News Archive: 2019

UA Sarver Heart Center Presents: ‘Sleep to Your Heart’s Content,’ Jan. 17, in Green Valley
January 4, 2019
The 2019 free Green Valley Lecture Series begins with a focus on sleep and how it affects heart health.

Office Health Ranks No. 3 on UA’s Top Science Stories of 2018
January 3, 2019

Does an asteroid hold clues to the origins of the solar system? How does office layout impact a person's health? Can music strengthen familial bonds? UA researchers explored these questions and much more in 2018. The UA Communications team assesses the 10 most impactful stories of the year…


Op-ed by Center on Aging Research and Education Director a Holiday Paean to Elderly Contributions
January 3, 2019

The University of Arizona Center on Aging’s Dr. Linda Phillip authored an op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star just before Christmas that uses Santa Claus as an analogy to underscore the fact that “Older people make extraordinary contributions” to society as caregivers and more…


UA Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI
January 3, 2019
UA engineers are using a $2.1 million grant to improve scanning technologies for challenging patient populations.

AzAHEC Seeks Applicants for 2019 Research and Project Small Grant Program by Jan. 15
January 2, 2019

Applications are being sought by the Arizona Area Health Education Center at the University of Arizona for up to 10 projects for funding in amounts up to $5,000. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 15. The funding period is for up to one year starting March 1, 2019…


Summer Research Program for Cancer Prevention and Control Accepting Applications until Feb. 1
January 2, 2019

The University of Arizona STEP-UP Summer Research Program is looking for outstanding upperclass undergraduate and masters’ degree level students from diverse backgrounds to participate in a paid, 12-week transformative research experience in cancer prevention and control science. Applications are open now. Deadline: Feb. 1…


UA Hockey Team to Host Fifth Annual ‘Pink the Rink’ Jan. 19
January 2, 2019

The University of Arizona Cancer Center will benefit from proceeds raised as the Wildcats sport pink jerseys during the cancer-awareness game versus the University of Central Oklahoma. The game will take place at the Tucson Arena in the Tucson Convention Center, 160 S. Church Ave. Tickets range from $10-14. For the team’s “Ladies Night,” also Jan. 19, all women wearing pink attire to the game will receive free cotton candy...


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