An aspiring physician in the College of Medicine – Phoenix hopes to draw upon her personal experiences to change the way patients receive care.

A 2020 study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing and led by Ruth Taylor-Piliae, PhD, RN, professor at the College of Nursing, found that among people with heart disease, those who regularly practice tai chi reported less stress, anxiety and depression and better quality of life compared with control groups.

Angel-Grace Charity Leslie is a medical pharmacology doctoral student from the Navajo Nation whose personal experiences led her to study neurodegenerative diseases.

Saskia Popescu, PhD, associate adjunct professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has been hired by the Council on Strategic Risks to examine issues from biosecurity and pandemic prevention to nuclear weapons policy and the role of diplomacy.

A $4 million Regents’ Research Grant will allow researchers to test new ways to reduce the risk of occupational-related cancer for firefighters.

Dr. Carlos Gonzales, a sixth-generation Tucsonan of Yaqui and Hispanic heritage, brings spirituality to his roles at the College of Medicine – Tucson.

A new study by researchers from UArizona Health Sciences and Arizona State University in collaboration with their fire service research partners will examine ways to potentially reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease among firefighters.

Arizona is one of the only areas in the country where people are typically crankier in the summer and happier in the winter, when many people have seasonal depression.