Two Arizona Nursing Faculty Selected as Fellows in The American Academy of Nursing July 9, 2019 Drs. Sheila M. Gerhart and Ruth E. Taylor-Piliae will be welcomed into the academy during its annual policy conference in Washington, D.C. Read more Image
Future Doctors to Receive First White Coats at UA July 9, 2019 As a symbol of their acceptance into medical school, new medical students will receive and don their first white coats at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson White Coat Ceremony. The incoming class of students includes a former UA football player, a navy dive medic, twin brothers, a former teacher and a former doula and birth coach. Read more Image
Realization of a 20-year-old Dream: the International Society of Chinese Health Practices July 9, 2019 What began with two friends’ mutual passion for Tai Chi has become a collaboration between the University of Arizona and Beijing Normal University that will facilitate worldwide research of the benefits of Chinese health practices and the complementary use of Eastern and Western medicine on a global scale. Read more Image
New Name for Physiology Bachelor’s Degree at UA College of Medicine – Tucson July 8, 2019 Changing the major’s name to Physiology and Medical Sciences and revising graduation requirements will give students an appreciation for the diversity of disciplines and careers supported by a foundation in physiology. Read more Image
High School Students Learn Trauma Response, Pharmacists’ Skills and Chest-Compression-Only CPR July 3, 2019 Fifty high school students from 22 Arizona communities — Chinle, Douglas, Flagstaff, Fort Apache, Gilbert, Glendale, Green Valley, Laveen, Maricopa, Nogales, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Rico, San Luis, Second Mesa, Somerton, Tuba City, Tucson, Whiteriver, Willcox, Winslow and Yuma — are encouraged to pursue health-care careers through hands-on experience in the Med-Start academic-enrichment summer program. Read more Image
UA Alumnus Leaves $8.8M to College of Medicine – Tucson July 1, 2019 The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson has received an $8.8 million gift from the estate of Dr. Ronald K. Baker, a 1975 alumnus of the college, including the largest endowed scholarship gift ever received by the college. Read more Image
Noted Oncologist Dr. William Cance Named Interim Director of UA Cancer Center July 1, 2019 Dr. Cance will oversee clinical operations and research, while leading the UA Cancer Center’s efforts to renew its NCI Cancer Center Support Grant in 2020. Read more Image
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute Comes to Tucson June 25, 2019 Groundbreaking ceremony for the Toole Family Memory Center at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Tucson, June 28. Read more Image
UA Receives $1.78M Grant for Mining Safety Study June 25, 2019 Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will study alternatives to diesel fuel, used to power equipment in underground mines, to reduce cancer and respiratory disease in miners. Read more Image
Dr. Ida M. “Ki” Moore Named Dean of the UA College of Nursing June 20, 2019 Dr. Ida M. “Ki” Moore brings impressive record of research funding, collaborative partnerships and professional development. Read more Image