14, 2015

May 26 Science Café — ‘Bye, Bye, Fossil Fuels; Hello, Clean Energy’

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Bye, Bye, Fossil Fuels; Hello, Clean Energy, on May 26. This event is rescheduled from February when it was snowed out. Panelists will discuss various forms of clean energy, as well as pluses and potential drawbacks.


May 12, 2015

UAMS Cancer Researchers Featured on VoiceAmerica

Spencer Watson

May 12, 2015 | Two UAMS researchers who are examining dog’s ability to sniff out thyroid cancer were the featured radio guests of the online broadcast Frankly Speaking About Cancer radio show, hosted by Kim Thiboldeaux, president and CEO of the Cancer Support Community, an online global network for cancer patients and their families.


May 11, 2015

Hand Telemedicine Program, UAMS Physician Save Batesville Man’s Hand

Ben Boulden

May 11, 2015 | A split-second connection between a table saw blade and a wedding ring almost took Tommy Watts’ hand.


Susan Hutchinson, Greer Grace Join UAMS Institute on Aging Community Advisory Board

ChaseYavondaC

May 11, 2015 | Arkansas first lady Susan Hutchinson and Greer Grace, both of Little Rock, have joined the community advisory board of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


UAMS Sets SeniorNet June Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK — Computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners and Introduction to Computers ­— and workshops — Tips and Tricks for the iPhone and iPad and Using Overdrive to Download Library Books on the iPad — will be taught in June for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.


May 8, 2015

Easts Give $1 Million for Surgical Oncology Chair

Ben Boulden

May 8, 2015 | A $1 million gift by James C. and Mary Kay East to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Chair in Surgical Oncology. The chair will provide resources to ensure patients have the opportunity to understand their disease and participate in decisions based on scientific evidence, treatment availability and their own wishes.


Susan Hutchinson, Greer Grace Join UAMS Institute on Aging Community Advisory Board

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas first lady Susan Hutchinson and Greer Grace, both of Little Rock, have joined the community advisory board of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


May 7, 2015

James C. and Mary Kay East Donate $1 Million To Establish UAMS Chair in Surgical Oncology

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million gift by James C. and Mary Kay East to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Chair in Surgical Oncology. The chair will provide resources to ensure patients have the opportunity to understand their disease and participate in decisions based on scientific evidence, treatment availability and their own wishes.


Julep Cup Jaunt Aids UAMS Programs

ChaseYavondaC

May 7, 2015 | Around 200 guests gathered for the 12th Julep Cup Jaunt, hosted by the UAMS Consortium in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.


May 6, 2015

UAMS’ Omar T. Atiq, M.D., Named Governor of Arkansas Chapter of American College of Physicians

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Omar T. Atiq, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been named governor of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. His term began during the ACP annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine 2015, in Boston on April 30-May 2.



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