News
June 1, 2020
Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are helping evaluate the quality of research being released rapidly about the virus that causes COVID-19.
May 28, 2020
The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center director will co-lead the innovative program with Dr. Ronald Hammer to match students with faculty mentors to train in research design and methodology, biostatistics and responsible conduct of research relevant to human health and disease.
May 28, 2020
The Arizona Telemedicine Program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences has been awarded $828,000 in federal funds to help communities expand telehealth programs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
May 26, 2020
Findings on compounds blocking SARS-COV-2 viral replication may offer a starting point for further development of treatments to address the ongoing, devastating novel coronavirus pandemic.
May 20, 2020
Dr. Paul Gordon embarks on a multi-state bicycle “listening tour” to hear what people in rural areas think about the U.S. health care system amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 20, 2020
University of Arizona president, Dr. Robert Robbins announced in April his plans to resume in-person classes Aug. 24, bringing back 45,000 students and 15,000 faculty and staff for fall 2020.
May 19, 2020
NIH-funded $2.8 million study seeks to develop, test culturally relevant, community-led intervention that supports American Indian youth in achieving healthy lifestyle choices to reduce health risks.
May 19, 2020
Both the University of Arizona’s Dr. Noshene Ranjbar and Tufts University’s Dr. Andrea Gordon are recognized for their work in promoting Integrative Medicine in Residency Programs.
May 18, 2020
A National Institutes of Health grant will support the development of a novel therapy that can enhance memory function and improve brain connectivity.
May 18, 2020
COVID-19’s effects have extended beyond health and economic crises to a mental health one, resulting in more suicides. UArizona Psychiatry professors offer explanations and resources to help.
May 15, 2020
COVID-19’s impact on the respiratory system is well-documented, but what does it do to the brain? University of Arizona researchers hope to answer that question by studying people who had the disease.
May 15, 2020
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, University of Arizona researchers evaluate the potential of antiviral surface coatings in continued defense against environmental spread of viruses.
May 15, 2020
The University of Arizona – State of Arizona antibody testing initiative will include 31 sites across the state as it expands to all 15 counties.
May 13, 2020
Though the novel coronavirus pandemic was a shared challenge for the Class of 2020, University of Arizona students featured here also overcame other struggles and excelled in their studies.
May 13, 2020
Four University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students, three of whom graduate this week, distribute posters in collaborative community effort.
May 13, 2020
Coping with social isolation in the wake of COVID-19 can be especially difficult for teens, so UArizona public health experts created a video filled with tips to help teens through this unprecedented time.
May 12, 2020
The ‘Body of Wonder’ podcast from the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine is recorded in Tucson and acquaints listeners with new ways to think about health and medicine.
May 12, 2020
The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $1.35 million to the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health to support 16 hospitals in rural Arizona to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
May 12, 2020
University of Arizona's Phoenix medical college goes digital to confer degrees on 93 physicians during coronavirus pandemic.
May 11, 2020
Aaron Bia, a member of the Navajo Nation set to graduate in May 2021, will receive one of 10 inaugural ElevateMeD Scholarships.
May 8, 2020
There have been 36 rattlesnake bites reported to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center this year, with each month in 2020 having more than the previous month so far.
May 8, 2020
The five Health Sciences colleges at the University of Arizona plan special ways to mark the rite-of-passage of earning a degree, despite COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home orders.
May 7, 2020
An internationally recognized program at the University of Arizona is conducting health screenings and referrals by phone and online to help vulnerable communities hit hard by the pandemic.
May 7, 2020
UArizona Cancer Center, Banner – University Medicine continue state-of-the-art cancer care and cutting-edge clinical research during COVID-19 pandemic since “Cancer doesn’t sleep, so neither can we.”
May 7, 2020
Ninety-three graduates from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to enter medical profession on May 11.