News and Press Releases


UA College of Medicine Introduces "Arizona Applicant Academy," New Summer Program for Undergraduates Applying to Medical School - June 28,2006

New Program for People with Life-Threatening or Chronic Conditions Offered at UA Health Sciences Center - June 28, 2006

Arizona Cancer Center Comments on Surgeon General's Secondhand Smoke Report - June 26, 2006

33rd Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference Focuses on Border Issues and Rural Health, July 19-21: Registration Now Open - June 26, 2006

UMC Introduces Middle-Schoolers to Nursing Careers at 'Camp Scrubs,' June 19-23 -June 14, 2006 

UA College of Medicine Appoints World-Renowned Diabetes Researcher, Dr. James Sowers, to Lead Statewide Diabetes Center - June 12, 2006 

UA Investigators Developing New Technology for Arthritic Joints  - June 7, 2006

People and Places On The Move At The University of Arizona College of Medicine - June 6, 2006

Landmark Study Reveals New Paradigm for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - May 31, 2006

UA Physicians Repair Torn Aorta with Minimally Invasive Surgery -  May 30, 2006

New CPR Saves Life of Scottsdale Man - May 17, 2006

$3.5 Million Grant To Expand Tohono O'odham Vision-Screening Program - May 24, 2006

A First in Arizona: Woman with Rare Genetic Disorder to Undergo New Drug Therapy at UMC Tuesday - May 22, 2006 

Arizona Cancer Center to study breast cancer among Latinos - May 15, 2006

UA Pediatrician Receives National Honor for Her Work with Abused Children - May 11, 2006

Study: Valley Fever a Common Cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia - May 10, 2006

Watch This: Smoking a Single Cigarette is Bad for the Heart - May 8, 2006

Announcing a New Arrival at UA College of Medicine – Arizona's First 'Baby' Simulator - May 4, 2006

ArizonaArthritis Center to Launch 'MyWebClinic' - April 28, 2006

Research Matters: UA Steele Children's Research Center Investigator Discovers Link between Protein and Bone Disease - April 24, 2006

Yale Professor, Stuart Flynn, MD, Appointed Associate Dean For Academics, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix - April 21, 2006

Cardio-Thoracic Transplant Program at University Medical Center (UMC) Performs 900th Transplant  - April 18, 2006

STAR Study Results Released - April 17, 2006

UMC Performing Pancreas Transplant Surgery; Once Again Offers Hope to People with Type 1 Diabetes  - April 17, 2006

Study: Paramedics Save More Lives When They Don't Follow the Rules - April 10, 2006

Preparing for Chemoterrorism, Bioterrorism & Natural Disasters  - April 14, 2006

Steele Children's Research Center Investigators Find Exposure to Siblings, Mother's Allergies, and Daycare Alter Infant Cortisol Stress Response - April 5, 2006

UA Surgeons Implant Artificial Discs in Spine of Tucson Airman at UMC, A First in Southern Arizona - March 22, 2006

Binational Center To Address Environmental Challenges in Border Region - March 22, 2006

UA Match Day 2006 - March 16, 2006

News Conference for Arizona Biomedical Collaborative Building - March 9, 2006

New Drug is Promising Candidate for Treatment of Heart Failure - March 8, 2006

Student pharmacists to hold health fair at Capitol - Feb. 28, 2006

Dr. Cecilia Rosales Appointed by U.S. President Bush to the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission - Feb. 28, 2006

Researchers Discover Protein Plays Role in Sickle Cell Anemia, other Blood Diseases, Suggesting New Therapeutic Approaches  - Feb. 22, 2006

UMC Once Again Performing Liver Transplant Surgery; TucsonMan in Good Condition after Transplant Thursday - Feb. 18, 2006

UA HIV Clinic to Test New Counseling Method To Prevent HIV Transmission - Feb. 13, 2006

UA Pilot Study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Treatment for Postpartum Depression Shows Promise; New Study Seeking Participants - Jan. 24, 2006

New Outpatient Therapy at UMC Targets Primary Liver Cancer; Tiny Beads Offer Hope in Inoperable Cases - Jan. 16, 2006

The University of Arizona Awarded Copper Square DREAMR Award From The Downtown Phoenix Partnership - Jan. 10, 2006

UA Researchers Receive National Award in Preventive Nutrition - Jan. 10, 2006

Bringing Hearts Back to Life: After Cardiac Arrest, Children Fare Better Than Adults, Landmark Study Shows - Jan. 9, 2006

Spring Session of UA College of Medicine Mini-Medical School Registering Now - Jan. 5, 2006 

 

New Treatment Method for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Designed by Arizona Cancer Center Director - Jan. 4, 2006

 

