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June 24, 2015
UAMS Recruiting Adolescent Girls for Trauma Study
LITTLE ROCK – A team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is recruiting girls ages 11-17 for a study of how child abuse can change brain function and increase the likelihood of adults developing mental health disorders. The study, at the UAMS Brain Imaging Research Center, is hoping to uncover…
June 23, 2015
UAMS to Open Driving Assessment Clinic on July 6
LITTLE ROCK — In an effort to ensure aging Arkansas motorists are safe and competent behind the wheel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a driving assessment clinic. The clinic will open July 6 on the first floor of the UAMS Family Medical Center at 521 Jack Stephens Drive. The clinic will…
June 22, 2015
Aging Research, Discoveries Showcased

June 22, 2015 | Aging was the focus of the latest wine-and-cheese reception hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine, Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Aging, a series created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS researchers.
June 19, 2015
Women Alumni Give $12,200 to Pharmacy Student Projects

June 19, 2015 | The newly formed Women’s Giving Circle with the UAMS College of Pharmacy wants to make things happen for the better.
June 18, 2015
UAMS Sets SeniorNet July Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
LITTLE ROCK — Computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners and Computer Maintenance — and workshops — Tips & Ideas for Easy Mail Merging and Internet Workshop — will be taught in July for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Computer classes…
June 17, 2015
Shannon Fleming Named Senior Director of Development for UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
LITTLE ROCK — Shannon Fleming has been named senior director of development for the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective May 29. He comes to UAMS from the University of Southern Mississippi, where he served since 2013 as executive director of the university’s foundation, which had…
June 16, 2015
Senior Olympian Gets Relief from Back Pain

June 16, 2015 | After four previous spine surgeries, Frank Dicus wasn’t sure he would ever experience relief from his back pain, but he wasn’t ready to give up hope.
Cross-Country Cyclists Visit the UAMS Cancer Institute

June 16, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed about 30 University of Texas students June 15 as they rode through Little Rock on the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world.
June 15, 2015
UAMS Welcomes Texas 4000 Bicyclists
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today welcomed about 30 University of Texas students as they rode through Little Rock on the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world. The Texas 4000 team visited the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and UAMS Myeloma Institute as a stop along…
June 23 Science Café — ‘The Upside of Aging?’
LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, The Upside of Aging?, on June 23. Panelists will discuss the physical, mental and emotional changes that come with age, as well as research advances and insights into disease mechanisms. Held from…
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