Online threats: Why the right to rant might be dangerous Aug. 11, 2023 Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses the psychology behind online hate speech in broad terms following a raid by FBI agents in Utah that killed a man who threatened President Biden. Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
Arizona Science Episode 376: Using computer algorithms in skin cancer research Aug. 11, 2023 The Patient Registry, Imaging Database and Tissue Bank, developed by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, represents a unique resource researchers can use to develop novel tools to help doctors diagnose and predict likely outcomes for skin cancer. KUAZ-Radio (Tucson, AZ)
Discovery could impact two potentially fatal conditions Aug. 10, 2023 Researchers have uncovered a way to potentially improve outcomes from pre-term births and prevent obesity-related liver disease. In a new study, scientists saw improvement in both conditions with an inflammation-targeting antibody. WPLG-TV (Miami, FL)
UArizona’s Dr. Esther Sternberg pens book on workplace wellness Aug. 9, 2023 "Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace," a book by Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine and director of research at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is reviewed. BizTucson
Nursing schools in Tucson, Arizona Aug. 9, 2023 A listing of nursing of nursing college options in Tucson includes the College of Nursing. AllNurses
Grant provides cancer research training experience to expand workforce for cancer prevention and control Aug. 9, 2023 A $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant will fund “Student Transformative Experiences to Progress Undergraduate and Graduate Professionals,” an intensive, multidisciplinary cancer prevention and control research training program for undergraduate and graduate students. Science Magazine
On a mission to lead the next class of physician assistants Aug. 8, 2023 Kevin Lohenry’s military experience guided him toward a career as a physician assistant and is helping him prepare the next generation of health care providers. Read more Image
Grant provides cancer research training experience to expand workforce for cancer prevention and control Aug. 8, 2023 A $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will help University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers establish a training program geared to introduce students to prevention science careers. Read more Image
$4 million award will help researchers to improve sleep health in Arizona firefighters Aug. 8, 2023 With a $4 million grant form the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will focus on behavioral interventions to improve firefighter sleep and recovery. News-Medical Life Sciences