John Galgiani, MD, director of the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence, estimated a vaccine would cost $200 million to fully develop. Dr. Galgiani is currently testing a vaccine that will be used in dogs and hopes to deploy to veterinarians by 2023.

A new center will advance addiction research through collaboration with faculty interested in studying substance use disorders.

COVID-19 caseloads in Arizona are falling precipitously after reaching record highs last month, but experts say the state’s Omicron surge is not yet over. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor of public health policy at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted.

Conducting academic research can sometimes improve a medical school applicant's chances of admission, but research experience does not automatically lead to acceptance, according to physicians and medical school officials. Alex G. Little, MD, a clinical professor of surgery at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted.

A $6.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help build the Center of Excellence for Addiction Studies to advance addiction research.

Medical school students at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix attend a celebration of appreciation for their cadaver and before that, they get creative with the school's Art in Medicine program. First year medical student Gillian Reynoso and local artist Monica Aissa Martinez discuss the connection between art, the humanities and medicine.

COVID-19 has inflicted a serious mental health toll on many U.S. workers. Patricia L. Haynes, PhD, an associate professor and clinical psychologist with an expertise in sleep psychology, depression, anxiety and intervention research, at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, provides five strategies companies can use to address workplace mental health.

Shad Marvasti, MD, associate professor of family and community medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the Omicron variant and vaccine equity.

Researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health are partnering with organizations across the state to implement interventions aimed at protecting Arizonans from heat hazards with $2 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.