UA Trains Health Students on Border ResearchUANews | The summer internship pairs nationally selected students with UA researchers to increase understanding of public health disparities along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sarver Heart Center Founding Co-Director and Dr. Eugene Morkin DiesUANews | A celebration of Dr. Morkin's life is being planned for Sept. 11 at University Medical Center's DuVal Auditorium.
High Schoolers Get Taste of Medical SchoolUANews | Nine high school students from Arizona and California recently completed the Sir William Osler High School Summer Fellowship Program.
Sensitizing Tumor Response to Cancer Therapy UANews | UA researchers are working to find natural, biologically active compounds that will sensitize cancerous tumors to therapy without damaging normal tissue.
Goldschmid Appointed Dean of UA College of Medicine in Tucson UANews | Goldschmid's appointment completes the leadership team at the UA's health colleges.
Public Health Expanding Master's Program in Phoenix, TucsonUANews | The Zuckerman College of Public Health is expanding its master of public health program, offering a new concentration area in public health practice, both in Phoenix and Tucson.
Curcumin May be Viable Supplement to Treat Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseUANews | UA Steele Children’s Research Center Investigators: Curcumin may be viable supplement to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
Research Finds Tribal Management Key to Improved Health ServicesUANews | Early findings show that tribal citizens' access to health services significantly improves when health care on American Indian nations is managed by the tribes and not the federal government.
Research Off the Beating PatchUANews | Researchers at the UA's Sarver Heart Center and the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System are a step closer to repairing hearts damaged by a heart attack or chronic heart failure.
First Phoenix Class Begins Rotations in Arizona Hospitals UANews | Students at the College of Medicine – Phoenix have completed their first two years of medical school training and have embarked on two years of rotations.
Nutrition Network Working to Counter Childhood Obesity UANews | The Arizona Nutrition Network trains teachers and other youth workers on ways to help students make healthy choices about the foods they eat.
Cancer Center Studies Lead to New Trials for Malignant Melanoma TreatmentUANews | Research at the Arizona Cancer Center has resulted in the opening of a new clinical trial for the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma using an approved breast-cancer drug.
UMC Trauma Center Receives Level 1 VerificationUANews | University Medical Center's Level 1 status has been confirmed by the American College of Surgeons Verification Review Committee through November 2011.
UA College of Medicine’s Med-Start Program Celebrates 40th AnniversaryUANews | The program was developed to improve health care in rural and economically disadvantaged areas and to increase the number of minority health care professionals in Arizona.
Pharmacy Research Shows Prescribers Identify Fewer Than Half of Dangerous Drug CombinationsUANews | Medication prescribers correctly identified fewer than half of drug pairs with potentially dangerous interactions, according to research led by the UA College of Pharmacy.
Researchers to Sequence West African Rice StrainUANews | UA and Tucson high school students will be involved in the research to help sequence the West African rice genome.
Media Services Chief Gets Prestigious HonorUANews | Keven Siegert recently picked up the Health and Science Communications Association's "Golden Raster Award," the organization's most prestigious honor.
UA Researcher Earns Presidential Award for Work on Hidden VirusUANews | Felicia Goodrum was the only professor in Arizona to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
UA Center Teams Up With CyraCom to Train Local InterpretersUANews | An information and recruitment reception will be held July 15th and is open to anyone interested in the training and job opportunities at CyraCom International.
Online Forum to Feature UA Biologist, Others on Two Science IssuesUANews | Michael Worobey, an assistant professor with the UA ecology and evolutionary biology department, is one of the panelists who will discuss swine flu and genetics.
UA College of Medicine Receives $2M Scholarship GiftUANews | The UA College of Medicine has received a $2 million gift from the Benjamin S. and Estella C. Hill Foundation to fund scholarships for medical students.
UA Foundation Hires VP for Arizona Health Sciences DevelopmentUANews | Shaun O. Sommerer has been hired by the University of Arizona Foundation to serve as vice president for Arizona Health Sciences Development.