The University of Arizona Health Sciences Research Administration is pleased to congratulate the following UAHS investigators who recently received grant awards from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission (ABRC), a unit of the Arizona Department of Health Services.
LECTURE: Tracking Your Health with Wearable Technology: A Look at What’s On the Drawing Board
Wearable Technology: Is it a fad or medical breakthrough? These days, many people are tracking their heart rate and movement to improve their general health. Learn how University of Arizona researchers are developing a new class of materials called stretchable electronics to monitor heart health, wound healing, athletic performance and more. Marvin J. Slepian, MD, will share his progress on innovations that directly will impact patient care in the future.
An address by G.R. Scott Budinger, MD, chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital (and Prentice Hospital), drew nearly 45 attendees to the Jan. 26 Winter Lung Series Conference event at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute.
Please note: This event has been cancelled so as not to conflict with the Arizona Board of Regents meeting where a finalist to be the UA's next president is expected to participate in a public forum, 4:15 p.m., ENR2 Auditorium (Room N120). Look for another calendar item for details on that event.
Update from the Academic Management Council
Town Hall 5-6 p.m. March 8, Banner – UMC Tucson
A panel discussion with PMI leaders and the deans of both UA Colleges of Medicine is planned for 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, and all BUMG members are encouraged to attend to learn more about this historic research initiative launching this spring.
Thirty-two new fellows have matched into advanced training programs in internal medicine subspecialties for the 15 ACGME-accredited fellowship programs in the University of Arizona Department of Medicine.
About 200 people showed for the final Doc Talk lecture at the Westin La Paloma on Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, featuring University of Arizona Department of Medicine Chair Monica Kraft, MD.
The topic was “Take a Deep Breath: Is a Cure for Asthma on the Horizon?”
TOPIC: “Variation in Use of Antipsychotic Medications in U.S. Nursing Homes”
SPEAKER: Hannah Stocker-Cioltan, MPH
