UArizona Climbs to 39th in Top 100 Universities Worldwide with U.S. Utility Patents June 11, 2020 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. Read more Image
Study Aims to Improve Health for American Indian Youth June 11, 2020 NIH-funded study will work with tribal partners to develop and assess family and caregiver intervention to reduce health risks for American Indian youth. Read more Image
Health Sciences Tools for Evaluating Bias, Expanding Cultural Sensitivity June 11, 2020 The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is committed to increasing diversity and representation in health care. Read more Image
Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton Receives Highest Faculty Distinction as 2020 Regents’ Professor June 11, 2020 Read more
Is it Safe to Stay in a Hotel, Cabin or Rental Home Yet? June 11, 2020 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. The Conversation
UA Expands COVID-19 Antibody Testing to More Groups June 10, 2020 The University of Arizona and the state of Arizona are expanding COVID-19 antibody testing eligibility across the state to include all hospital employees, as well as health care professionals licensed by the boards of naturopathy, homeopathy, podiatry, chiropractic examiners, optometry and nine other health care categories. In addition, eligibility will include corrections officers and child safety workers employed by the state. Testing capacity also is expanding to include a new site in Nogales. Arizona Public Media
Arizona’s COVID-19 Spread is ‘Alarming' and Action is Needed, Experts Warn June 10, 2020 Experts around the country and in Arizona are raising alarms about Arizona's COVID-19 situation because cases and hospitalizations have increased for the past two weeks. Kacey Ernst, an infectious disease epidemiologist and Dr. at the University of Arizona, said all signs seem to point to increasing transmission of the disease. Increased testing could explain increased cases, but not increased hospitalizations, she said. Arizona does appear to be increasing more than other states, she said. USA Today
Dr. Noshene Ranjbar Presented with Innovation Award by Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine June 9, 2020 Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Awarded $2.4M to Study Stress and Resilience in Vulnerable Latino Populations June 8, 2020 The federal funding will allow researchers to develop programs that weigh cultural factors to promote better health outcomes in communities with high-poverty Latino populations in Yuma County, Ariz. Read more Image