The University of Arizona Offers Flu Experts to Media - Jan. 4, 2006


Award-Winning Regents Professor to Head New Basic Medical Sciences Department at UA College of Medicine - Phoenix  - Jan. 4, 2006

 

Arizona Cancer Center signs binational agreement with the University of Sonora


Women's Mental Health Symposium Set for Jan. 7 at UA Student Union - Dec. 17, 2005

 

Economic Impact Study: Phoenix Biomedical Campus Has Potential to Generate Billions Annually for State of Arizona - Dec. 14, 2005


Dr. Zhao Chen Appointed to NIH Study Section - Dec. 12, 2005


Universityof Arizona Researcher Develops New Tool for Rapid Assessment of Health Literacy Skills  - Dec. 6, 2005

 

UA Human Subjects Protection Program First Institution in Arizona To Be Fully Accredited by AAHRPP - Dec. 9, 2005

 

Better Than Ever Program members are ready to tackle half-marathons, beat cancer  - Dec. 2, 2005

 

State's First Comprehensive Cancer Plan set for “Unveiling” on Dec. 5, 2005

 

Arizona Cancer Center at UA Among Top NCI Research Grant Award Winners for 2004-05 - Nov. 16, 2005

 

Pediatricians at The University of Arizona Report that Parents' Safe Gun Storage Behaviors Improve After Counseling - Nov. 7, 2005 

 

UA Spin-off's Product Selected by The Wall Street Journal for Innovation in International Competition - Nov. 7, 2005

 

Martin Foundation gives $400,000 to Arizona Cancer Center to Establish Skin Cancer Institute - October 27, 2005

 

One of Top Cancer Behavioral Scientists from National Cancer Institute Joins Arizona Cancer Center; Dr. Scott J. Leischow Begins new Post Nov. 14, 2005 

 

The University of Arizona Teams Up with New Mexico to Train Thousands of Healthcare Professionals to Respond to Bioterrorism - 10-18-05

 

Dr. Elena Martínez receives American Cancer Society Professorship, a first for the state of Arizona - October 14, 2005

 

UA Steele Children's Research Center Participates in First Pediatric Clinical Trial for Innovative Cancer Drug - October 7, 2005

 

UA Regents Professor Mark Haussler Receives Prestigious International Research Award - October 5, 2005


Teratology Programs Receive CDC Grant To Advise Pregnant Women Affected by Katrina - September 29, 2005

 

National Publication Names UA College of Medicine Among Top Ten Medical Schools for Hispanics - September 22, 2005

 

Researchers at the UA Steele Children's Research Center and Harvard University Clone Gene that Causes Athabaskan Brainstem Dysgenesis - September 12, 2005

 

UA cancer researcher to receive European award - September 2, 2005

 

9 Arizonans report Stand 'n Seal incidents to poison center - September 1, 2005

 

Live Web cast on Total Lung Care to Maintain Health in Cystic Fibrosis to Take Place Sept. 27 - August 26,2005

 

Latina Students Recognized for Academic Achievement, Service to Latino Community - August 25, 2005

 

UA's Arizona Cancer Center Awarded $21.6 Million Grant for Colorectal Cancer Prevention - August 23, 2005

 

Beth Schermer Appointed Vice Dean For Administration, UA College of Medicine-Phoenix - August 24, 2005

 

Phoenix-Area Residents Participate in Summer Medical Education Program at UA College of Medicine - July 26, 2005

 

UA THealth Receives $1.2 Million in Federal Funding to Build State-of-the-Art Telemedicine Center at New College of Medicine Campus in Phoenix - July 21, 2005

 

Phoenix Area Students High School Students and Teachers Become Researchers in UA Summer Institute on Medical Ignorance Programs - July 12, 2005

 

UMC Ranks Among U.S. News and World Report's 'Best Hospitals' in 10 Categories - July 12, 2005

 

UA College of Medicine Class of 2005 Graduate Becomes Fifth-Generation Physician and Fourth-Generation Female Physician - July 7, 2005  

 

UA Physicians Leslie Boyer, Ana Maria Lopez Selected as `Local Legends' - June 16, 2005

 

UA Medical Simulation Laboratory Grand Opening - June 9, 2005

 

University Physicians Healthcare Hospital at Kino Campus Named THealth Center for Clinical Innovation - June 8, 2005

 

Associate vice dean of academic affairs appointed for the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix expanded program - June 8, 2005

 

Academic Excellence Day Recognizes Clinical and Bench Researchers at Valley Hospitals - June 2, 2005

 

UA Medical Students and Rural Physicians Work Side-by-Side in Program That Encourages Health Professionals to Practice in Rural Areas -  May 31, 2005

 

UA Telephone Support Project to Help Women With Breast Cancer and Their Partners - May 26, 2005

 

Arizona Cancer Center Involved in Study That Shows Low-Fat Diet May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence - May 18, 2005