May 21, 2020 Pharmacists on the Frontlines of COVID-19 College of Pharmacy scientists, labs and alumni are partnering with pharmaceutical companies, working in emergency departments and helping the public get the medication they need.
May 13, 2020 Class of 2020 Includes Stories of Perseverance Beyond the Pandemic While the pandemic is a shared challenge for the class of 2020, some students have also overcome deeply personal struggles, from drug addiction to family tragedies.
April 28, 2020 UArizona Researchers Pivot to Tackle COVID-19 Thirteen research teams will address various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic with financial support from a rapid-turnaround seed grants supplied through the BIO5 Institute and state funding. The grants amount to more than $500,000.
March 21, 2020 UArizona Health Experts, Students Answer Public Calls on COVID-19 The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center is taking some of the load off health departments by answering the flood of phone calls from residents concerned about COVID-19.
March 17, 2020 UArizona Rises in Latest Rankings for NIH Funding The University of Arizona improved its ranking by 14 spots and nearly doubled the value of research awards from five years ago.
Sept. 4, 2019 UA Awarded $1.4M Grant To Support Sleep Apnea Patients People with sleep apnea who struggle with CPAP treatment, which saves lives but is difficult for many patients to follow, could find relief through a peer-support program a UA professor is helping create.
May 24, 2019 International Collaboration Aims to Predict Life-Threatening Reaction to Heparin Treatment No tests currently are available to evaluate risk for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, an adverse reaction to the drug that can result in catastrophic, life-threatening complications in patients with cardiovascular disease.
May 21, 2019 Startup to Commercialize Blood Test for Most Major Cancers UA researchers developed a new blood test that can detect most major cancers and have launched a startup, DesertDx, to bring the invention to doctors and their patients.
May 15, 2019 Using Big Data to Prevent Cardiac Arrhythmias A new grant will allow researchers at the UA and Banner Health to create alerts to identify patients at risk for developing heart rhythm disorders and sudden cardiac death.
July 16, 2018 $6.9M Grant Benefits Environmental Health Research in Arid Climates The UA Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center has received a large grant to continue studying the effects of the environment on people living in desert climates worldwide.