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2010
National Guard Assists UAMS in Assembling Playground Equipment
June 25
Members of the Arkansas National Guard worked alongside volunteers from the Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) this week to assemble playground equipment that will be used by patients of the psychiatric facility’s children’s inpatient unit.
Ferris continues to lead by example
June 8
Ernest Ferris, M.D., former chairman of the UAMS department of radiology
for 31 years, helped bring comprehensive subspecialty training and
highly-specialized radiological care to Arkansas.
Local middle school joins UAMS in fight against ALS
June 1
The middle school student
council at Little Rock
Christian Academy, led by president, Hayden Henderson,
recently
presented UAMS with a gift of $1,100 for the fight against
Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
UAMS Celebrates Opening of Center for Rural Health
May 20
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today celebrated the opening of its new Center for Rural Health, a clearinghouse for rural health care improvement efforts across the state.
Jones Eye Institute Receives $3 Million for Genetics Center
May 20
A Rogers couple has pledged $3 million to the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish the Leland and Betty Tollett Center for Retinal and Ophthalmic Genetics Disorders.
Banking on a Cure for ALS
May 19
Anyone who knows J. Thomas “Tommy” May knows he is an inspirational volunteer and ambassador for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) program and research center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS College of Nursing Awarded $50,000 from Arkansas Minority Health Commission
May 19
In an effort to address a shortage of minority nurses teaching in the state’s nursing programs, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) is donating $50,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing’s Ph.D. nursing program.
UAMS Graduates 870 New Health Care Professionals
May 15
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 870 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Barton Coliseum.
NICU Babies Win Big in Another Successful Julep Cup Jaunt
May 3
Severe storms throughout the late afternoon and
early evening May 1 didn’t keep a few hundred supporters away from the
seventh annual Julep Cup Jaunt to raise $25,000 for the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU).
Gardner Invested with Inaugural College of Pharmacy Chair
April 28
Stephanie F. Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was invested April 27 with the college’s inaugural Dean’s Chair.
Cooks Tour Weekend Raises About $45,000 for UAMS Cancer Institute
April 22
Beautiful weather, delicious food and a good cause all made for a successful Cooks Tour weekend benefiting the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Foundation Gift Tops $1 Million to UAMS AHEC in Jonesboro
April 19
A gift to the University of Arkansas Foundation Inc. from the Judd Hill Foundation Trust today establishes a $1 million endowment for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Northeast in Jonesboro.
Golf Tournament May 17 to Benefit ALS Research at UAMS
April 15
The 10th annual Paul Dunn Golf Classic, to benefit the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) search for better treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), will be held May 17.
Cycle for Sight May 15 to Benefit UAMS Jones Eye Institute
April 14
Cyclists of all ages are invited to test their endurance in the second annual Cycle for Sight on May 15 along the Arkansas River, sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.
Kentucky Derby Watch Party May 1 to Benefit UAMS Preemies
April 9
Arkansans are invited to Central Arkansas’ premier Kentucky Derby watch party and silent auction May 1 when the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosts its seventh annual Julep Cup Jaunt to benefit its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which specializes in the care of fragile newborns.
Cooks Tour to Benefit Patients at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
March 16
Tickets are on sale now for Cooks Tour, a weekend of fundraising events for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS students raise scholarship money in memory of Crystal Webster
March 14 (Courtesy of KTHV)
Crystal Webster died in a single car accident two days after Christmas 2009. Since then, her UAMS classmates have been raising funds to start a scholarship in her honor.
Rudnicki Invested with Neurology/ALS Professorship
March 12
Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., a champion at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the fight against ALS and related diseases, was honored recently with a professorship dedicated to that cause.
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