A Southern Arizona fire department removed a den of 11 snakes in a bricked area near a home. The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy said that there are around 8,000 venomous snake bites in the U.S. every year and between 8 to 15 deaths.

Even though it’s only August, flu shots are now being offered at many pharmacies. Shad Marvasti, MD, associate professor of family and community medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, recommends waiting until September or October to get the shot.

Outreach program brings scientists to local cafes to meet with people interested in research, breaking down barriers to cancer research information.

The 20th Anniversary Big Deal Poker Party – Vegas, Baby! on Friday, Sept. 22, at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, will raise funds for the Steele Children’s Research Center. The center is slated to receive $800,000 to fund the renovation of five laboratories and a research office at the Angel Charity for Children Wings for Genetic Research.

The Arizona Bioindustry Association announced that John Galgiani, MD, professor and director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is the 2023 recipient of the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Hyochol “Brian” Ahn, PhD, MSN, MS-CTS, MS-ECE, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN, the first Asian-American dean of the College of Nursing, is interviewed.

The Cottonwood Public Library, in partnership with the Cottonwood Parks and Recreation Department, took a group of teenagers to the top of the Mount Humphreys trail in Flagstaff on July 16 as part of the Get Out program. Get Out was funded by a grant from the American Library Association, in conjunction with the Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence, will receive the AZBio Pioneer Award, which recognizes his career accomplishments.