Health Sciences In The Media 7 COVID-19 Face Mask Myths You Shouldn't Fall For Aug. 8, 2020 Amanda Wilson, an environmental health sciences doctoral candidate in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is lead author of a recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection that assessed the ability of a variety of nontraditional mask materials to protect a person from infection after 30 seconds and after 20 minutes of exposure in a highly contaminated environment. CNET "This is a war": Reopening Colleges Aug. 5, 2020 CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th U.S. Surgeon General and head of the University of Arizona's Reentry Task Force, about the process of reopening a college campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic. CNN (Podcast) Doctors Need Something Besides Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19. What Is It and Who Gets It? Aug. 3, 2020 Despite the Food and Drug Administration's emergency approval of drugs such as remdesivir, there are still no strong, highly effective treatments available, especially for the sickest patients. Through a partnership with Banner Health, the University of Arizona is already running three clinical trials, with another 11 in the pipeline. The Arizona Republic UArizona Receives Federal Grant to Further Alzheimer's Research Aug. 1, 2020 University of Arizona scientist Chris Hulme has earned $3.8 million in federal funding to further research on medications to help prevent or reverse the progression of Alzheimer's disease KTAR-FM Phoenix First-Year Medical School Students Reflect on Studies During Pandemic July 28, 2020 Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson share their experiences as they study medicine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson UArizona Researchers Work to Develop Device That Would Give Faster COVID-19 Results July 28, 2020 To better protect those serving on the front lines of battlefields or dealing with an event like the COVID-19 health crisis or potential future pandemics, scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are leading an effort to develop a device that could easily, quickly and accurately detect pathogens and biological threats. KGUN-TV (ABC) Tucson University of Arizona to Hold Some In-Person Classes in the Fall July 24, 2020 University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins confirmed that the fall semester will begin as scheduled on Aug. 24 with a mix of in-person and remote instruction. More than half of all classes will include an in-person component. CNN - Erin Burnett OutFront University of Arizona Expands Free Antibody Test Program for Essential Workers, Plans Study COVID-19 Immunity July 22, 2020 Preliminary data shows hardly anyone has immunity against COVID-19, but the University of Arizona is hoping to expand both testing and research on the subject. The Arizona Republic To Navigate Risk in a Pandemic, You Need a Color-coded Chart July 21, 2020 Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, is one of three authors of the color-coded COVID-19 Risk Index. Popescu simultaneously released it on Twitter, where it has been liked more than 2,300 times. "We wanted people to understand, as life opens up, that there is a range of possible risks, and there are things you can do to stay safe, and things you might want to avoid," Popescu said. WIRED Colleges and Universities Grapple with Decision to Return to Campus July 21, 2020 University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses the university's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in PBS NewsHour's "Rethinking College" series. PBS NewsHour Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
7 COVID-19 Face Mask Myths You Shouldn't Fall For Aug. 8, 2020 Amanda Wilson, an environmental health sciences doctoral candidate in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is lead author of a recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection that assessed the ability of a variety of nontraditional mask materials to protect a person from infection after 30 seconds and after 20 minutes of exposure in a highly contaminated environment. CNET
"This is a war": Reopening Colleges Aug. 5, 2020 CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th U.S. Surgeon General and head of the University of Arizona's Reentry Task Force, about the process of reopening a college campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic. CNN (Podcast)
Doctors Need Something Besides Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19. What Is It and Who Gets It? Aug. 3, 2020 Despite the Food and Drug Administration's emergency approval of drugs such as remdesivir, there are still no strong, highly effective treatments available, especially for the sickest patients. Through a partnership with Banner Health, the University of Arizona is already running three clinical trials, with another 11 in the pipeline. The Arizona Republic
UArizona Receives Federal Grant to Further Alzheimer's Research Aug. 1, 2020 University of Arizona scientist Chris Hulme has earned $3.8 million in federal funding to further research on medications to help prevent or reverse the progression of Alzheimer's disease KTAR-FM Phoenix
First-Year Medical School Students Reflect on Studies During Pandemic July 28, 2020 Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson share their experiences as they study medicine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
UArizona Researchers Work to Develop Device That Would Give Faster COVID-19 Results July 28, 2020 To better protect those serving on the front lines of battlefields or dealing with an event like the COVID-19 health crisis or potential future pandemics, scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are leading an effort to develop a device that could easily, quickly and accurately detect pathogens and biological threats. KGUN-TV (ABC) Tucson
University of Arizona to Hold Some In-Person Classes in the Fall July 24, 2020 University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins confirmed that the fall semester will begin as scheduled on Aug. 24 with a mix of in-person and remote instruction. More than half of all classes will include an in-person component. CNN - Erin Burnett OutFront
University of Arizona Expands Free Antibody Test Program for Essential Workers, Plans Study COVID-19 Immunity July 22, 2020 Preliminary data shows hardly anyone has immunity against COVID-19, but the University of Arizona is hoping to expand both testing and research on the subject. The Arizona Republic
To Navigate Risk in a Pandemic, You Need a Color-coded Chart July 21, 2020 Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, is one of three authors of the color-coded COVID-19 Risk Index. Popescu simultaneously released it on Twitter, where it has been liked more than 2,300 times. "We wanted people to understand, as life opens up, that there is a range of possible risks, and there are things you can do to stay safe, and things you might want to avoid," Popescu said. WIRED
Colleges and Universities Grapple with Decision to Return to Campus July 21, 2020 University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses the university's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in PBS NewsHour's "Rethinking College" series. PBS NewsHour