UArizona officially designated as an age-friendly university Feb. 1, 2024 UArizona has been named a member of the Age-Friendly University Global Network, a group of higher education institutions committed to promoting positive and healthy aging and enhancing the lives of older members of the global community. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
About People Acting Now Discover Answers (PANDA) Feb. 1, 2024 A profile of People Acting Now Discover Answers, or PANDA, a Phoenix-based women’s philanthropy board that raises awareness and funds to benefit research for childhood diseases through the Steele Children’s Research Center at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Arcadia News (Phoenix, AZ)
Peyton’s incredible journey Feb. 1, 2024 A profile of a girl treated for VACTERL syndrome, a disorder that affects many body systems. Arcadia News (Phoenix, AZ)
Kodiak Sciences to share first time results of KSI-501ABC phase 1 study during virtual angiogenesis, exudation and degeneration 2024 Feb. 1, 2024 Mark R. Barakat, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, will share first time results of the KSI-501ABC Phase 1 Study at the Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2024 virtual meeting Feb. 3. Modern Retina
Researchers develop new method to prevent prostate cancer chemoresistance Feb. 1, 2024 University of Arizona Cancer Center member Noel Warfel, PhD, co-led a research team that created and patented technology to combat anti-cancer drug resistance. Read more Image
Health Sciences faculty step in when migrants need help Feb. 1, 2024 Before the MILAGRO Collaborative became a course for students, UArizona faculty stood up to help the less fortunate. Read more Image
Experiential learning impacts students, migrants Feb. 1, 2024 As part of the Health Sciences Design course MILAGRO Collaborative, faculty and students provide much-needed services to migrants in Tucson. Read more Image
Modern bird brains reveal evolutionary history of flight, dating back to dinosaurs Jan. 31, 2024 Scientists, including one from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, have pinpointed birds' cerebellums as key to the evolution of flight. Read more Image
Best Arizona nursing schools: ADN, BSN, MSN Jan. 31, 2024 The story lists the College of Nursing as one of the state's top nursing schools, mentioning the school's Doctor of Nursing Practice program. AZ Ed News (Phoenix, AZ)
Traditional Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson receives Rockefeller grant Jan. 31, 2024 Stephanie Russo Carroll, DrPH, associate professor in the Department of Community, Environment and Policy at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is part of a team that will use a nearly $500,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation's Climate Exploration Fund to aid tribal communities' food systems and bring recognition for Indigenous agricultural contributions. Navajo-Hopi Observer (Winslow, AZ)