New Safeguards Allow Cancer Care, Research to Continue June 4, 2020 UArizona Cancer Center, Banner – University Medicine continue state-of-the-art cancer care and cutting-edge research during COVID-19 pandemic Read more Image
College of Medicine – Tucson’s Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee Recognized for Commitment to Inclusion June 2, 2020 Read more Image
UArizona Researchers Assess Mental Health Impact of Insomnia, Loneliness and COVID-19 June 2, 2020 A team of University of Arizona researchers says loneliness and insomnia triggered by fears of COVID-19 may be driving an increase in thoughts of suicide. Read more Image
Health Sciences Faculty Member Embarks on Pandemic Listening Tour June 2, 2020 Dr. Paul Gordon is on a bike listening tour to learn what Americans think about health care. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Students Analyze COVID-19 Published Research June 1, 2020 Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are helping evaluate the quality of research being released rapidly about the virus that causes COVID-19. Read more Image
University Of Arizona Begins Statewide Antibody Testing Program For COVID-19 June 1, 2020 The University of Arizona and state of Arizona antibody testing initiative will include 31 sites across the state as it expands to all 15 counties. Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson says the testing will show how widespread the disease is, and how many people contracted it without showing any symptoms. KNAU-FM (NPR) Flagstaff
Should You Fly Yet? Here's What an Epidemiologist and an Exposure Scientist Say June 1, 2020 Kacey Ernst and Paloma Beamer, researchers from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, write about what people should consider and how to minimize risk when flying. CNN
Drug Discovery to Consultations: Pharmacists in a Pandemic May 29, 2020 From a research laboratory to a hospital bedside to the neighborhood pharmacy, this profession touches all of health care in a pandemic. Read more Image
College Students Ask University Presidents: ‘Will We Be Safe?’ May 29, 2020 University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins took part in a roundtable discussion with Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard University, where college students asked about what steps are necessary for universities as they try to keep students and staff safe during a global pandemic. Meet the Press