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AIAN Youth Produce Anti-Tobacco and Vaping Video Campaign
September 10, 2020

Students from the Pima County Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) coalition, the TUSD Tribal Images Youth Council and the Tucson Native Youth Council have developed four Public Service Announcements (PSA) to influence non-vaping among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) youth in Pima County.


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2020 American Indian Youth Wellness 'Camp in a Box'
September 8, 2020

The FCM American Indian Wellness Camp was adapted to "Camp in a Box" this past summer and just successfully concluded.


FDA Authorizes Use of UArizona COVID-19 Antibody Test; Testing Expanded to All Arizonans Age 18 and Older
September 2, 2020

The antibody test determines who has been exposed to and developed an immune response against COVID-19.


Arthritis Center ‘Bear Down for Health: Sport and Science in Era of COVID-19’ Livestream, Sept. 16
August 27, 2020

UArizona Athletics Dave Heeke and Drs. Daniel Derksen and Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich will headline this unique livestream presentation of the Arthritis Center’s annual educational fundraiser.


Dr. Allison Huff MacPerson on Team for New $26M 'Center for Quantum Networks'
August 17, 2020

Dr. Huff MacPherson will serve as the director of the “Engineering Workforce Development” (EWD) pillar of the project, and will also be a researcher on the “Societal Impact Thrust” area of the project


UArizona President Outlines Fall Return to Campus
July 28, 2020

The university will offer four class formats and implement a range of safety measures on campus when the fall semester begins on Aug. 24 as scheduled with a mix of in-person and remote instruction.


UArizona Testing App to Alert Students, Employees Exposed to COVID-19
June 18, 2020

COVID Watch sends exposure alerts without having to collect any personally identifying information from users, protecting their anonymity.


Ana Gonzales, MD, awarded 2020 Norma J. Peal, PhD Award
June 5, 2020

This award recognizes a third-year resident within the South Campus Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency programs who best exemplifies the missions that were close to Ms. Peal.


UArizona Names Surgeon General Carmona to Lead Campus Reentry Plan
May 27, 2020

University of Arizona president, Dr. Robert Robbins announced in April his plans to resume in-person classes Aug. 24, bringing back 45,000 students and 15,000 faculty and staff for fall 2020.


Adapting Virtually: Ongoing Webinar Series Promotes Virtual Approaches
May 26, 2020

Webinar Series Promotes Virtual Approaches to Employment Support


UArizona Doctor Biking across Midwest on Health Care ‘Listening Tour’ in Age of COVID-19
May 20, 2020

Dr. Paul Gordon embarks on a multi-state bicycle “listening tour” to hear what people in rural areas think about the U.S. health care system amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


UArizona Family-Based Intervention Program Aims to Prevent Chronic Disease among American Indian Youth
May 19, 2020

NIH-funded $2.8 million study seeks to develop, test culturally relevant, community-led intervention that supports American Indian youth in achieving healthy lifestyle choices to reduce health risks.


UArizona, State of Arizona to Expand COVID-19 Antibody Testing Statewide
May 15, 2020

The University of Arizona – State of Arizona antibody testing initiative will include 31 sites across the state as it expands to all 15 counties.


UArizona Medical Students Distribute COVID-19 Awareness Posters in Spanish Near and Far
May 13, 2020

Four University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students, three of whom graduate this week, distribute posters in collaborative community effort.


UArizona Medical Student Selected for National Scholarship Supporting Physician Workforce Diversity
May 11, 2020

Aaron Bia, a member of the Navajo Nation set to graduate in May 2021, will receive one of 10 inaugural ElevateMeD Scholarships.


UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Create New Ways to Celebrate Graduates
May 8, 2020

The five Health Sciences colleges at the University of Arizona plan special ways to mark the rite-of-passage of earning a degree, despite COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home orders.


Rattlesnake Bites on the Rise – Watch Where You Step, Says UArizona Poison Center
May 8, 2020

There have been 36 rattlesnake bites reported to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center this year, with each month in 2020 having more than the previous month so far.


UArizona Mobile Health Unit Outreach to Spanish-Speakers Crucial Link in COVID-19 Battle
May 7, 2020

UArizona Cancer Center, Banner – University Medicine continue state-of-the-art cancer care and cutting-edge clinical research during COVID-19 pandemic since “Cancer doesn’t sleep, so neither can we.”


UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson to Celebrate ‘Virtual’ 2020 Convocation
May 4, 2020

On May 14, a total of 117 medical students from the University of Arizona in Tucson officially will become physicians and earn their Doctor of Medicine degrees.


UArizona President to Have Blood Drawn for COVID-19 Antibody Testing
April 29, 2020

After his blood draw, Dr. Robert C. Robbins will announce plans for the university’s fall semester. Appointments for this first round of testing for 4,500 people in Pima County are filled. No walkups.


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