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September 10, 2019
Dr. Irving Kron named contact principal investigator for Arizona program.
September 9, 2019
Yeah, it’s that time of year again. Time to get your flu shot. Below you’ll find information on where and when you can get your flu shot on the University of Arizona main campus, UA Health Sciences Campus, Banner – University Medicine Tucson facilities and State of Arizona offices and facilities. See flu shot clinic schedules, eligibility criteria and clinical exemption forms. UAHS campus dates set for Oct. 1, 4 and 11. Banner Health campaign starts Sept. 23, unless you'd like to schedule an appointment at Banner Employee Health Services today…
September 6, 2019
Front-ended by the Labor Day 2019 holiday, the University of Arizona Department of Medicine General Faculty Meeting, Sept. 4, was full of wonderful accomplishments of its physicians and researchers in the last six months. Among topics talked about: diversity and inclusion training, strategic communications, clinical access initiatives, and completion of an Academic Program Review self-study by February 2020. See an accolades report, upcoming events, new hires and video from the meeting…
September 5, 2019
A $37.5M grant from NIH will allow the University of Arizona Health Sciences to test a unique treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
September 3, 2019
Peers will help newly diagnosed sleep-apnea patients get the most out of CPAP treatment, which saves lives but is difficult for many patients to follow.
August 28, 2019
The Second Annual University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Clinical Excellence Award, established in 2018, recognizes physician faculty members at the assistant or associate professor level for outstanding clinical care. This competitive award is acknowledged by a plaque, UA Health Sciences media coverage and carries with it a monetary prize. Deadline for nominations: Friday, Sept. 6, 2019…
August 26, 2019
A University of Arizona professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and Phase 1 Program director at the UA Cancer Center, Dr. Daruka Mahadevan has been recognized as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging inventors in academia…
August 21, 2019
A new program implemented by the UA Department of Family and Community Medicine and Banner – University Medicine provides primary care patients the opportunity to also receive behavioral health-care services at the same location.
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August 20, 2019
The discovery by Dr. Shaowen Bao and his colleagues could lead to new treatments to silence tinnitus for millions of sufferers.
August 19, 2019
The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine expands as Drs. Ann Marie Chiasson and Lise Alschuler accept leadership roles in the center’s flagship Fellowship in Integrative Medicine program. The largest such integrative medicine program in the world, it has nearly 1,400 graduates from all 50 states and 28 countries and territories…
August 19, 2019
A commitment to health, wellness and safety assures the November 23 Tucson tour tradition.
August 16, 2019
Dr. William Cance, interim director for the University of Arizona Cancer Center, has accepted a new position as chief medical and scientific officer at the American Cancer Society, announced Dr. Michael D. Dake, MD, senior vice president, UA Health Sciences. Dr. Joan Sweasy, formerly of the Yale Cancer Center, was named the new interim director, and Hematology and Oncology Chief Dr. Julie Bauman was named deputy director…
August 15, 2019
Congratulations to the eight new faculty and 12 recently promoted faculty in the University of Arizona Department of Medicine and beyond who were recognized Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the first UA College of Medicine – Tucson General Faculty Meeting hosted in the Health Sciences Innovation Building. See who they are as well as video and photos from the meeting…
August 15, 2019
The Academic Health Department will help bridge the gap between the education of public health professionals and the practice of public health.
August 15, 2019
Dr. Elizabeth Juneman, a University of Arizona Division of Cardiology and UA Sarver Heart Center member, and director of outpatient cardiology services at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South, was recently honored with induction into the Charter 100 AZ. Founded in 1979, the nonpartisan women’s leadership group recognizes outstanding women and provides a forum for their interaction. Dr. Juneman is the eighth current member from the UA…
August 14, 2019
Considering research in environmental health sciences? The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC), part of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy’s Center for Toxicology, is on the hunt for pilot project applicants. Win an award up to $40,000 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, an NIH unit, for research on how the environment affects people to promote healthier lives. Deadline: 5 p.m., Fri., Sept. 6. Learn more…
August 13, 2019
Dr. Julie Bauman Named Fellow of National Academic Medicine Leadership Program
August 12, 2019
Dr. Qin M. Chen, wife of University of Arizona cardiologist Dr. Joe Alpert, joins the college’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science as a professor of pharmacology and the Holsclaw endowed professor in pharmacogenomics. And Dr. Jutta Wanner joins its Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology as an associate professor and co-director for the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery...
August 11, 2019
The University of Arizona Office of Research, Discovery, and Innovation’s Fall 2019 schedule for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) workshops runs from Aug. 22 to Dec. 4. These interactive, discussion-based sessions—designed for graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers—are open to all members of campus. All workshops count towards fulfillment of RCR education requirements from the NSF and NIH. See topics here and enroll today…
August 6, 2019
Lisa Quale, a health educator at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and UA Skin Cancer Institute, discusses the best ways to enjoy the sun’s benefits while protecting yourself from cancer-causing UV radiation in a recent Healthy Dose Blog post at the UA Health Sciences website...