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2009 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health convocation. Five of the 15 “originals” from left: Chris Tisch, assistant dean of student and alumni affairs; Duane Sherrill, PhD, associate dean of research; Dean Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH; Jill de Zapien, program director in the Health Promotion Sciences Department; Douglas Taren, PhD, director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center.

Meet the Public Health ‘Originals’

Oct. 28, 2020

The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health turns 20 this year, find out who has worked at the college the entire time.

Faculty and staff take their first tour of Roy P. Drachman Hall in 2005, the future home of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

A Look at 20 Years of Public Health Milestones

Oct. 21, 2020

As the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health celebrates its 20th anniversary, look back at the important events and people that contributed to its success.

Deborah Birx, MD, coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, visited University of Arizona and UArizona Health Sciences laboratories where researchers are testing antibody and antigen samples collected from students and employees. Ryan Sprissler, PhD, staff scientist and manager of the UArizona Genetics Core, speaks with Dr. Birx as UArizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD, and others, listen.

White House Coronavirus Task Force Leader Visits UArizona Labs

Oct. 1, 2020

White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx tours labs to learn about Health Sciences’ antibody and antigen testing.

Introducing the Second Cohort of PCP Scholarship Recipients

Sept. 21, 2020

The scholarship program is now accepting out-of-state students, keeping Health Sciences-trained physicians in Arizona to care for underserved patients.

Clinical research coordinator Brenna Abril instructs students in self-administering the nasal swab antigen test at the Recreation and Wellness Center, known as NorthREC, in Tucson.

Student COVID-19 Testing is a Key to Campus Reentry Process

Sept. 2, 2020

University of Arizona students get tested for COVID-19 as part of the Test, Trace, Treat approach to preventing the pandemic’s spread.

Health Sciences Innovation Building Hosts Budding Artists

Aug. 18, 2020

Take a look at the artists who filmed virtual live performances for The Tucson Studio, a new program of UA Presents supporting local artists.

Implementing Safety Measures for Return to Campus

July 30, 2020

Facilities management staff are hard at work creating a safer environment for returning students, staff and faculty.

Five members of the Class of 2024 introduced themselves to their house dean and mentor, two faculty members who will support them through their medical school journeys.

Incoming Tucson Medical Students Receive White Coats

July 30, 2020

The Class of 2024 skipped the traditional White Coat Ceremony in favor of more physically distanced but intimate settings.

College of Medicine – Tucson bike listening tour participants from left: Eve Shapiro, MD, emeritus professor of pediatrics; Paul Gordon, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Patricia Lebensohn, MD, professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Julia Liatti, first-year medical student.

Riding Across the Country to Listen to Health Care Perspectives

July 30, 2020

In the summer of 2020, a doctor and a medical student embarked on a cross-country bicycle tour to conduct research on health care policy.

Dongkyun Kang, PhD, works on the laser light portion of a new, portable skin cancer diagnostic technology he is developing with Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD.

Developing Handheld Skin Cancer Diagnostic Technology

July 13, 2020

A collaboration between a doctor and an optical engineer makes handheld skin cancer “mapping” possible in the clinical setting.

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students in the Commitment to Underserved People Program held a drive to help the Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students Lynn Pham, Guadalupe Davila, Nicole Bejany and Thomasina Blackwater hold up face masks they sent to the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Community Embraces Support, Testing to Quell Pandemic

June 24, 2020

Several University of Arizona Health Sciences efforts collected food and medical supplies for to stem the pandemic on the Navajo Nation.

University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD, hopes to learn how the bacteria that live in the vagina help or harm gynecologic health.

Unlocking the Secrets of the Vaginal Microbiome

June 15, 2020

Some vaginal bacteria are associated with gynecologic cancer. Do they help usher it along, or are they simply bystanders? At the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, the Herbst-Kralovetz Lab is solving this riddle.