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UA Surgery Head Leigh Neumayer Named Interim Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart has named Dr. Leigh Neumayer as interim senior vice president for health sciences. Her appointment will be effective Jan. 1, 2017, following Dr. Joe G.N. "Skip" Garcia's decision to resign his administrative role and step back to faculty.
KOLD 13/FOX 11 TV Air UA Gastroenterologist Interview for Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week
Tucson TV news anchor Craig Thomas shared his personal experience with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in an interview with UA Division of Gastroenterology’s Dr. Sasha Taleban, director of our IBD Program, in recognition of Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, Dec. 1-7. See the broadcast and learn more about how patients can find therapies and support to reduce the embarrassing affliction’s burden…
Center on Aging Three in the News on Elder Abuse, Biological Sciences and Hearing Loss
The UA Center on Aging’s Lisa M. O’Neill, MPH, DBH, Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, and Rachel Peterson, MPH, made the news recently on three separate topics. O’Neill is part of a WalletHub survey of state-by-state rankings of elder abuse protections, Dr. Nikolich-Žugich was named an officer of the Gerontological Society of America, and Petersen helped train community health workers on issues related to mental health and hearing loss for the elderly…
Call for Entrants, Mentors for 2017 UAHS CLARION Interprofessional Case Competition
The UA Health Sciences will host its second annual Local CLARION Interprofessional Case Competition on Feb. 28, 2017. As such, it not only is looking for teams to compete, but also mentors to assist them in their preparations. Deadline for student competitors and faculty mentors is Jan. 18, 2017. See results and photos from last year’s competition…
BizTucson Articles in 2016 Highlight Banner Construction, Dr. Weill, Big Data
Banner – UMC’s $400 million hospital tower and $100 million outpatient center, evolution of UA Center for Integrative Medicine’s Dr. Andrew Weill from health guru to brand showman, and the confluence of big data and health care with Cyverse’s second $50 million NSF grant are among top stories of the year in BizTucson. Others spotlight Tech Launch, COM – Phoenix Biomedical Sciences Building, diabetes, cancer and precision medicine research funding, and a Sarver Family legacy…
‘Feeding Your Genome,’ a UA Nutritional Sciences Conference, Set for Feb. 22-24 with Lively Lineup
Learn how to “feed your genome” at this UA Nutritional Sciences Department annual conference, Feb. 22-24, 2017, with an international cast of speakers focused on nutrition and precision health. Opening night dinner recognizes Tucson’s UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation and features Gene Smart Diet author Dr. Ski Chilton and an international lineup of speakers…
Distinguished Physician-Scientist Dr. Kenneth S. Knox Named Faculty Affairs Associate Dean at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix
A faculty member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson since 2008 and chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine since 2010, Dr. Knox takes his talents to the expanding UA College of Medicine – Phoenix.
UA Researchers Go the Distance for Fluid Analysis Via Sweat
A first-of-its-kind wearable sensor, tested at the El Tour de Tucson endurance cycling event in 2015, measures biomarkers to reveal the body's response to exercise.
No Ifs, Ands, or ‘Butts:’ UA’s Dr. Judith Gordon Developing New Program to Boost Smokers’ Efforts to Quit Tobacco
Dr. Gordon has received a $700,000 NIH grant to create and evaluate a guided imagery program delivered over a telephone quitline and designed to appeal to men and racial and ethnic minorities, who are less likely to use a quitline for help in quitting smoking.
Sarver Heart Center 30th Anniversary Lecture Series: ‘Thinking from the Heart: How to Protect the Brain in Patients with Heart Disease,’ Dec. 14
On Dec. 14, Lee Ryan, PhD, professor and department chair, UA College of Science, Department of Psychology, and Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, professor and chief of cardiology and director of the UA Sarver Heart Center, will present a community lecture, part of Sarver Heart Center’s 30th Anniversary Lecture Series. This talk will focus on heart disease, memory and cognition.
