Startup Licenses Algorithm Advancing Precision Medicine Aug. 20, 2019 Using technology invented at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, startup INTelico Therapeutics has taken big data to another level, using a novel computational algorithm in machining learning and artificial intelligence. Read more Image
UA and Pima County to Launch Academic Health Department Aug. 15, 2019 The Academic Health Department will help bridge the gap between the education of public health professionals and the practice of public health. Read more Image
New Drug Targets Early Instigator of Alzheimer’s Disease Aug. 14, 2019 The promising therapy co-developed at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, while still in the experimental stages, may succeed where other treatments have failed and could be effective against a range of neurodegenerative illnesses in addition to Alzheimer’s. Read more Image
Dr. Julie Bauman Named Fellow of National Academic Medicine Leadership Program Aug. 13, 2019 Dr. Julie Bauman Named Fellow of National Academic Medicine Leadership Program Read more Image
UA Receives CDC Funding to Educate Next Generation of Occupational Health Professionals Aug. 6, 2019 The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health has received an $800,000 grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to support graduate-level education in industrial hygiene. Read more Image
Prediabetes: The 84 Million-Person Health Risk Aug. 6, 2019 You are likely familiar with type 2 diabetes, the most common form, but what do you know about prediabetes? Read more Image
UA Researcher and Doctoral Student Reconcile Scientific Standoff in Colon Cancer Research July 30, 2019 Curtis Thorne, PhD, and UA doctoral student Carly Cabel validated findings from a 2018 collaborative study that identified a possible new therapeutic target for colon cancer – after a Harvard lab challenged the initial results. Read more Image
Dr. Elizabeth Kyle Meehan Appointed Program Director of UA Family Medicine Residency at South Campus July 25, 2019 Dr. Meehan will lead and direct the Family Medicine Residency at South Campus, as well as conduct clinical care, teach residents and pursue scholarly activity. Read more Image
Future Physicians, Researchers Spend Transformative Summer on the U.S.-Mexico Border July 17, 2019 FRONTERA summer program pairs University of Arizona students with mentors, giving them hands-on border-health research experience while building stronger applicants to medical school and graduate health sciences programs. Read more Image
Summer Institute on Medical Ignorance Cultivates Student Curiosity July 16, 2019 The SIMI summer program takes the stigma out of ignorance, equipping students with the question-asking skills they need to succeed professionally and intellectually. Read more Image