UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation

UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
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UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health Ready, Set, Go! UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UAMS Reports Bone Loss from Oral Diabetes Drug UAMS Reports Bone Loss from Oral Diabetes Drug Of Arkansas’ “Best Doctors,” More than Half Are on UAMS Faculty Of Arkansas’ “Best Doctors,” More than Half Are on UAMS Faculty UAMS Laser Could Open Up World of Tiny Lymph Vessels to Scientists UAMS Reports in Groundbreaking Study: Women’s Unusual Fatigue, Other Symptoms Could Warn of Impending Heart Attacks LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report today that women in a study who had heart attacks remembered having unusual fatigue or other new symptoms as much as a month beforehand – suggesting a new way to stop heart attacks before they happen. “New or different fatigue, sleep problems, shortness of breath, indigestion, and anxiety could be early warning signs of heart disease,” Jean C. McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., of the UAMS College of Nursing, said. “The appearance of these new symptoms, in conjunction with women’s standard cardiovascular risk factors, should help providers recognize women who should be thoroughly checked for heart disease.” McSweeney was the lead researcher in the study which Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, published today. In a three-year study of women in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Ohio, the UAMS researchers found that 95 percent of women who had heart attacks remembered having new symptoms more than a month beforehand. The American Heart Association called the study, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, “one of the first comprehensive examinations of issues that might allow prevention of imminent heart attack in women.” The most common early symptoms that women remembered were unusual fatigue (70 percent), sleep disturbance (48 percent), shortness of breath (42 percent), indigestion (39 percent), and anxiety (35 percent). The symptoms stopped after their heart attacks. Only 30 percent of women in the survey remembered chest discomfort, which they usually described as aching, tightness, or pressure, but not pain. “Women need to understand that the appearance of new symptoms could warn of imminent heart attack or developing heart disease, especially if they have other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, being overweight, or a family history of heart disease,” McSweeney said. In earlier studies, McSweeney and her colleagues found that women who remembered a variety of symptoms in the month before their heart attacks either ignored the signs or were misdiagnosed when they sought medical help. Women also tend to have different symptoms during heart attacks. Rather than the chest pain that men typically experience, women are more likely to have shortness of breath (58 percent), weakness (55 percent), unusual fatigue (43 percent), cold sweat (39 percent), and dizziness (39 percent). “Lack of chest pain may be a major reason why women have more unrecognized heart attacks than men or are mistakenly diagnosed and discharged from emergency departments. Many clinicians still consider chest pain the primary symptom of a heart attack,” she said. The Arkansas-North Carolina-Ohio group was primarily Caucasian, so McSweeney is now studying ethnic minorities. The other UAMS researchers on the project are Marisue Cody, Ph.D., R.N., and Patricia O’Sullivan, Ed.D. Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas continue grant to improve rural health care The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas on Oct. 25 presented a check for $20,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), continuing their support for a five-year program designed to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in rural areas of Arkansas. UAMS Cancer Researcher Obtains $1.5 Million for Study of Bone Cancer UAMS Cancer Researcher Obtains $1.5 Million for Study of Bone Cancer, LITTLE ROCK – Ralph D. Sanderson, Ph.D., of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has obtained a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute for his groundbreaking work on the growth of tumor cells in bone. Sanderson will lead a team of researchers studying heparan sulfate proteoglycans, molecules made by tumor cells which can regulate the ability of the tumors to grow and metastasize. The ACRC team is investigating the processes by which heparan sulfate chains are released by an enzyme called heparanase. They believe this enzyme causes heparan sulfate to activate tumor cells and stimulatetumor metastasis to bone. Sanderson is internationally known for his research. Since he joined the UAMS faculty in 1989, he has received continuous funding for his research from the National Institutes of Health and the Arthritis Foundation. He is the Drs. Mae and Anderson Nettleship Endowed Chair in Oncologic Pathology in the UAMS College of Medicine. Thomas J. Kelly, Jr., Ph.D., an expert in degradative enzymes, and Larry J. Suva, Ph.D., an expert in bone biology, will collaborate with Sanderson. Kelly and Suva are also members of ACRC. During their five-year study, the researchers will focus on breast cancer and myeloma specifically, but their findings