The way you lay out your physical environment can reduce stress and create calm, says a University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher.

A network formed to support the University of Arizona Health Sciences Design Program proves invaluable in uniting the state’s makerspaces – collaborative workspaces with a variety of high- and low-technology tools for making, learning, exploring and sharing.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences ships 250 COVID-19 sample collection kits to Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Arizona, today.

More than 1 million people speak Spanish at home in Arizona, but experts say official coronavirus bilingual communication has lagged. Dr. Cecilia Rosales, a public health expert and the interim associate dean of community engagement at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, leads a team that conducts mobile health screenings for Spanish-speaking communities in the state.

Led by Regents Professor Dr. Marvin J. Slepian, a team from the University of Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Defense for three ventilator prototypes – including one using a basketball – that offer simple, low-cost designs featuring easily acquired materials that could be fabricated rapidly and used for full or partial ventilator support.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Judith Gordon suggests using guided imagery for dealing with the potential negative health effects of social isolation.

A network formed to support the Health Sciences Design program proves invaluable in uniting the state’s makerspaces.

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Drs. Sairam Parthasarathy and Marvin Slepian, have invented a new respiratory-assist device that may provide fast, safe relief to those who experience difficulty breathing.