Nursing Boosts Health Sciences Efforts to Get Shots into Arms April 5, 2021 On the Health Sciences campus, the College of Nursing is a big part of the university’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. Read more Image
Arizona COVID-19 Updates: UA Students Sought for Study on if Vaccinated Spread Virus April 5, 2021 Researchers hope to recruit students from the University of Arizona to participate in a clinical trial testing whether fully vaccinated people are able to contract and spread COVID-19. The study, called PreventCOVIDU, is enlisting 12,000 students from more than 20 universities across the country for the next four to five months. Dr. Elizabeth Connick, chief of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Division of Infectious Diseases, is leading the UArizona research site. Arizona Republic
New Covid Pill From Merck April 5, 2021 Jun Wang, an associate professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, discusses a new treatment developed by Merck that has shown "good efficacy in inhibiting Sars-Cov-2." KAET-TV (PBS) "Arizona Horizon," Phoenix
UArizona Offering Scholarship for Medical Students to Help Underserved Communities April 3, 2021 The University of Arizona Health Sciences Primary Care Physician Scholarship Program expanded its eligibility to students specializing in general surgery. Abigail Solorio and Annapurna Chitnavis, College of Medicine – Phoenix students and scholarship recipients, and Glen Fogarty, PhD, Dean of Admissions for the college, are interviewed. KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Weekly COVID-19 Cases in Tucson and State Rise for First Time This Year April 3, 2021 For the first time this year in Arizona and Pima County, COVID-19 cases recently increased from one week to the next. "It's too early to say the sky is falling," said Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "But we're definitely seeing a different trend. Things are getting a little bit worse. Our improvements are gone." Arizona Daily Star
Terra-Cotta Meets High Tech at the University of Arizona April 2, 2021 The University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB) merges state-of-the-art interiors with a tactile terra-cotta façade. The article examines the architectural design of the building through photographs. Metropolis Magazine
Future of Healthcare Panel Discussion To Focus on Pandemic April 1, 2021 Experts will discuss what has been learned from the coronavirus pandemic and how this knowledge can be used to build a healthier future. Read more Image
UArizona Graduate Programs Get Top Rankings April 1, 2021 The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson earned its best ranking on the U.S. News & World Report diversity index – tied for No. 17 overall and tied for No. 13 among public universities. BizTUCSON
The Agile Advanced Practitioner April 1, 2021 Sandy Kurtin, PhD, ANP-C, AOCN, Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioner at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and ASH Clinical News Associate Editor, offers advice for promoting interprofessional agility to keep pace with an ever-changing health care environment. ASH Clinical News
The Science of Spring Fever April 1, 2021 Getting up and going to bed at the same times each day and also trying to stick with consistent eating and exercise routines may help reset their circadian clocks. Another option is to take a low-dose of melatonin — just 0.5 mg — roughly four hours before you typically go to bed. “Melatonin helps tell all the parts of the body what time it is,” says Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Elemental