The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Saturday, September 29, 2007

UAMS renames cancer center for Win Rockefeller

The 86th Arkansas General Assembly appropriated $50 million of the state's $919 million surplus to help build a new cancer research center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. UAMS held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Arkansas Cancer Research Center and appropriately renamed it for the late Winthrop P. Rockefeller. Here's coverage:

Arkansas Business: UAMS Renames Cancer Center for Winthrop P. Rockefeller
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Rockefellers give UAMS $12.3 million
Arkansas News Bureau: UAMS to add 12-floor expansion, rename cancer center
Associated Press: Ark. Cancer Center renamed for Win Rockefeller