May 13, 2024 Research shows altered regulation of genes linked to prostate cancer in firefighters Firefighters are diagnosed with prostate cancer at a rate 1.21 times higher than the general population, possibly because of chemical exposures, a new study finds.
April 24, 2024 Judith Bronstein elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Bronstein, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was one of the first ecologists to focus on mutually beneficial cooperation between species, called mutualism. She is one of 250 new members named to the academy.
April 11, 2024 French scientific agency selects Pierre Deymier for prestigious fellow-ambassador role Pierre Deymier, a professor in the College of Engineering, is among eight of the world's top scientists to be named to France's National Centre for Scientific Research second class of fellow-ambassadors.
April 10, 2024 New AI coaching bot may enhance medical education, training The Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center is developing an artificial intelligence tool to train medical students to effectively communicate with patients.
March 21, 2024 UArizona scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins The discovery, led by Haijiang Cai, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was observed in mice, but the findings could lead to human drug treatments.
Feb. 29, 2024 NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings Five colleges increased their National Institutes of Health research funding in 2022-2023, leading to higher rankings for some by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
Feb. 20, 2024 'The future is fungal': Research finds fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change The findings, more than a decade in the making, reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in boreal forest trees, with implications about the health of forests.
Jan. 16, 2024 Study shows genetically modified pluripotent stem cells may evade immunological rejection after transplantation Researchers from University of Arizona Health Sciences are one step closer to solving one of the biggest barriers to regenerative medicine: immunological rejection by the recipient.
Dec. 14, 2023 Marvin J. Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee Slepian, the founder and director of the university's Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation, will serve on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Public Advisory Committee for three years.
Sept. 27, 2023 Insights: Vaccines, variants and COVID-19 trends University of Arizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya discusses in this Q&A the newest COVID-19 vaccines and what the future might hold for COVID-19 immunizations.