Image UArizona Increases In-Person Instruction, Cancels Spring Break Nov. 13, 2020 The university also will conduct a testing blitz prior to the Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to reduce travel-related spread of COVID-19. Read more
Image ‘Wellness Wednesdays: Celebrating Health & Holiday’ Series to Provide Encouragement, Sense of Community Nov. 10, 2020 Give yourself the gift of good health! The University of Arizona Health Sciences is offering an uplifting program to improve health and reduce stress. Read more
Image UArizona Health Sciences to Lead Statewide Outreach to Reduce Disparities in COVID-19 Research, Clinical Studies Oct. 29, 2020 The Arizona portion of an 11-state effort, funded by a $12 million federal award, to address the uneven impact of the pandemic on racial and ethnic minority communities will be led by the UArizona Health Sciences. Read more
Image Physiology Honors Students Celebrated during Family Weekend Oct. 15, 2020 In-keeping with the wonderful virtual events surrounding Family Weekend, we in the Physiology Department would like to pay tribute to the many outstanding students in our Physiology Undergraduate Program and celebrate your outstanding academic achievements during the 2019-2020 school year -- that is, last fall and spring. Read more
Image A Research Scientist, Doing the Heavy Lifting Oct. 8, 2020 Andrea Jeffers Wellington was featured in a scientist spotlight about her work in a research lab at the University of Arizona that studies diabetic retinopathy, hopeful that this work will ultimately lead to solutions that will help prevent sight-threatening damage. Read more
Image UArizona Prepares to Offer More In-Person Classes Oct. 6, 2020 On Oct. 12, the university hopes to resume in-person instruction for classes of 30 or fewer students that were designated in-person or flex in-person courses at the time of registration. Read more
Image Immune System Changes May Cause High Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women Sept. 30, 2020 A new study finds menopause-induced changes to protective immune cells may add to a spike in high blood pressure in postmenopausal women – findings with implications for sex differences in COVID-19 responses. Read more
Image UArizona Sees Improvement in COVID-19 Numbers, Compliance Sept. 29, 2020 The number of positive test results on campus decreased following a 14-day shelter-in-place recommendation. Read more
Image UArizona Health Sciences Exceeds $200M in Research Funding for First Time, Boosted by COVID-19 Collaborations Sept. 24, 2020 University of Arizona Health Sciences passes $200 million milestone in research funding in fiscal year 2020, addressing some of the world’s most challenging health conditions, including COVID-19. Read more
Image Future Primary Care Physicians Grateful for Full-Tuition Scholarship, Excited to Serve their Communities Sept. 23, 2020 Sixteen first-year students are among 32 new PCP Scholarship recipients this academic year at the UArizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix – both schools still have scholarships available. Read more