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.
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.
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.
Barry S. Carroll, MD, has joined the practice of Clinton Medical Clinic, a clinic in the Conway Regional Primary Care Network.
A mobile training application developed by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher aims to reduce mortality rates during emergency situations by helping dispatchers provide improved, more in-depth information to paramedics.
Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, only five have emergency medical dispatchers. The classification requires that dispatchers undergo six months of on-the-job training and course work, including a rigorous, two-day session to learn emergency codes.
