The center is open Mon. - Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 501-526-7045.

Simon Properties, which owns University Mall, provides space for the Cancer Control Outreach Center.

ASPAN strives to foster or expand partnerships with community organizations and to promote cancer control activities throughout the state. The program focuses primarily on cancers of the breast, prostate, and tobacco-related sites of the lung and head and neck. ASPAN is funded through a grant from the National Cancer Institute.

The mission of the Cancer Connection Program is to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Arkansas through the development and implementation of locally designed and culturally appropriate intervention strategies. By utilizing the established network of resources, Cancer Connection helps each community find solutions to its unique cancer problems. The Sturgis Foundation funds this program.

The Summer Science Discovery Program – a collaborative effort of UAMS/ACRC and the Museum of Discovery – is a three-week, nonprofit, science-enrichment program for at-risk students who are 6 to 12 years old. Undergraduate college students, medical students and classroom teachers work with Museum of Discovery staff members to design exciting lesson plans that include presentations, laboratory experiments and tours of the museum. The Rockefeller Foundation is the program’s primary source of funding.