Superfund Research Center Receives $10.6M to Study Mining Waste, Arsenic-Diabetes Link June 30, 2020 The center, with leadership from CALS Department of Environmental Science and the College of Pharmacy, has helped address the state's most pressing environmental contamination sites since 1989. Read more Image
Arizona and COVID-19: A Doctor on the Front Lines June 30, 2020 Dr. Frank LoVecchio, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, works in multiple emergency rooms in the Phoenix metropolitan area. He shares a first-hand account of what he is seeing on the frontlines every day. NPR
UArizona Researchers Team Up to Change Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injuries June 26, 2020 University of Arizona and Louisiana Tech scientists have collaborated to improve memory and emotional problems caused by blunt head trauma — their findings appear in Scientific Reports. Read more Image
UArizona’s Dr. Allen Prettyman Named Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director June 26, 2020 University of Arizona College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Allen Prettyman was appointed to the role, effective June 1, after a nationwide search. Read more Image
Dr. Joann Sweasy Named Director of University of Arizona Cancer Center June 25, 2020 In addition, Dr. Sweasy will serve as UArizona chief adviser on cancer-related matters and principal investigator of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant. Read more Image
UArizona College of Nursing Among First to Offer Autism Diagnosis Certificate Program June 25, 2020 The Autism Spectrum Disorder career track at the University of Arizona will train nurses in diagnosing and managing the issue in children with a focus on early detection. Read more Image
UArizona Cardiologist Receives ‘Escalator Award’ from Women as One International Organization June 24, 2020 UArizona Sarver Heart Center physician-scientist Dr. Khadijah Breathett wins international career award she will use to advance her research on health disparities in cardiovascular disease. Read more Image
One Small Molecule, Potential Giant Step to Improve Cognitive Function June 24, 2020 A $6.1 million study led by Dr. Kathleen Rodgers at the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science will test novel small molecules to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Read more Image
Five UArizona College of Pharmacy Researchers Win TRIF Funding for Projects to Fight COVID-19 June 24, 2020 The funds – administered by the Arizona Board of Regents and University of Arizona BIO5 Institute – enable researchers to combat the global pandemic and positively impact the health of Arizonans. Read more Image
UArizona Poison Center Warns of Toxic Alcohol Poisonings from Contaminated Hand Sanitizer June 24, 2020 Ingesting substances contaminated with methanol can cause blindness, organ failure and even death without hospital treatment, reports the center at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Read more Image