Classes and work are resuming, but many things have changed to make campus life as safe as possible.

As COVID-19 vaccine work continues throughout the country, a University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher explains how a vaccine is created.

As patients avoided hospitals and doctors' offices, conditions such as cancer and heart disease went untreated. Health care providers now stress the importance of non-COVID-19 care as the pandemic stretches on. "We certainly know we didn’t cure heart disease overnight," said Dr. Martha Gulati, division chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and editor-in-chief of CardioSmart.org, an online resource produced by the American College of Cardiology.

Three new faculty cardiologists, Drs. Arka Chatterjee, Talal Moukabary and Madhan Sundaram, bring significant expertise in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology to the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and Banner – University Medicine Tucson.

The University of Arizona is launching a new app to help trace COVID-19 as students return in-person to campus. It's called COVID Watch and it's completely anonymous. Dr. Bhuyan, a clinical assistant professor in Family, Community and Preventive Medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix says the Covid Watch app is a step in the right direction but the next steps are what’s important. The university is offering testing to any students or staff members with concerns of exposure.

While Arizona's coronavirus situation may be improving, some public health officials fear people may lose sight of what has worked to get us here. Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, director of Public Health, Prevention and Health Promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing has announced a series of key new appointments, promotions, honors and awards. Three cardiologists recently joined the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center.

The gift will fund educational support, including enhanced simulation facilities at the Tucson and Gilbert campuses, for University of Arizona nursing students.

Drs. Arka Chatterjee, Talal Moukabary and Madhan Sundaram bring significant expertise in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology to the Sarver Heart Center and Banner – University Medicine Tucson.