Health Sciences senior vice president Michael D. Dake, MD, to discuss development of Arizona’s newest biomedical research hub at public forum.

After two years of pandemic-related virtual or small in-person ceremonies, 2022 ceremonies were back in a big way.

Most people have made changes to their hand hygiene practices since the start of the pandemic. This story reviews the efficacy of a commercial hand dryer. University of Arizona Health Sciences research found a non-appreciable difference in hygiene between air- and towel-drying one's hands.

As the nation reaches one million deaths from the Coronavirus, nearly 120 graduates received their diplomas from the College of Medicine – Tucson on Thursday. The graduates will be heading off to start their residencies 63 hospitals in 28 states. Recent graduates are quoted.

Immunotherapy is fast becoming the go-to treatment for many cancers. The University of Arizona Health Sciences expanded a study after releasing positive Phase 1 results in 2020. Five of 10 patients with head and neck cancer experienced a clinical response and two patients showed no detectable disease after treatment.

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, will discuss how research findings connected to COVID-19 are opening new potential pathways to create defenses against disease.

Steven J. Barker, PhD, MD, professor emeritus in the department of anesthesiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, co-authors an article discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought patient safety to the forefront.

Recently, there has been a groundswell of interest in addressing health disparities and working toward health equity, including in environmental health sciences.