In Brief: Hopi Recognition Football Game, the impact of academic medicine
At halftime of the Sept. 6 football game, Hopi singers and dancers – including youth performers – took center field for a ceremonial corn dance.
Relive the Hopi Recognition Football Game
Arizona Football continued its annual tradition of honoring Arizona tribes during its weather-delayed Sept. 6 game against Weber State at Arizona Stadium.
The festivities included dancing by tribal members before the game, the gift of a Hopi singing vest to head coach Brent Brennan, and the Hopi Veterans Color Guard presenting the flag during the National Anthem. At halftime, Hopi singers and dancers – including youth performers – took center field for a ceremonial corn dance. The day before the game, the Honorable Judge Diane Humetewa, the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge, was recognized at the Women's Plaza of Honor.
Those who missed the game (which the Wildcats won 48-3) or would like to relive the celebration can see video highlights below. Read more about the visit, which brought several generations of Hopi to campus, in a story on the university's news website.
Video: How academic medicine transforms care
Dan Theodorescu
As the university continues to mark the 10-year anniversary of its academic affiliation agreement with Banner Health, Health Sciences is spotlighting the importance of academic medicine in transforming health care. In the latest installment of its "Expert Insights" video series, Dr. Dan Theodorescu, director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center and professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson, describes it as "the engine that makes health care better."
"I like to think of academic medicine as a three-legged stool – research, education, and clinical care," Theodorescu said in the video. "What we do with these three things is combine them with the grand objective to make health care for the American people better."
He explained how such partnerships can provide patients access to novel technologies and treatments that are being explored through clinical trials and allow them to receive care from faculty physicians who are leaders in their fields.
Watch the video below. For the next few weeks, Health Sciences will continue to share milestones from the past decade on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Banner Health is marking the anniversary on its Instagram and Facebook pages as well.