Some bacteria are associated with gynecologic cancers. Others are associated with health. Can bacteria be harnessed to defend against disease?

Some vaginal bacteria are associated with gynecologic cancer. Do they help usher it along, or are they simply bystanders? At the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, the Herbst-Kralovetz Lab is solving this riddle.

Continuing coverage: A team of University of Arizona researchers led by William “Scott” Killgore, psychiatry professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson, says loneliness and insomnia triggered by fears of COVID-19 may be driving an increase in thoughts of suicide.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, director, University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science, was among five new Regents Professors announced by the Arizona Board of Regents.

The University of Arizona was named one of the top 30 public universities in the United States by the Center for World University Rankings and QS.

The University of Arizona ranks No. 39 among the top 100 universities globally with the most U.S. patents granted for inventions in 2019 – with the Health Sciences making up a large part of that.

NIH-funded study will work with tribal partners to develop and assess family and caregiver intervention to reduce health risks for American Indian youth.

The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is committed to increasing diversity and representation in health care.

Paloma Beamer, an associate professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, writes about ways to minimize risk of coronavirus infection in hotel rooms.