Stories

All of Us Reaches Participant Milestone

March 3, 2022

University of Arizona – Banner Health All of Us Program team leads the country as it closes in on 50,000 participants.

Marissa McLelland (right) an engagement coordinator with All of Us UArizona – Banner, talks with people interested in the program while she hands out information and branded hand sanitizer.

Student Views of Racism in Medicine a Catalyst for Change

Feb. 28, 2022

Echoes of frustration with racism in medicine rebound among students, staff and faculty, as students work for positive change in medical school and health care overall.

University of Arizona Health Sciences physicians and trainees gathered for a Black Lives Matter silent protest in June 2020 after the death of George Floyd, who had been murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. (Courtesy University of Arizona Department of Surgery)

Bringing Discoveries to the Patient’s Bedside

Feb. 24, 2022

UArizona Health Sciences translational scientists are converting discoveries into treatments, bringing the fruits of the lab to the clinic.

Dr. Anne Cress (left) devotes her career to decoding cellular conversations. She hopes it will lead to drugs that can “talk” to cancer cells.

‘Chipping Away’ at the Iceberg of Health Disparities

Feb. 23, 2022

As a researcher studying diseases that disproportionately affect Black women, Dr. Kelly Palmer says her work is a team effort – and incredibly personal.

Kelly Palmer, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

College of Nursing Celebrates 65 Years of Wildcat Nursing

Feb. 22, 2022

Even as they take a moment to celebrate their successes over the past 65 years, the College of Nursing looks to the future with the launch of a Certified Nurse Midwifery program.

Dean Gladys Sorensen officiates at the new UArizona College of Nursing building’s ribbon cutting ceremony in 1967.

Mental Health Experts Helping Teens Burdened by the Pandemic

Feb. 17, 2022

While the isolation and stress of the pandemic has affected overall mental health, Health Sciences experts say teenagers have been hit particularly hard.

Missing out on rites of passage like in-person graduation, prom, daily social interaction and participating in extracurricular events can take a toll on the mental health of teenagers. This was exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Getty Images)

Diversity Efforts Evolve at UArizona Health Sciences Colleges

Feb. 14, 2022

Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have spread beyond the Colleges of Medicine as the other Health Sciences colleges address racism in health care.

Students, faculty and staff at the five Health Sciences colleges have been active in developing programs to address heightened equity, diversity and inclusion concerns following national social unrest tied to the death of George Floyd in 2020.

Female Faculty Seek to Spark Girls’ Interest in Science

Feb. 10, 2022

Health Sciences experts in a variety of fields are part of an international movement to encourage girls and women to enter STEM fields.

Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, associate professor at the College of Nursing, is passionate about keeping girls and young women interested in science, capturing their interest with pipe cleaner crafts at the Tucson Festival of Books.

Fostering Addiction Research Through Collaboration

Feb. 8, 2022

A new center will advance addiction research through collaboration with faculty interested in studying substance use disorders.

“There's an undeniable link between opioids and their ability to modulate pain, but also their negative side effects in producing addiction,” said Frank Porreca, PhD, co-principal investigator on a $6.6 million grant to build the Center of Excellence for Addiction Studies. “We want to create new approaches to treat addiction.”

Colleges of Medicine Take Lead on ‘Anti-Racism in Medicine’

Feb. 1, 2022

Solutions require complex, sustained effort to move the mountain of historical racism in medicine and the systemic ways it may exhibit itself today.