![[Lisa O'Neill, MPH]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/very_small_image/public/oneill_bio_photo_400x600px.jpg?itok=-tx9oKX7 "Lisa O'Neill, MPH")
The University of Arizona Center on Aging is proud to announce that the Arizona Geriatrics Society “2015 Gerontologist of the Year” Award has been awarded to Lisa O’Neill, MPH.
![[Duk L. Na, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/dukteaser_0.jpg?itok=es1stj4J "Duk L. Na, MD")
![[Brain scan]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/small_image/public/brainscan_na_duk-md_1-s2.0-s2352873715000189-gr1.jpg?itok=VrjeKMTz "Brain scan")
An international authority on neurological aspects of dementia will kick off the fall “Dementia: A Global Challenge” lecture series at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson on Friday, Nov. 20.
![[Pooja Rajguru]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/poojateaser_0.jpg?itok=H7o2gmdF "Pooja Rajguru")
![[Pooja Rajguru]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/very_small_image/public/rajguru_pooja_imag0230_600x900px_0.jpg?itok=0R61smJS "Pooja Rajguru")
The University of Arizona Center on Aging has announced that the 2015-2016 Theodore H. Koff Graduate Scholarship has been awarded to Pooja Rajguru, a second-year medical student at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson.
The University of Arizona Center on Aging is among 44 organizations in 29 states that will receive a three-year grant as part of a new Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) announced by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell during the recent White House Conference on Aging.
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Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix and Banner-University Medical Center Tucson have each been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital ranking, and nationally recognized for specialty services.
