July 19, 2018 UA Researchers Working Toward Quick Radiation Diagnostic Test Jerome Lacombe and other University of Arizona researchers are hoping to improve upon traditional radiation testing methods through gene expression.
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.
July 5, 2018 Virus May Boost — Not Weaken — Our Immune Systems Lifelong cytomegalovirus infection may be beneficial, boosting the immune system in old age, when we need it most, according to a study led by UA researchers.
June 29, 2018 UA College of Medicine – Tucson Names Interim Executive Dean Dr. Irving L. Kron joins the University of Arizona Health Sciences senior leadership team from the University of Virginia, where he was chairman of the department of surgery.
June 26, 2018 Patient-Ordered Tests Indicate Valley Fever Uptick in State Data show a second seasonal surge, says Dr. John Galgiani, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence. This gets ahead of statistics in a year when big numbers already were predicted.
June 26, 2018 UA Offers Two New Undergraduate Food Programs The new B.A. in Food Studies and B.S. in Nutrition and Food Systems will offer UA students additional opportunities to explore the interdisciplinary nature of food.
June 25, 2018 'Lung on a Leaf' Model to Study Pulmonary Diseases UA College of Medicine – Phoenix scientists, including "organ on a chip" pioneer Frederic Zenhausern, are using plant biology, medicine and engineering to create a novel platform.
June 12, 2018 Startup Licenses UA-Invented Disruptive Biopsy Device Inventors at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Tucson are working with Tech Launch Arizona on a next-generation instrument.
May 31, 2018 Startup Licenses Invention to Enhance Skin Cancer Prevention Melanin represents the body's natural defense against cancer-causing UV rays. The UA has licensed two melanin-producing peptides to startup MCR Therapeutics.
May 30, 2018 $1.7M Grant Will Increase Number of Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Rural Areas A four-year grant provides University of Arizona College of Nursing students the opportunity to train at medically underserved sites with an end goal of increasing mental health nurse practitioners in those areas.
