Scrase: You Don’t Need Scientific Evidence to Remove a Mask Mandate Feb. 24, 2022 Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, a professor of epidemiology at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. She joined 400 public health researchers, practitioners, physicians and educators in signing an open letter encouraging elected officials to reevaluate ending mask mandates for schools. Source New Mexico
Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen: The Sky Was Not the Limit Feb. 23, 2022 The UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc., shine a light on the Tuskegee Airmen's legacy. Read more Image
‘Chipping Away’ at the Iceberg of Health Disparities Feb. 23, 2022 As a researcher studying diseases that disproportionately affect Black women, Dr. Kelly Palmer says her work is a team effort – and incredibly personal. Read more Image
Meet an Aspiring Cardiologist Targeting Heart Disease Through Research and Innovation Feb. 23, 2022 As Ike Chinyere, PhD, a University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson third-year medical student, breaks it down, biomedical research, clinical care and entrepreneurship fit together naturally. Read more Image
20 Years Ago, a Landmark Report Spotlighted Systemic Racism in Medicine. Why Has So Little Changed? Feb. 23, 2022 It has been two decades since the publication of Unequal Treatment, the first major report to point to longstanding systemic racism as the primary reason for the nation’s deeply entrenched health disparities. Jennie Joe, PhD, MPH, a professor emerita of family and community medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson and interim director of the UArizona Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Center for Native American Health, is quoted. STAT
White Coat Ceremony Recognizes Students who Started Medical School During the Pandemic Feb. 22, 2022 College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2024 medical students will receive their white coats on Feb. 25. Read more Image
College of Nursing Celebrates 65 Years of Wildcat Nursing Feb. 22, 2022 Even as they take a moment to celebrate their successes over the past 65 years, the College of Nursing looks to the future with the launch of a Certified Nurse Midwifery program. Read more Image
Robotic Dogs Patrolling the US Border Won’t Help Solve the Migrant Crisis Feb. 22, 2022 Opinion piece by Geoffrey Boyce, PhD, academic director of the Earlham College Border Studies Program in Tucson and Sam Chambers, PhD, a researcher in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. The Washington Post