What Can BioCommunications Do for You? March 28, 2022 With a team of video production, graphic design, audiovisual, photography, web development and print services experts, BioCom supports the Health Sciences and UArizona campuses. Read more Image
COVID-19 Shots Continue Long Tradition of Vaccines Protecting Public Health March 28, 2022 Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, distinguished laureate professor of public health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, writes that the COVID-19 vaccine is another in a long, well-researched and well developed history of lifesaving vaccines. KTAR-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
Do TikTok Sleep Hacks Actually Work? Here’s What Sleep Experts Say March 27, 2022 Tiktok has quickly become a virtual wellspring of sleep advice with the hashtag #sleephacks garnering over 200 million views on the app. But do these trending sleep hacks have any scientific standing? Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. Forbes
Alzheimer's Expert Geoffrey Ahern Has Died March 27, 2022 Geoffrey Ahern, MD, PhD, who held the Bruce and Lorraine Cumming Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Research and was a professor of neurology and psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, as well as a professor of psychology and a member of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, recently passed away. Arizona Daily Star
Innovations in Healthy Aging Initiative Presents New Lecture Series on Aging March 25, 2022 Three free webinars will focus on isolation and loneliness, integrative health and sleep as they relate to aging. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Holding Webinar Series on Aging March 25, 2022 Innovations in Healthy Aging, an initiative of the University of Arizona Health Sciences, is hosting a new lecture series featuring several topics important to aging, including isolation and loneliness, integrative health and sleep. The lectures will be presented as webinars that are free and open to the public. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Joining Forces in the Fight Against Valley Fever March 24, 2022 A new collaboration is combining the strengths of Arizona’s three public universities to advance Valley fever research and clinical care. Read more Thumbnail