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 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 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 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.
May 30, 2018 Smoking, Lack of Exercise Linked to Early Death After Divorce A growing body of research links divorce to a wide range of poor health outcomes, including greater risk for early death. A new UA study points to two possible culprits.
May 21, 2018 Pharmacology Researchers Seek Solutions to Opioid Epidemic Grants totaling $1.3 million from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission are supporting UA efforts to develop non-addictive medications to block chronic pain.
May 16, 2018 Four Questions: Chronic Pain and How It Affects the Brain The effects of chronic pain are more than just physical. Pain also can negatively impact one's decision-making abilities, according to UA psychologist Stephen Cowen.
