Eegee's and Tryst Cafe raise money for cancer research with pink drinks this October Oct. 7, 2022 Tucson sandwich chain eegee's has created a pink lemonade flavor of its famous frozen drinks, which raises money for the UArizona Cancer Center. Phoenix New Times
Ricardo Correa: Endocrinologist and infection control leader for the Latino community Oct. 7, 2022 A profile on Ricardo Correa, MD, director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Program in the College of Medicine – Phoenix. Hispanic Business TV
UArizona great Hunley helps in UArizona Arthritis Center passing $2 Million raised Oct. 7, 2022 The UArizona Arthritis Center once again teamed up with the UArizona Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to present the 2022 UArizona Arthritis Center ‘Bear Down Celebration.' KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
UNR researcher leads team to track chemicals through food web, mitigate impacts in Alaska Oct. 7, 2022 A research team is studying the potential for human exposure to toxic substances that may persist in the environment from hundreds of formerly used defense sites in Alaska. KTVN-TV (Reno, NV)
Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats. The reason is up for debate. Oct. 6, 2022 Lower vaccination rates among Republicans could explain the partisan gap for COVID-19 death rates, but some researchers say mask use and social distancing were bigger factors. NBC News
$200K EPA study will test air, water at Cocopah Head Start facility Oct. 6, 2022 Jonathan Credo, a student in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is a co-principal investigator for a study that received a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess air and water quality on the Cocopah Indian Reservation. KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
Chemical Age: How war tools became pesticides Oct. 6, 2022 Frank A. von Hippel, PhD, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and lead of the UArizona Health Sciences One Health Research Initiative, discussed his book “The Chemical Age: How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth.” The Joe Gardener Show
UArizona professor shot and killed on campus Oct. 5, 2022 Stories about a UArizona professor who was shot and killed by a former student reference a previous on-campus tragedy at the College of Nursing 20 years ago this month. Associated Press
Could virtual nursing help combat the shortage of nurses? Oct. 5, 2022 Virtual nursing could help combat the shortage of nurses in Arizona where 31.36% of hospitals are experiencing critical staffing shortages. AZ Big Media
