$1M Gift from UArizona Alumni Bolsters Nursing’s Health Care Simulation Technology Aug. 19, 2020 The gift will fund educational support, including enhanced simulation facilities at the Tucson and Gilbert campuses, for University of Arizona nursing students. Read more Image
Are We Hardwired for Happiness? Aug. 19, 2020 Dr. Victoria Maizes, executive director of the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, provides tips and advice on what we can do to make ourselves feel happier. Buckmastser Show
University of Arizona Officials Believe Campus Is as Safe as Possible for Return of Students Aug. 19, 2020 As the University of Arizona prepares for the start of classes on Monday, a number of measures have been implemented to help mitigate the risk for COVID-19. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the 4,274 nasal-swab antigen tests administered since last Friday to students who are planning to live on campus. A negative test is required to move into the dorms. With those initial results, Dr. Richard Carmona, the UA’s reentry task force leader and distinguished professor of public health, said the campus may be in a better position than other universities that have reopened but had to shut down campuses due to virus outbreaks. Arizona Daily Star
Dr. J. Bryce Ortiz Selected for Prestigious Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship Aug. 18, 2020 Read more Image
Health Sciences Innovation Building Hosts Budding Artists Aug. 18, 2020 Take a look at the artists who filmed virtual live performances for The Tucson Studio, a new program of UA Presents supporting local artists. Read more Image
Maricopa County’s Mask Mandate, and Some Local Ones, Remain as Arizona’s COVID-19 Cases Drop. Here’s What We Know Now Aug. 18, 2020 Maricopa County's mask mandate, implemented as Arizona’s COVID-19 cases spiked in June, remains in place as the health crisis improves. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, said as Arizona’s novel coronavirus cases have decreased, the number of ICU beds in use has gone down. The Arizona Republic
UA Receives Grant to Improve Access to Cancer Screenings in Indigenous Communities Aug. 18, 2020 The University of Arizona Cancer Center received a $3 million grant to continue working with Indigenous communities to remove barriers around screenings for colorectal cancer, the second-most diagnosed cancer and the third-most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Arizona Public Media
Arizona’s Handling of COVID 19 Health Data Gets New Challenge Aug. 18, 2020 COVID 19 data compiled by the Arizona Department of Health Services is facing a new challenge over whether it truly reflects the percentage of positive tests. Percent positive is a key metric that’s now guiding decisions to reopen schools and businesses. The number for Arizona varies depending where you go to get the information. Dr. Joe Gerald, associate professor from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, who tracks the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona, discusses the methodology behind the numbers. KNXV-TV (ABC) Phoenix
UArizona Steele Children’s Research Center Seeks to Enhance Care for Children with Complex Lung Disorders Aug. 17, 2020 A new federal grant ensures the Pediatric Pulmonary Center at the University of Arizona Health Sciences will continue building skills of health-care providers to care for such children and their families. Read more Image
A Black Oncologist’s Drive To Be Seen Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Onyemaechi Okolo recently illustrated how bias can play out in a short “one-woman show,” which she performed for a virtual audience tuning into ASCO Voices, the storytelling educational session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. Okolo has a dual fellowship in hematology-oncology – where she is chief fellow at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Medscape