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
Welcome to Health Sciences Connect! March 4, 2020 A new digital destination for faculty, staff and students to find out what’s happening on the University of Arizona Health Sciences campuses. Read more Image
Training Students to Use Naloxone to Prevent Overdoses March 2, 2020 Local law enforcement and health care organizations train students in opioid overdose prevention and overdose reversal drugs. Read more Image
Pushing drug discoveries developed in Tucson to patients' bedside is focus of UA effort Feb. 29, 2020 The new Arizona Center for Drug Discovery promises to energize the drug discovery process across campus and help push innovative technologies developed in Tucson from the lab to the patient’s bedside. Arizona Daily Star
What Your Sweat Can Tell Doctors About Your Health Feb. 28, 2020 The collection and analysis of sweat, which contains hundreds of biomarkers, is poised to become the newest diagnostic tool in precision health care. Read more Image
Dr. Kathleen Insel Appointed Division Chair at UArizona College of Nursing Feb. 28, 2020 Dr. Insel supports faculty and students who are conducting biological or behavioral studies to improve health outcomes for individuals and populations and students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice and RN-MS programs. Read more Image
Med school after 40 Feb. 28, 2020 An article examines how older medical students arrive with different motivations, advantages and challenges than their younger classmates. "It's a lot of ground to make up," says Athena R. Ganchorre, director of student development at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. "They might never have taken a standardized test like the MCAT exam – it requires a way of thinking and testing that's hard to learn in a short time." AAMC
Study: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Increasingly Common, Linked to Stressful Life Events Feb. 26, 2020 The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson study finds that women who experience more stressful life events in the year before childbirth have greater odds of using marijuana before and during pregnancy. Read more Image
New Laboratories in Skaggs Center’s Expansion Will Enhance Education, Enable New Drug Discovery and Usher in “An Era of Transformation” Feb. 25, 2020 The expanded and renovated Skaggs Center will become a new home for the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery, new chemistry and biology laboratories, and the History of Pharmacy Museum expansion. Read more Thumbnail
Meet the Hidden Artists of Health Sciences at This Year’s “On Our Own Time” Art Exhibit Feb. 25, 2020 Seven Health Sciences employees and family members were honored for their artwork on Feb. 15, 2020, in Tucson. Read more Image