Researchers study the effectiveness of different materials for homemade facemasks to provide guidance for the public.

Doctors say they are seeing a sharp increase in young patients with COVID-19, and health experts are urging young people to take the virus seriously. Some state and federal officials have put the rise in U.S. cases down to increased testing. But Katherine Ellingson, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, said this is definitely not the case in Arizona, where she said "the rise in COVID testing has not kept pace with the rise in cases."

The center, with leadership from CALS Department of Environmental Science and the College of Pharmacy, has helped address the state's most pressing environmental contamination sites since 1989.

Dr. Frank LoVecchio, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, works in multiple emergency rooms in the Phoenix metropolitan area. He shares a first-hand account of what he is seeing on the frontlines every day.

University of Arizona College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Allen Prettyman was appointed to the role, effective June 1, after a nationwide search.

University of Arizona and Louisiana Tech scientists have collaborated to improve memory and emotional problems caused by blunt head trauma — their findings appear in Scientific Reports.

In addition, Dr. Sweasy will serve as UArizona chief adviser on cancer-related matters and principal investigator of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder career track at the University of Arizona will train nurses in diagnosing and managing the issue in children with a focus on early detection.

A $6.1 million study led by Dr. Kathleen Rodgers at the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science will test novel small molecules to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients.

The funds – administered by the Arizona Board of Regents and University of Arizona BIO5 Institute – enable researchers to combat the global pandemic and positively impact the health of Arizonans.