The Arkansas Medical Society (AMS), a physician group advocating for health care improvements statewide, met recently at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock to elect new officers, attend educational programs, and plan advocacy efforts.
May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
A $2.1 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will allow the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus to continue and expand its research to identify effective ways to combat diabetes in the Marshallese community.
May 22, 2017
Rider registration is currently underway for the 14th annual CARTI Tour de Rock, a cycling-based fundraiser benefiting CARTI cancer patients, scheduled for June 3 at River Trail Station in North Little Rock.
Presented by Russell Chevrolet and Arkansas’ Best Chevy Dealers, the CARTI Tour de Rock is an open-course ride departing from North Little Rock, and routed through Scott and England. The event annually attracts more than 1,000 cycling enthusiasts from all across the United States.
May 15, 2017
Two Researchers for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded Research Scholar Grants from the American Cancer Society. Aime Franco, PhD, and Ling Gao, MD, PhD, each received a four-year grant of $791,000 to support their ongoing cancer research.
The grants are among 109 national research and training grants totaling more than $45 million that will fund investigators at 75 institutions across the United States; 102 are new grants, while seven are renewals of previous grants. The grants go into effect July 1.
May 15, 2017
BioVentures recently earned the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a national ranking by the Milken Institute of 87th out of 225 universities for technology transfer — the ability to take basic research and develop it into new technologies, products, and companies.
UAMS ranked above several well-known institutions, including the University of Chicago, Tulane University, Georgetown University, Dartmouth College, Boston University, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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