may be applicable to other cancers that invade and destroy the skeleton. The researchers believe their work will provide insight into the mechanistic process of tumor bone destruction, and may identify new therapeutic targets. Heparan sulfate is a carbohydrate (sugar) chain that is biologically active, binding to various “effector” molecules involved in cell signaling. Heparanase is an enzyme that will break down heparan sulfate chains into much shorter chains. That produces many more molecular chains that are still biologically active. These chains can stimulate the tumor to grow and metastasize. By preventing the breakdown of heparan sulfate, tumor growth may be inhibited. This study could help determine if any of the several heparanase inhibitors now being used in clinical trials are effective in the prevention of bone metastasis. UAMS Targets Teen Mental Illness, Substance Abuse UAMS has received the third major grant in two months to help Arkansans struggling with both substance abuse and mental health problems – this time, targeting teenagers. UAMS First in State to Offer Advanced Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer UAMS is first in Arkansas to offer advanced radiation therapy for Prostate Cancer Arts of UAMS Features Physician’s Watercolor Paintings Jan. 6 - Feb. 27 Arts of UAMS displays watercolor paintings by V. Gail Ray, M.D., an emergency medicine physician at UAMS UAMS Offers State’s First Program to Train Cancer Registrars UAMS ofers state’s first training program for cancer registrars Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered in Several Arkansas Counties, Thanks to Witness Project at UAMS Free or Low-Cost Mammograms offered in several Arkansas counties thanks to Witness Project at UAMS Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home UAMS Helps Victims of Violence, Disasters LITTLE ROCK – A new program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can help victims of violence or disasters cope with lingering depression and anxiety. New Study Explains Why UAMS is Such a Vital Force in Arkansas’ Economy UAMS Research Shows High-carb Diet Works Without Cutting Calories UAMS Research Shows High-carb Diet Works Without Cutting Calories Sen. Lincoln, UAMS Spearhead Mid-America Genetic Counseling Consortium Sen. Lincoln, UAMS Spearhead Mid-America Genetic Counseling Consortium UAMS Discovery Enhances Safety of World’s Food Supply Safe Foods Corporation Receives FDA Approval for Cecure™ UAMS Discovery Enhances Safety of World’s Food Supply Safe Foods Corporation Receives FDA Approval for Cecure™ UAMS Receives $547,500 for Nursing Scholarships UAMS Receives $547,500 for Nursing Scholarships Arts of UAMS Features Nurse’s Photographs March 1 - April 30 Arts of UAMS Features Nurse’s Photographs March 1 - April 30 UAMS “Julep Cup Jaunt” May 1 UAMS “Julep Cup Jaunt” May 1 UAMS Honors Jeanne Heard with Bumpers Award UAMS Honors Jeanne Heard with Bumpers Award UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation of Springdale has given $21.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for its eye institute, Alzheimer's disease research, and psychiatry program. Stephanie Gardner Is Named Dean of UAMS College of Pharmacy Stephanie Gardner Is Named Dean of UAMS College of Pharmacy UAMS Receives Grant to Track Arkansas Childhood Obesity Levels UAMS Receives Grant to Track Arkansas Childhood Obesity Levels UAMS Dedicates College of Public Health UAMS Dedicates College of Public Health UAMS Honors Donald E. McMillan for 26 Years of Research, Teaching UAMS Honors Donald E. McMillan for 26 Years of Research, Teaching UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith UAMS Gynecological Oncology Director to Discuss Cervical Cancer at Free Public Lecture May 13 in Fort Smith UAMS Gynecological Oncology Director to Discuss Cervical Cancer at Free Public Lecture May 13 in Fort Smith Study Led by Scientists at UAMS/ACHRI Shows Routine Doses of Morphine for Pain Could Harm Premature Babies Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office. UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office. UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office. UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office. UAMS to Improve Patient Care, Efficiency With New Medical Records System LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now installing a new medical records system expected to improve patient care while providing a more efficient environment for managing care. Direct Deposit For Student Refunds Direct Deposit For Student Refunds Direct Deposit For Student Refunds Direct Deposit For Student Refunds Students, Faculty Take Part in Annual Research Day -- CHP Student Among Research Award Recipients April 12, 2013 \| It was a day teeming with educational interaction as students across all the UAMS colleges and the Graduate School and their faculty took part in the annual Student Research Day and Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D. Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research on April 10. Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14 Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14 Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14 Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14 21 at UAMS Receive $250 Gift Cards in Wellness Program 21 at UAMS Receive $250 Gift Cards in Wellness Program Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1 Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1 Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1 Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1 UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration Interprofessional Student Teams Compete to Treat Simulated Patients May 7, 2013 \| Music from “Star Wars” filled a UAMS lecture hall May 2 as a Darth Vader-costumed emcee waved a light saber and opened the first Sim Wars competition to the cheers of about 200 students. Home Energy Benefit Available for UAMS Employees -- Info Session May 29 Home Energy Benefit Available for UAMS Employees -- Info Session May 15 Home Energy Benefit Available for UAMS Employees -- Info Session May 29 Home Energy Benefit Available for UAMS Employees -- Info Session May 15 SAP, ESS Portal Upgrade Downtime Schedule -- May 24-27 SAP, ESS Portal Upgrade Downtime Schedule -- May 24-27 UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event Logician Maintenance -- 10:15 p.m., Thursday, May 23 Logician Maintenance -- 10:15 p.m., Thursday, May 23 Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14 Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14 Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14 Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14 Bissett M.D. Endowed Lectureship in Cardiovascular Disease -- Noon, May 23 Bissett M.D. Endowed Lectureship in Cardiovascular Disease -- Noon, May 23 UAMS Student Named Arkansas Dietetic Intern of the Year May 15, 2013 \| Dietetic intern Leigh Delavan says she changed her college majors several times before she found her calling — but nutrition clicked for her so well she recently was selected as the top dietetic intern in the state by the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals May 13, 2013 \| The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 12 to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. UConnect Training Starts June 3 UConnect Training Starts June 3 UConnect Training Starts June 3 UConnect Training Starts June 3 RQI Maintenance -- Starts 9 p.m., Wednesday, May 22 RQI Maintenance -- Starts 9 p.m., Wednesday, May 22 Bright Futures Begin Early Conference Set for May 31 Bright Futures Begin Early Conference Set for May 31 CHP Ceremony Recognizes Graduate Degree Recipients May 16, 2013 \| Forty-three students were honored for earning advanced degrees during a hooding ceremony May 9 by the College of Health Professions. UConnect eLearnings Requirements and Instructions UConnect eLearnings Requirements and Instructions UConnect eLearnings Requirements and Instructions UConnect eLearnings Requirements and Instructions Cancer Institute Grand Rounds -- Noon, May 22 Cancer Institute Grand Rounds -- Noon, May 22 Cancer Institute Grand Rounds -- Noon, May 22 Cancer Institute Grand Rounds -- Noon, May 22 Multicultural Mental Health Conference Set for July 27 Multicultural Mental Health Conference Set for July 27 Multicultural Mental Health Conference Set for July 27 Multicultural Mental Health Conference Set for July 27	LITTLE ROCK – Jackson T. Stephens of Little Rock has made another gift of $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), this time for a second endowed chair in geriatric medicine. The gift will be matched by $1.5 million previously committed to UAMS by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Stephens’ gift is his second to the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine. Pham Liem, M.D., a professor of medicine and vice chair for clinical affairs in the department, will be the first holder of the Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair in Clinical Affairs. Liem is an attending physician at John L. McClellan Veterans Hospital. He is a specialist in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “The gifts of Jackson T. Stephens and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to UAMS continue to inspire us,” UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., commented. “We appreciate their confidence in our ability to enhance the quality of health care for Arkansans and for people worldwide – and we will keep working to earn their support.” Stephens contributed $1.5 million in 1999 for the Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics, which David Lipschitz, M.D., Ph.D., currently holds. He also has given $48 million to UAMS for the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute, which opened in April. That gift included $2 million for the Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair in Spine Surgery, which T. Glenn Pait, M.D., holds. Finally, Stephens gave $2.1 million this year for the Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, which Jack VanderSchilden, M.D., holds. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation’s matching gift is part of a $15 million challenge grant that matches dollar for dollar funds raised for the UAMS geriatrics program. The foundation previously helped UAMS build the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging with gifts of $32 million. Most recently, it pledged an additional $3 million to complete a conference center on the top floor of the Stephens Institute, to be named in honor of the foundation’s chairman, Fred W. Smith. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is one of the 50 largest private foundations in the United States.
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