UA, Banner – UMC Celebrate Record-Breaking Year for Kidney Transplants in Tucson
With a year-to-date total of 108 kidney transplants, the multidisciplinary team made of surgeons and transplants specialists with the UA Departments of Surgery and Nephrology—as well as numerous others who supported it from nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists and lab staff—celebrated Nov. 29 the all-time record achievement at the Banner – University Medical Center Tucson…
DOM Faculty Expected to Attend Town Hall Meeting on Precision Medicine Initiative, Dec. 7
SAVE THE DATE: The UA Department of Medicine will host a “Town Hall Faculty Meeting” on Wed., Dec. 7, 5:15-6:15 p.m., in UAHS 5403 to discuss our role in the White House Precision Medicine Initiative® (PMI). The program is split into an initial presentation followed by breakout into focus groups for further discussion. It will be led by Drs. Monica Kraft, DOM chair, and Akinlolu Ojo, PMI lead principal investigator…
‘60 Minutes’ Airs Spotlight on Banner Alzheimer’s Research, Clinical Trial
The Nov. 27 CBS broadcast spotlighted a Medellin, Colombia, family where every member has been stricken by the neurological disorder. Banner Alzheimer’s Institute research on the family could prove crucial to determining if the disease is preventable. More volunteers are needed, though. View the video and join a registry to help researchers find a cure…
Male Perceptions of HPV Explored in Study by UA Researcher
UA assistant professor Maggie Pitts, PhD, analyzes how gender affects how people perceive their sexual health responsibilities in an article that appears in the journal Health Communications on what college males thought of the HPV vaccine. Nine focus groups with 84 college-aged males were surveyed in the study four years after the vaccines' approval…
Open House for the UA Health Sciences Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences, Dec. 2
The UA Health Sciences’ Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences will host an “Open House” reception on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its research clinic which opened this summer at 2033 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 203. Come learn about the many interdisciplinary collaborations across the UA campus at the new center, which was spun off from the UAHS Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center in May…
Modern Hunter-Gatherers Show Value of Exercise for Heart Healthy Lifestyle
UA anthropologist David Raichlen, PhD, discovered that the Hadza, an indigenous ethnic group in Tanzania, meet the U.S. government's weekly physical activity recommendations in only two days. His study of this group offers insights for health-care professionals on exercise and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease…
Not to Be Outdone, DOM Leadership Keeps Academic Presses Rolling with 2016 Articles
Adding to the work of junior faculty, fellows and resident physicians posted recently, investigators in leadership positions within the UA Department of Medicine posted another 100-plus articles. Topics range from asthma to HIV to kissing bugs to osteoarthritis to lung cancer. Read about some of the advances being made in our understanding of complex diseases and therapies to address them…
Not to Be Outdone, DOM Leadership Keeps Academic Presses Rolling with 2016 Articles
Adding to the work of junior faculty, fellows and resident physicians posted recently, investigators in leadership positions within the UA Department of Medicine posted another 100-plus articles. Topics range from asthma to HIV to kissing bugs to osteoarthritis to lung cancer. Read about some of the advances being made in our understanding of complex diseases and therapies to address them…
Not to Be Outdone, DOM Leadership Keeps Academic Presses Rolling with 2016 Articles
Adding to the work of junior faculty, fellows and resident physicians posted recently, investigators in leadership positions within the UA Department of Medicine posted another 100-plus articles. Topics range from asthma to HIV to kissing bugs to osteoarthritis to lung cancer. Read about some of the advances being made in our understanding of complex diseases and therapies to address them…
Not to Be Outdone, DOM Leadership Keeps Academic Presses Rolling with 2016 Articles
Adding to the work of junior faculty, fellows and resident physicians posted recently, investigators in leadership positions within the UA Department of Medicine posted another 100-plus articles. Topics range from asthma to HIV to kissing bugs to osteoarthritis to lung cancer. Read about some of the advances being made in our understanding of complex diseases and therapies to address them…
UA Receives $1.5 Million to Study Cancer in Firefighters
Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will lead a collaborative research project to develop the framework for a long-term study of cancer in firefighters.
Learn How to Help Kids Battle Type 2 Diabetes at Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Dec. 13
Battling childhood obesity and early onset Type 2 diabetes one bite at a time is the theme of the next Endocrinology Grand Rounds lecture Tuesday, Dec. 13, 3-4 p.m., COM Room 5403, with speaker Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RD, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…
UA Steele Children’s Research Center Receives $1.73M Grant to Explore Triggers of Autoimmune Disease
This study seeks to find answers into the mechanisms that trigger autoimmune disease—diseases that are on the rise in the Western world, and afflict approximately 24 million Americans.
DOM Physicians, Investigators Prolific with Published Papers around the Globe in 2016
With topics ranging from progesterone receptor blocking in breast cancer to epidural corticosteroid injections for radiculopathy and spinal stenosis, authors from the UA Department of Medicine—whether faculty physicians, fellows, residents, post-docs or students interested in internal medicine—have been very busy in the latter half of 2016. Articles, case studies and more were published in everything from the New England Journal of Medicine to the British Medical Journal…
Insulin Resistance, COPD Next Topics in DOM Research Seminar Series, Dec. 8
Dr. Larry Mandarino will talk about diabetes, muscles and insulin resistance while Dr. Cristine Berry will discuss how low lung function trajectories from the Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study serve as an indicator in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the next DOM Research Seminar, Thursday, Dec. 8, noon-1 p.m., in UAHS 5403…