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Setsuko K. Chambers, MD, and the Better Than Ever Scientific Review Committee announced that Victor J. Gonzalez, MD, an assistant professor of Radiation Oncology, won a $20,000 grant award from the UA Cancer Center’s Better Than Ever Program. His research team will use the money to investigate a new technique called Surface Mapped Radiotherapy, or SMART, for a patient-specific approach to breast cancer treatment…

Come learn about how Tai Chi may reduce risk of falls among seniors and stroke victims, Mon., Sept. 12, at the newly relocated Advances in Aging Lecture Series, being held this fall in Kiewit Auditorium at the UA Cancer Center from noon to 1 p.m. They return to the UA Health Sciences campus after four years at the Banner – UMC South hospital’s Behavioral Health Pavilion…

Dr. John Galgiani is among three University of Arizona physicians on an Infectious Diseases Society of America panel that authored updated treatment guidelines for the respiratory disease that’s endemic to the U.S. Southwest. The recommendations are for physicians who may not be aware of the disease as well as those whose patients may have contracted it while visiting the region.

Beginning Sept. 8, DOM is sponsoring a new monthly Research Seminar Series to highlight the excellent academic accomplishments of the department. “We expect this to be an interactive forum,” said Vice Chair for Research Dr. Jil Tardiff. Each seminar will pair a junior and senior investigator and present faculty’s work in a way that’s accessible and of interest to a broad audience…

Banner Health—the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and Phoenix primary clinical partner—announced Aug. 17 that it has acquired 32 Urgent Care Extra locations across the metro area for both cities. The ambulatory clinics include four in Tucson. Banner plans to open additional clinics in retail settings, expanding to 50 by 2017…

A special Pulmonary Research Conference will be held Monday, Aug. 22, with speakers Eugene Bleecker, MD, and Deborah Meyers, PhD, co-directors of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research and professors of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Medicine at Wake Forest University...

The Arizona Public Media original documentary “Passing On”—with participation from the Pima Council on Aging, UA Center on Aging and UA Division of Geriatrics, General Internal and Palliative Medicine—on Oct. 8 will receive the top Emmy® award from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences… 

The UA Cancer Center clinical trials director Daniel Persky, MD, and Ravi Krishnadasan, MD, of the BMT-Leukemia Multidisciplinary Clinic team, will be presenters at the next UA Cancer Center North Campus  Open House on Monday, Aug. 15, at the Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic — aka, Banner – UMC North, at 3838 N. Campbell Ave…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center welcomes Karlie Passey in her new role as program manager for the new Office of Membership and Staff Affairs. Duties for human resources and membership at the UACC have been combined into this office, overseen by Passey. She previously was membership coordinator...