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.

A new study by UArizona Cancer Center researchers piloted a unique outreach strategy to foster dialogue between basic scientists and community members.

The Arizona State Nursing Board is addressing the state’s nursing shortage through new grant funding approved by lawmakers. The board received $75 million for the next three years through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.

The ROSA program is geared to open channels of communication between research scientists and community members.

The College of Nursing will use a $2.6 million HRSA grant to deploy immersive managed practice adaptable clinical training in 2024.