Health Sciences Community Unites to Protect Workers on COVID-19 Front Lines March 30, 2020 Faculty-led grassroots efforts are yielding donations of personal protective equipment from basic science laboratories, ASTEC and the College of Nursing. Read more Image
University of Arizona to let med students graduate early March 30, 2020 University of Arizona medical students who want to join the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic can ask to graduate early. Associated Press
Integrative Medicine Approaches May Combat COVID-19 March 27, 2020 The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson offers several strategies to enhance the immune system and reduce the risk of viral infection. Read more Image
UArizona Students Support Pima County on Tracking COVID-19 Cases March 27, 2020 The SAFER program team, led by Dr. Kristen Pogreba-Brown in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, will initiate investigations of positive COVID-19 cases to mitigate its spread and learn more about the risk factors. Read more Image
UArizona Cancer Center Joins Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network March 27, 2020 The University of Arizona Cancer Center will receive $1.4 million as a collaborating center with the national network of academic, public health and community partners, working together to reduce the burden of cancer, especially among Hispanic cancer survivors. Read more Image
UArizona Researchers Team to 3D-Print Medical Masks for Banner March 27, 2020 Engineering and health sciences researchers are teaming up to address the shortage of personal protective equipment in Tucson health care facilities. Read more Image
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Will Allow Fourth-Year Students to Graduate Early March 27, 2020 Those who qualify can begin serving as early as mid-April. Read more Image
Share Your Work-From-Home Moments, and Other Ways to Stay Connected March 26, 2020 Help us keep the Health Sciences community connected as we adapt to a “new normal” of working from home. Read more Image
Arizona Telemedicine Program Provides Vital Training During Coronavirus Pandemic March 26, 2020 Nearly 1,000 participants including nurses, physicians, senior health-care executives, rural hospital CEOs and experts from the information technology sector, were trained on providing care via telemedicine and integrating telemedicine into their practice. Read more Image
Health Sciences and BIO5 Teams Creating Thousands of COVID-19 Sample Collection Kits to Offset Statewide Shortage March 25, 2020 College of Medicine – Tucson and BIO5 scientists quickly respond so Arizona health care providers can increase testing. Read more Image