Future Primary Care Physicians Grateful for Scholarships, Eager to Serve their Communities Sept. 23, 2020 Sixteen first-year students are among the 32 new PCP Scholarship recipients this academic year at the colleges of medicine in Tucson and Phoenix. Read more Thumbnail
Why Do You Wear Your Mask? Sept. 23, 2020 Health Sciences is leading by example, wearing masks and practicing public health protocols. Read more Thumbnail
COVID-19 Partnerships Drive Record Year of Research Funding Sept. 23, 2020 Health Sciences researchers have broken an institutional funding record as they tackle a range of challenging health problems, now including COVID-19. Read more Image
Nursing Simulation Upgrades to Boost In-Person, Remote Learning Sept. 23, 2020 Alumni donation will provide $1 million to support online training and enhance nursing education. Read more Image
All-Arizona Daily Download: No Labor Day Spike in COVID Cases Sept. 23, 2020 Dr. Shad Marvasti, Director of Public Health at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix says Labor Day weekend did not lead to a big case spike and numbers appear to show safety protocols and restrictions are working. KTAR-AM (Phoenix)
As Schools Reopen, Arizona Confronts High Rates of COVID-19 in Young People Sept. 23, 2020 “Arizona has been hit particularly hard for adults,” said Joe Gerald, an associate professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Public Health who creates COVID-19 forecast models. “It’s not surprising that children have also been hit hard.” That higher infection rate, combined with the state’s relatively young population, means more young people are getting the virus, Gerald said. About a quarter of Arizonans are 19 or younger – about 59% of them Hispanic. AZ Big Media
Dr. Minying Cai Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors Sept. 22, 2020 Read more Image
Arizona’s Morning News: Drug to Treat Vascular Dementia Sept. 22, 2020 Researchers at the University of Arizona are preparing to make history. Dr. Meredith Hay is leading a team at the UA College of Medicine preparing the first potential drug to treat vascular dementia the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's. KTAR-AM (Phoenix)
UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Receives Prestigious 7-Year Reaccreditation; also Celebrating 20th Anniversary Sept. 21, 2020 Council on Education for Public Health awards full reaccreditation to the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, an exemplary achievement as it celebrates 20th anniversary as part of university. Read more Image
Dr. Monica Kraft to Lead All of Us Research Program at UArizona and Banner Health Sept. 21, 2020 Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to collect and study data from at least 1 million people in the United States. Read more Image