UArizona Cancer Center Appoints Dr. Babiker to Leadership Position March 12, 2020 Dr. Hani Babiker, assistant director of early-phase therapeutics and director of phase I clinical trials, is overseeing the University of Arizona Cancer Center’s early-phase clinical trials, seeking to identify novel drugs and treatments for better cancer care. Read more Image
Next-generation Providers Bringing Health Care to the Streets March 12, 2020 The student-led outreach program emphasizes connecting with patients on a personal level to provide empathetic, holistic care. Read more Image
UArizona Sees Tremendous Growth on Latest Rankings for NIH Funding March 10, 2020 The University of Arizona improves its ranking by 14 spots and nearly doubles the value of awards from five years ago for research dollars funded by the National Institutes of Health in fiscal year 2019. Read more Image
Popular UArizona Science City Event and Tucson Festival of Books Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns March 10, 2020 Health Sciences colleges, clubs and programs will be affected. Read more Image
Aspiring Doctors to Learn their Future at Match Day Ceremony March 9, 2020 On Friday, March 20, medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson will tear open envelopes simultaneously revealing where they will go for their residency training. Surrounded by friends and family, the emotion-filled ceremony is considered the most exciting day of medical school. Read more Image
Mice Study Identifies Hormone That Suggests Why Women Experience More Pain Than Men March 9, 2020 Scientists from the University of Arizona College of Medicine have found that prolactin, known for promoting lactation in expectant mothers in their final months of pregnancy and after childbirth, may be the reason why some women are more vulnerable to developing pain than men. IFL Science
Faculty Commons + Advisory Grand Opening Event – March 4, 2020 March 6, 2020 The Faculty Commons + Advisory is a one-stop-hub for faculty to connect with support and resources from across the University of Arizona campus. Read more Image
¿Cuán preocupados debemos estar por el coronavirus? (How worried should we be about the coronavirus?) March 6, 2020 Dr. Cecilia Rosales, associate dean of Phoenix programs and professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, talks about coronavirus and what people need to know to protect themselves. Telemundo Arizona (video)
Native Americans and Higher Cigarette Use: Stereotype Goes Up in Smoke March 5, 2020 University of Arizona Health Sciences study finds when whites and Native Americans in comparable income and education levels are compared, whites consume more cigarettes and are more nicotine dependent. Read more Image
Study: Whites consume more cigarettes and are more nicotine dependent than Native Americans March 5, 2020 A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, found that when comparing white people and Native Americans with similar income and education levels, whites consume more cigarettes and are more nicotine dependent. News Medical Life Sciences
