Health workers, aid groups step in to fill Spanish-language gap around COVID-19 April 3, 2020 More than 1 million people speak Spanish at home in Arizona, but experts say official coronavirus bilingual communication has lagged. Dr. Cecilia Rosales, a public health expert and the interim associate dean of community engagement at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, leads a team that conducts mobile health screenings for Spanish-speaking communities in the state. Arizona Public Media
UArizona Nursing Professor Suggests Using Guided Imagery to Deal with Stress and Social Isolation April 2, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Judith Gordon suggests using guided imagery for dealing with the potential negative health effects of social isolation. Read more Image
UArizona Regents Professor Submits Designs to DOD for Three Low-Cost Ventilator Prototypes – One Using a Basketball April 2, 2020 Led by Regents Professor Dr. Marvin J. Slepian, a team from the University of Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Defense for three ventilator prototypes – including one using a basketball – that offer simple, low-cost designs featuring easily acquired materials that could be fabricated rapidly and used for full or partial ventilator support. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Connects Arizona’s Makerspaces in COVID-19 Response April 2, 2020 A network formed to support the Health Sciences Design program proves invaluable in uniting the state’s makerspaces. Read more Image
UArizona Invention May Help COVID-19 Patients Breathe Easier April 1, 2020 Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Drs. Sairam Parthasarathy and Marvin Slepian, have invented a new respiratory-assist device that may provide fast, safe relief to those who experience difficulty breathing. Read more Image
UArizona Medical Students Step Up to Help Health Care Professionals April 1, 2020 More than 70 University of Arizona medical students are helping health care professionals during the COVID-19 crisis by volunteering to provide child care, pet care, grocery shopping and more. Read more Image
Faculty Commons + Advisory Pivots to Support Virtual Collaboration and Innovation April 1, 2020 The FC+A opened just before the coronavirus outbreak, and has quickly shifted to support virtual connections for research, collaboration and consultation. Read more Image