Why do babies smile in their sleep? July 17, 2023 Experts discuss why babies smile in their sleep. Parents
'Backpacks & Boosters' event returns to UArizona July 17, 2023 The UArizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, along with two nonprofit organizations, hosted a supply drive and vaccination clinic specifically catered for the disabled community. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Dual degrees: These American universities have the best programs to offer July 14, 2023 A roundup of four universities that offer dual-degree programs. The Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice program at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is mentioned. APN News (India)
Annual Dr. Sam Goldfein Memorial Scholarship awarded to med student Alvarez July 14, 2023 Alexander Alvarez is the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Sam Goldfein Memorial Scholarship, an annual award given to a UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson student. Arizona Jewish Post
MD/PhD student receives F30 grant from the NIH to further her skin cancer research July 13, 2023 College of Medicine – Tucson student Elizabeth Borden is investigating how immunoediting contributes to the immune recognition of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Read more Image
UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Student Selected as Tillman Scholar July 13, 2023 Second-year medical student Alexander Hilser was one of 60 people honored by the Pat Tillman Foundation this year. Read more Image
A deadly fungus is creeping toward Canada because of climate change July 13, 2023 Climate change is allowing Valley fever, which traditionally afflicts patients in Arizona, to potentially spread to places as far away as Canada. CBC (Canada)
Evelyn M. Witkin, who discovered how DNA repairs itself, dies at 102 July 13, 2023 Evelyn M. Witkin, whose discovery of the process by which DNA repairs itself opened the door to significant advances in the treatment of cancer and genetic defects, died at age 102 Saturday in New Jersey. The New York Times
UArizona starts pharmacy residency program in Sierra Vista July 12, 2023 The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy will partner with a Cochise County-based health care services company to launch a pharmacy residency program at the Sierra Vista hospital. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)